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The Three Little Pigs

Marie-Louise Gay

Marie-Louise Gay brings her charmingly wacky style to the familiar tale of the three little pigs. Fresh, bright colors and witty figure drawings bring the wolf and pigs to life. Despite the sad ending that befalls two of the pigs and the wolf, it's impossible not to be enchanted with this anything-but-classic rendering of the traditional tale.

"The Three Little Pigs has always been one of my favorite fairy tales. It is a joyful, heart-thrilling story in which children can easily recognize their emotions. They see their own doubt, insecurity, fear and courage in every one of the little pigs and in the big bad wolf himself, which makes the story an empowering tale about growing up and acquiring intelligence and cleverness. And, of course, I've always considered pigs to be lovely, intelligent creatures and a joy to draw."

-- Marie-Louise Gay

Book Details

  • Publisher: Groundwood Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 27th, 2004
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.00in - 7.62in - 0.11in - 0.28lb
  • EAN: 9780888996398
  • Recommended age: 03-06
  • Categories: Animals - PigsFairy Tales & Folklore - General

About the Author

Gay, Marie-Louise: -

MARIE-LOUISE GAY is an internationally acclaimed children's book creator whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages. She has won many awards including two Governor General's Literary Awards, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

Praise for this book

...a hilarious romp through a familiar story.-- "Five Owls Magazine"
...captivatingly funny...assured a place of honor among our children's cherished versions of The Three Little Pigs.-- "Ottawa Citizen"