Once upon a time there were three pigs that set out to build their houses. The first pig made his house out of straw, and so the big bad wolf came and huffed and puffed and blew his house down. Instead of eating up the pig, the wolf accidently blew the pig out of the story. The second pig built his house out of sticks, and the wolf proceeded to blow his house down as well. Before the wolf could eat the pig up, the pig from the first house came to his rescue. By this point in the book, the wolf is perplexed as to where the pigs have gone. The third pig made his house out of brick, so the other two pigs paid him a visit. He asked them why they had not been eaten up, and they merely answered that they got away. Together they decided to explore the pages of various stories. They even tried jumping into the hey diddle diddle nursery rhym, but they quickly jumped out of it. They then proceeded to read a dragon tale, where they rescued a fourth pig. They then proceeded to climb back into their story, just in time to face the big bad wolf. The dragon from the previous strory they had read came home with them and scared the big bad wolf away. after that they all lived happily ever after. This story takes a comical twist to the original story of the big bad wolf. The highlight of this book is the pigs curiosity to explorethe pages of other stories. This pulls the reader in and hold their attention until the end. The success of this book is based on the novelty of the story, and the unexpected turn that Wiesner adds. The illustrations are nostalgic of the original story, but then take a modern twist when the paper air planes and dragon appear. Children in the elementary grades will love flipping through the pages. This story will definetly be used by teacher to compare and contrast this story to the original. Students may even be asked to create their own version of The Three Pigs.
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