The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is a children's book by Eugene Trivizas

Eugene Trivizas

Eugene Trivizas, is a Greek sociologist and author of children's books.- Background :Born in Athens, he received his LL.B degree from the University of Athens in 1969. In 1972 he passed the Athens Bar examinations and in the same year he was called as a barrister to the Athens Bar. In 1973 he...

 (Evgenios Trivizas) and Helen Oxenbury

Helen Oxenbury

Helen Gillian Oxenbury is an award-winning illustrator of children's picture books. She lives with her husband, the illustrator John Burningham, in north London.- Background :...

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The tale is a comically inverted tale of the classical Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs is a fairy tale featuring anthropomorphic animals. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story itself is thought to be much older...

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The Three Little Wolves took the second place in the New York Times Best Seller list

New York Times Best Seller list

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is published in the Sunday edition of The New York Times and as a stand-alone publication...

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Picture book

A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now...

s, and won multiple awards, including "ALA Notable Book", "SLJ

School Library Journal

The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia. Reviews are included for preschool to 4th grade,...

Best Book", and the "Parents Choice Amazing Accomplishment Award". It has been translated in fifteen languages.