CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2007
"Montijo's red-hot pictures and Rubin's skit-scat-skedoodle words make this take-off a hand-clapping, foot-stomping romp. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Though as big and baaaaaad as ever—"I'm a classic fairy-tale villain," he proudly proclaims—the wolf has no better luck chowing down on jazz-combo piggies Satch, Mo and Ella than he did with their uncles in that other tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 31, 2008
"A good cut above most of Delessert's recent work, this variant should find a ready audience of young readers and listeners. (Picture book/folktale. 7-9)"
Delessert's distinctive art adds a stylish note to this re-envisioned version of "Three Little Pigs."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2009
"Brisk fun. (Picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010
"And why, in this time of eco-consciousness, does he disdain the recycled house of scraps? (Picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010
"Callen's humorous, vibrant multimedia art deftly matches the tone of Seabrooke's amusing tale, resulting in a winning collaboration for independent readers ready to move on to meatier texts. (Early reader. 6-8)"
Deviating from traditional retellings of "The Three Little Pigs," James, Marvin and Lester Pygg build one brick house together at the start of this lively, accessible fractured tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 24, 2010
"That's good news, as all fans of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and its teeming clan will agree. (Picture book/folktale/spoof. 6-8)"
His social standing having been restored in Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf (2007), the old folktale bad guy is invited back to the library—this time to tell the story of "The Three Little Pigs."
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