The Three Pigs


Bibliography: Wiesner, David. The three pigs. New York: Clarion Books, 2001.
ISBN 0618007016

Plot Summary:  This tale of the three little pigs starts off as the traditional story where the three pigs are going to build their houses out of straw, sticks, and brick.  Then, in a turn of events, the pigs is blown right out of his own story.  He invites the other piggies out and they go on an adventure outside of their story into other stories.  In the twist to this tale, the Wolf meets an unexpected visitor when he comes knocking on the last pig's door.
Critical Analysis:  This story is pure imagination.  The tale starts off as normal but the pig is literally blown off the page in a unique way of illustrating the pigs on their journey out of their story into others.  The big bad Wolf goes to eat the pig and the pig is gone!  The visual imagery takes the average two-dimensional cartoon pigs into a more 3-d realistic version of the pigs. 


The characters of the story are the typical archetype of fairy tales.  The evil Wolf and the good pigs.  The characters are not very complicated but they go on an adventure and find other Friends to help them stand up against their foe.  The style of this book is fun.  Readers will love the different format that takes them on a cinematic journey through more than just the original three little pigs.  The pigs make their own story into a paper airplane and fly themselves into a different story!  The illustrations really set the story mood and pacing.  The visual aspects of the story create excitement and humor along the way.

Literary Awards and Reviews:
Caldecott Medal (2002)
Irma Black Award (2002)


SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: K-Gr 6-In Tuesday (Clarion, 1991), Wiesner demonstrated that pigs could fly. Here, he shows what happens when they take control of their story. In an L. Leslie Brooke sort of style (the illustrations are created through a combination of watercolor, gouache, colored inks, and pencils), the wolf comes a-knocking on the straw house...  Witty dialogue and physical comedy abound in this inspired retelling of a familiar favorite.-Wendy Lukehart, Dauphin County Library, Harrisburg, PA

BOOKLIST: Wiesner has created a funny, wildly imaginative tale that encourages readers to leap beyond the familiar; to think critically about conventional stories and illustration, and perhaps, to flex their imaginations and create wonderfully subversive versions of their own stories.
Booklist, ALA, Starred Review



Connections:
Compare and Contrast this The Three Pigs with other variations

Discuss aspects of Fairy Tales: characters, plot, magic, settings, happy endings with students.

Pull other David Wiesner Books:
Tuesday ISBN: 0395870828
Flotsam ISBN: 0618194576
Art & Max ISBN: 0618756639
Sector 7 ISBN: 0395746566
Freefall  ISBN: 068810990X

Pull other Caldecott Award Books:
My Friend Rabbit ISBN: 031236752X
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship: A Russian Tale ISBN: 0374424381
Finders Keepers ISBN: 0156309505
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat ISBN: 0670878553

Do an author spotlight and talk about David Wiesner and his art of illustration.

Pull other books about pigs:
Olivia ISBN: 0689829531
If You GIve  a Pig a Pancake ISBN: 0060266864
Pigsty ISBN: 054500361X
Piggie Pie ISBN: 0395866189







References:
"The Three Pigs Editorial Reviews." Amazon Editorial Reviews. Accessed February 16, 2017. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0618007016?_encoding=UTF8&isInIframe=0&n=283155&ref_=dp_proddesc_0&s=books&showDetailProductDesc=1#product-description_feature_div.

Wiesner, David. The three pigs. New York: Clarion Books, 2001.
ISBN 0618007016


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