A gentle wolf must find the courage to protect his three piglets in this sumptuously illustrated picture book that turns "The Three Little Pigs" on its ear.

Viggo doesn’t fit in with the other wolves in the forest. Big Bad and his pack are fierce and ferocious, while Viggo prefers playing board games and making cupcakes. He tries to make friends with the gentler forest creatures, but everyone is too afraid of wolves to come near, so he settles into a quiet life as a lone wolf deep in the woods.

One day, a trio of tiny orphan piglets turns up at Viggo’s door, and caring for them brings new life into his home. With Big Bad's pack on the prowl, Viggo knows he must keep the piglets safe—and that he can’t do it alone. So he goes on a quest to search for a brave and strong hero among the forest creatures he encounters. But who will be strong enough to keep the big bad wolves at bay?
© Deborah Marcero
Deborah Marcero is the author and illustrator of the picture books In a Jar, which was called “stunning” in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and “beguiling” by the Wall Street JournalOut of a Jar, which was an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year and an ALA Notable Children's Book; Hope in a Jar; and The Great Escape, as well as the Little Bunny series of season-themed board books. She also wrote and illustrated the picture book My Heart Is a Compass and the Haylee and Comet emerging reader series. View titles by Deborah Marcero

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A gentle wolf must find the courage to protect his three piglets in this sumptuously illustrated picture book that turns "The Three Little Pigs" on its ear.

Viggo doesn’t fit in with the other wolves in the forest. Big Bad and his pack are fierce and ferocious, while Viggo prefers playing board games and making cupcakes. He tries to make friends with the gentler forest creatures, but everyone is too afraid of wolves to come near, so he settles into a quiet life as a lone wolf deep in the woods.

One day, a trio of tiny orphan piglets turns up at Viggo’s door, and caring for them brings new life into his home. With Big Bad's pack on the prowl, Viggo knows he must keep the piglets safe—and that he can’t do it alone. So he goes on a quest to search for a brave and strong hero among the forest creatures he encounters. But who will be strong enough to keep the big bad wolves at bay?

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© Deborah Marcero
Deborah Marcero is the author and illustrator of the picture books In a Jar, which was called “stunning” in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and “beguiling” by the Wall Street JournalOut of a Jar, which was an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year and an ALA Notable Children's Book; Hope in a Jar; and The Great Escape, as well as the Little Bunny series of season-themed board books. She also wrote and illustrated the picture book My Heart Is a Compass and the Haylee and Comet emerging reader series. View titles by Deborah Marcero

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