The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
A spoof on the three little pigs story, this time told from the wolf's point of view. Lane Smith also illustrated Hallowe'en ABC which was one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year.
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This is an irresistibly silly, great work of comic art!
Yes indeed, there is always another side to a story! A. Wolf explains his side of the classic tale in an almost plausible and sympathetic way. It was all an accident! It wasn’t his fault! He didn’t mean to sneeze those flimsy little houses down, and now would you have him walk away from a perfectly good ham dinner?
This book is great fun to read, and the art contains amazing little extras that add another layer to the humor. Of course, the audience has to know the old version of the 3 Little Pigs story; not one of the modern, watered-down, nobody-gets-hurt modified versions…
A perennial favorite.
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This book is so honest and sweet. I guarntee you will smile and laugh your way through it. my son and I love this book. The illustrations are wonderful.
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This is an excellent book. It is not only entertaining, but educational. Because it tells a well-known story from a different point-of-view, it clearly demonstrates to children (and reminds us adults as well) that there are always two sides to any story. A very enjoyable story indeed!
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I’m a 12 year-old kid, and I still love this point of view of thestory the three little pigs. I got kind of tired of the old story ofthe three little pigs, but this book is incredible! It’s like a whole other story!
I don’t acctually own the book(unfortunately), but it was read to me at school once. It makes me feel sorry for the wolf, because I always thought that he had no feelings and that he was just a bad and mean wolf.
I heard many versions of the three little pigs. The one where the 2 little pigs get eaten and the 3rd stayes alive, the one where all the pigs stay safe in the 3rd pig’s house, and many more. But I must say, out of all the versions I have ever read, this one was defenitly my favorite one, and it deserves 5 stars. I greatly recomend it to you. END
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Jon Scieskza never disappoints and he’s not starting now. He’s taken the story of The Three Pigs and given it a new twist. This time, the story is told by the Big Bad Wolf. Only he really wasn’t so bad. It was all a silly mistake. He was only going to the pig houses to borrow a cup of sugar and he had a terrible sneezy cold. And as the wolf says…”The rest is history”. Great writing with witty, hip language. Terrific illustrations by Lane Smith. This is a wonderful parody that children of all ages will enjoy and a must for all home libraries.
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Wow! This is a really great children’s book! Author, Jon Scieszka really wrote an interesting and entertaining spinoff of to the well known original story of the Three Little Pigs. This would be a great book for teachers to use in all the elementary school classes. However, ideally this book could be used for second and third grade children. The book was basically about the wolf’s version of what happened in The Three Little Pigs. I don’t want to give the story away, but who ever reads it will find it quite enjoyable and humorous. Teachers can incorporate this book to teach lessons on QAR, people’s different points of view, and writing persuasive letters or letters to the editor. It is a truly a useful book which can be used in many versatile ways. It’s a great book!
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Talk about “the flip side!” This book was great. Jon Sceiszka has done a great job of protraying the wolf as a inocent victim. The true story was about a sneeze and a cup of sugar. The way that he inter-weaved the two stories was perfect. Jon told the wolfs side well without changing the original pattern of the story. I am a college student and a future teacher of America. I really enjoyed reading this book. I remember when it was first released and my 4th grade teacher read it in class! I loved it then and I love it now! This book is the perfect book to teach point of view, when comparing it to the traditional three little pigs story. It’s also a good way to discuss the impact of media.
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I loved this book! Not only is it an entertaining book for children but adults as well. It is a funny and slightly sarcastic look at mordern American culture where every Criminal gets a chance to explain away or excuse his or her crime.
You see the wolf realy didn’t mean to blow down the little pig’s houses it was all just an innocent accident. (Besides they should have built them better)
And the part about him being a big bad wolf? All a creation of the media to jazz up his criminal trial and sell more newspapers.
It’s rare to find a childrens book these days that is fun and creative but this one is both and belongs in every house with children that have heard the pig’s version of the this crime against fairy tale swine.
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I’m STILL chuckling after buying this book and reading it before gifting it to my nephew Greg, 11, and Kayla, 7. And,. as with other books by Jon Scieszka, the huge problem is: I want this book for MYSELF.
The bottom line is that in his version, wonderfully illstrated by Lane Smith, the Three Little Pigs is the ultimate story of SPIN CONTROL. This time, unlike in a zillion other versions, the wolf is telling HIS side of the story — what REALLY happened. And to hear him tell his story (with all of the familiar elements and a delicious economy of words) it’s all a terrible mistunderstanding about his allergy, his desire not to waste food, and distortions by the press.
None of this gives any of this away, since the genius of this is not only in the conception, but in the TELLING of the story. Don’t consider this just a book for kids. You can EASILY gift it to friends, relatives, favorite (and unfavorite) politicians and members of the media. It’s the perfect late 20th-early-21st century retelling of the story, with the wolf as the poor misunderstood victim (of the police, the media, and his health etc). Just like the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons, this works on two levels so the adults will be as delighted as the kids by this story — which could easily have run as one of Mad Magazine’s better pieces.
Get it for the kids, read it for yourself…and get ready to realize what a great gift this would be for adults of any political persuasions. LOVED IT so much…I hate to give this to the kids! Kids of ALL ages will love this story, whether you read it to them or they read it themselves (so will the kids under 40 years old).
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Sure it’s a good way to get your youngsters to start to think about the possibility that there is more than one “side” to a story, but that would just make this book sound “educational” and where would be the fun in THAT!?
This book is a delightful story that lends itself to ridiculous levels of “hamming” things up when reading it aloud. Poor, poor wolf with the terrible cold that just needs to bake a cake for his dear old granny. Even my oldest child (12 yob) sticks around to hear me read this “one more time” to my younger children.