The Three Pigs

Wiesner, D. (2001). The three pigs. New York, NY: Clarion Books.

Don’t be fooled by this title! It is unlike any book about the three little pigs you have ever read. Kids will get a kick out of the pigs breaking the rules and trying to “escape” the story. They will love the pictures set to look like a normal picture book with the pigs running across the page of the book. Not only do they escape the story and save themselves from the big bad wolf, but they also fold up the pages into paper airplanes and fly away into other stories! This book is fun to read and kids will definitely laugh at seeing how a book that looks normal from the cover completely breaks all the rules.

This book is excellent for a read aloud. Parents and teachers alike can use it to show kids to not always judge a book by its cover and also to use their imagination in thinking of new plots and twists in classic fairy tales.

Website devoted to The Three Pigs, with links to video interview with author, lesson ideas, and more:

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/lit/threepigs.html

David Wiesner’s website with discussion guides and how to incorporate this and his other books into lessons:http://www.hmhbooks.com/wiesner/bookshelf.html