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The Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
WIESNER, David. The Three Pigs. Boston: Clarion Books, [2001]. Oblong 4to, [40]pp. Maroon quarter-cloth spine stamped in gilt with pictorially blind-stamped gray boards. Sand-colored endpapers; color illustrations throughout. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (without medal affixed). Signed by the author, David Wiesner.
First edition. 2002 Caldecott Medal winner. This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolfs huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic Wiesner effects cinematic flow, astonishing shifts of perspective, and sly humor, as well as pure flights of fancy. Satisfying both as a story and as an exploration of the nature of story, The Three Pigs takes visual narrative to a new level. Dialogue balloons, text excerpts, and a wide variety of illustration styles guide the reader through a dazzling fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending.
Synopsis
The Three Pigs is a book by David Wiesner. Released by Clarion/Houghton Mifflin, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 2002, Wiesner's second of three honors. The plot begins to follow the traditional story of the Three Little Pigs, but soon the three pigs are blown from the pages of the storybook. Wiesner said, on the backflap of the book, that this book was inspired by the pigs at the end of his previous Caldecott book, Tuesday.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1048070
- Title
- The Three Pigs
- Author
- David Wiesner
- Illustrator
- David Wiesner
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarion
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- Oblong 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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