Books like The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
By Eugene Trivizas
For the kid who already knows the Three Little Pigs by heart, this topsy-turvy retelling flips the story and keeps them guessing right up to the surprising ending. Playful, subversive, and warm, with a fairy-tale rhythm turned delightfully upside down.
Two kids stuck inside on a rainy day get an uninvited visitor — a tall cat in a striped hat who promises fun and games while their mother is away.
A man and his little dog head out early one winter morning to learn how to ski, but a run-in with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging above a snowy abyss.
A man and his dog set out on a peaceful camping trip, but a marshmallow-loving bear sends them plunging down a mountain and racing down a river toward a waterfall.
A boy named Ned races a thousand miles to a surprise party, and every stroke of good luck — a borrowed airplane, a handy parachute — flips into disaster and back again.
A boy named Marvin K. Mooney is told, again and again, that it's time to leave — by lion's tail, by mail, by stilts, by Crunk-Car, by Zumble-Zay — will he ever take the hint?
A Siamese cat who imagines he's a bold Chihuahua bounces into his closet and lands in a snowy make-believe forest, where the seven Chimichangos dare him to kiss a frozen princess awake.
A fun-loving king climbs into his bathtub and simply refuses to get out, no matter who arrives to plead with him to come rule his kingdom.
A little rock named Petra believes she's a mighty mountain, but a dog's fetch sends her tumbling into a bird's nest, a pond, and a string of brand-new identities.
A gentle troll sets off through the woods to bring his mother milk, but the simple errand turns into a winding adventure when he meets Mymble, who has lost her sister Little My.
A bored little boy running errands with his mom discovers that stores everywhere are giving away free dinosaurs with every purchase — and now he has to figure out what to do with them all.
A scene-stealing cat named Chester hijacks his own picture book, swiping the author's supplies and insisting he can write a better story than she can — with mixed results.
A little girl wakes up one Thursday with a full set of antlers growing out of her head, and while the doctor and school principal panic, the cook and kitchen maid find surprising uses for them.
