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The Three Pigs


No. of pages 40

Published: 2014

Great for age 0-8 years

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Satisfying both as a story and as an exploration of story, The Three Pigs takes visual narrative to a new level. When the wolf comes a-knocking and a-puffing, he blows the pigs right out of the tale and into a whole new imaginative landscape, where they begin a freewheeling adventure as they wander-and fly-through other stories, encountering a dragon and a cat with a fiddle, among others. This familiar tale will never be the same old story again.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 40 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2014 by Andersen Press Ltd .

David Wiesner has won the Caldecott Medal three times and is internationally renowned for his visual storytelling. He lives near Philadelphia. www. davidwiesner. com

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Booksellers' Choice Award - Special Subjects
This book was recognised in the Special Subjects category by the Booksellers' Choice Award.

Irma S & James H Black Award
This book was recognised by the Irma s & James H Black Award.

Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

"Beautiful... Radically reimagines not just the story of the eponymous pigs, but the book form itself." * Telegraph *

 

"Witty dialogue and physical comedy abound in this inspired retelling of a familiar favorite." * School Library Journal *

 

"With surreal, complex, layered and beautifully executed pictures this version has much to intrigue mystify and discuss." * The School Librarian *

 

"Very adventurous and a good read." * EYE *