The familiar tale of three little pigs who build houses of straw ("wobbly but warm"), sticks ("shaky but snug"), and bricks ("safe and strong") is retold in colorful and humorous pictures by acclaimed children's illustrator Val Biro. The pigs are little pink but rough-and tumble fellows, and the Big Bad Wolf is cunning and appropriately toothsome. He's in every single picture -- but sometimes all you can see is a piece of tail around a tree branch or a bit of foot behind a wagon. Children will love the game of trying to find him in his hiding places, and will be charmed anew by this favorite old story. Oxford's version is Smyth sewn to open flat, making it easy for little hands to handle.