About this item
A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. "Count Victor Lustig," moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to "sell" the Eiffel Tower to one of the city's most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that particular scam, anyway. . . . Kids will love to read about Vic's thrilling life, and teachers will love the informational sidebars and back matter. Award-winner Greg Pizzoli's humorous and vibrant graphic style of illustration mark a bold approach to picture book biography.
About the Author
Greg Pizzoli is an author and illustrator of several books, including Baloney and Friends, The Book Hog, This Story is For You, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish, Number One Sam, The Watermelon Seed, which received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award and Good Night Owl, which received a Geisel Honor. His nonfiction picture book, Tricky Vic, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, an Amazon Best Book of the Year, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. He has illustrated books by Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams, and Margaret Wise Brown.Greg Pizzoli lives in Philadelphia.Visit Greg Pizzoli online at www.gregpizzoli.com, and on instagram @gregpizzoli.
