The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig

It was time for the Three Little Wolves to go out into the world, so they set off and built themselves a splendid brick house. But they hadn't figured that the Big Bad Pig would come along...Translated into 15 languages, and with more than 500,000 copies sold, this hilarious retelling of the three little pigs became the talk of the children's book world when published in 1993. Among its many awards were "BOOKLIST's Editors' Choice, "SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL's Best Books of the Year, American Library Association Notable Book, nominations for the Arizona, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee State book awards, and the list goes on. Eugene Trivizas is one of Greece's foremost writers for children. Helen Oxenbury, one of the world's best-loved illustrators, is a two-time winner of the prestigious Kate Greenaway award for illustration, most recently for her retelling of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.