Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf by Davide Cali - ISBN: 9780735269910
Hardcover
Reader versus wolf: Can stories stop the hungry ending?

Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf

A Counting Story

$42.96

  • Hardcover

    36 pages

  • Release Date

    17 October 2022

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Summary

An unseen reader goes head-to-head with the big bad wolf in this hilarious counting-book twist on The Three Little Pigs.

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. Then the wolf ate them. THE END.

This story is too short! I want a longer one!

In this clever counting book, the big bad wolf doesn’t want to tell a long story. He wants to get to the eating part. But the reader has other ideas. From a pig soccer team to a pig for every letter of the alphabet to 101 pig…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780735269910
ISBN-10:0735269912
Author:Davide Cali, Marianna Balducci
Publisher:Prentice Hall Press
Imprint:Prentice Hall Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:36
Release Date:17 October 2022
Weight:567g
Dimensions:306mm x 222mm
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Critics Review

“This is the perfect book for young readers looking for a good laugh … Better than a read-aloud, this is a read-along, to be acted out, guessed through, or counted out.” –School Library Journal

One of Bookshop.org’s Most Astonishingly Unconventional Books of 2022
One of Imagination Soup’s Best Picture Books of 2022


”[A] clever take on metafiction that will appeal to both budding mathematicians and writers… . Creative visuals and storytelling make for an absorbing read and a great bridge for both math and writing activities.” STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

”[A] brilliantly funny Scheherazadian counting book.” —New York Times

“This is the perfect book for young readers looking for a good laugh … Better than a read-aloud, this is a read-along, to be acted out, guessed through, or counted out.” —School Library Journal

”[W]ritten and illustrated in a clever manner that has been well-thought-out. Cali and Balducci both play a role in making this picture book as laugh-out-loud funny as it is. The story, itself, is a fractured fairy tale, and the inclusion of the narration of a disgruntled reader who is reflective of the real audience’s thoughts and attitudes adds that much more humour… . Highly recommended.” CM Magazine

About The Author

Davide Cali

Davide Cali is a Swiss-born Italian writer who began his career in 1994 as a cartoon writer for the Italian magazine Linus. He began writing children’s books in 1998, and since then he has published more than ninety books for children that have been translated into thirty languages. Davide has taught writing and illustration courses in Italy and all over Europe, and he has won numerous prizes for his picture books, which include Great Dog, Cinderella and the Furry Slippers and Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs. Davide lives in Italy and is currently the art director at the storytelling agency Book on a Tree. He does not know any wolves personally.

Marianna Balducci graduated in fashion studies and works as a freelance illustrator for communication projects and children’s books. Drawing is a state of life and her favorite way to explore the world. She usually mixes different techniques, especially illustration and photography. She loves surfing the web, catching great ideas and getting to know people and their stories. Marianna lives in Rimini, Italy, with 101 imaginary pigs.

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