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Loading... The Three Pigsby David Wiesner
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The Three Pigs is a different version of The Three Little Pigs. The story follows close to the original but has a twist. All three pigs escape the wolf and are put into their own little stories. ( )Once upon a time three pigs built three houses, out of straw, sticks, and bricks. When the wolf approaches the first house he blows it in, he somehow manages to blow the pig right out of the story frame. The story continues like normal with "...and ate the pig up" but the wolf has a perplexed face as he looks for the pig. One by one, the pigs exit the fairy tale's border and set off on an adventure of their own. Folding a page of their own story into a paper airplane, the pigs fly off to visit other storybooks, rescuing a dragon and luring the cat and the fiddle out of their nursery rhyme. This book would be great for all ages because the illusrations tell the story. http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/a... This story begins the same way as the traditional three little pig story. Instead of the wolf eating the pigs, however, they escape from the story altogether. They scurry out of the story and into the pages of "Hey Diddle, Diddle." They then escape from this story and take along the cat and the fiddle. Then they move into another story about a dragon. When they escape from this story, they take the dragon with them. Then they all go back to the story of the three pigs. Once they return to the brick home, they wait for the wolf to come up. The dragon scares him away and they all live happily ever after together. This is a cute story, but possibly better suited for a small group setting due to the confusing speech bubbles. It would be great for children in second grade. Information on this author can be found at http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/a... A new version of the Three Pigs. Have the students compare and contrast the original to this version. The book begins as a classic three little pigs story, but the pigs escape the story and venture into others. They make new friends and eventually come back home. This is an interesting version with marvelous illustrations. The characters come to life and children would love this version. The author's website is http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/a... no reviews | add a review
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Wiesner, Caldecott Medal recipient for Tuesday, and Caldecott Honor winner for both Sector 7 and Free Fall, prefers not to wait around until pigs fly. He gives them wings (or paper airplanes) and sets them on their way! In his latest flight of fancy, Wiesner uses shifting illustration styles and fonts to startle complacent readers into an imaginary world even as they ponder the conventional structure of story. His trademark crafty humor and skewed perspectives will tickle readers pink (even the nonporcine variety)! (Ages 4 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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