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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs :: 0140544518
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| "There has obviously been some kind of mistake," writes Alexander T. Wolf from the pig penitentiary where he's doing time for his alleged crimes of 10 years ago. Here is the "real" story of the three little pigs whose houses are huffed and puffed to smithereens... from the wolf's perspective. This poor, much maligned wolf has gotten a bad rap. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with a sneezy cold, innocently trying to borrow a cup of sugar to make his granny a cake. Is it his fault those ham dinners--rather, pigs--build such flimsy homes? Sheesh. This 10th-anniversary edition of Jon Scieszka's New York Times Best Book of the Year, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, includes a special, impassioned letter from prisoner A. Wolf himself and a snappy new jacket by Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith, whose quirky perspectives still color the illustrations throughout. As with The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, the collaborators take a classic story and send it through the wisecracker machine, much to the glee of kids young and old. (Ages 4 to 8 or much, much older) --Emilie Coulter Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
This is a funny little book about the wolf's version of "the three little pigs." Kids will probably like this book because they can see the story from a different perspective. The drawings are very well done and colorfull.
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Author: Guest
we live in times of change and this is the greatest change book going - simple, silly and gets the point across and ... hey who knows what the real story of the 3 little pigs is. I use it with corporations to teach change and challenge them to think differently and question what the current paradigm is ... worth it thanks Jon
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Author: Guest
I am writing a review on 'The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs'.There are a lot of stories called 'The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf' but this is the true story.I like this story because it is very funny.I like the part when the wolf sneezes because he has a cold.Then the pig's house falls because it is made of staw.The pig is just laying there,so the wolf eats it.Then he says;Think of it as a hamburger just laying there.That is funny.
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Author: Guest
I read the book the true story of the Three Little
Pigs by John Scieszda, illustrated by Lane Smith.
This story is about what really happened. One day
the wolf needed sugar for his grannies birthday cake
so he went to the first Pigs house. He felt a sneeze
coming on so he sneezed and the house blew down
and he saw the pig dead as a doornail so he ate him.
The same thing happened to the second pig. Then
he went to the third pigs house and the third pig talked
about his granny, so the wolf went crazy, but he could
not blow his house down because it was made of
bricks. The police found out about the two pigs he
ate, so he went to pig jail.
I did like this book because he does not just jump
into the story. It tells why the wolf needs the sugar.
The theme is `don't judge a book by it's cover',
because the pigs didn't answer the door. The conflict
is the wolf wanted sugar and the pigs would not give
it to them, so they thought the wolf would eat them,
and they were probably a little bit nervous.
I like the illustrations because they show facial
expressions like when he had a tissue in his hand
when he was crying. This is a good book for people
who are prejudiced. I have a text to self connection,
my friend didn't do me favor, so when he asked a
favor of me, I said no.
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Author: Guest
I read the book the true story of the Three Little
Pigs by John Scieszda, illustrated by Lane Smith.
This story is about what really happened. One day
the wolf needed sugar for his grannies birthday cake
so he went to the first Pigs house. He felt a sneeze
coming on so he sneezed and the house blew down
and he saw the pig dead as a doornail so he ate him.
The same thing happened to the second pig. Then
he went to the third pigs house and the third pig talked
about his granny, so the wolf went crazy, but he could
not blow his house down because it was made of
bricks. The police found out about the two pigs he
ate, so he went to pig jail.
I did like this book because he does not just jump
into the story. It tells why the wolf needs the sugar.
The theme is `don't judge a book by it's cover',
because the pigs didn't answer the door. The conflict
is the wolf wanted sugar and the pigs would not give
it to them, so they thought the wolf would eat them,
and they were probably a little bit nervous.
I like the illustrations because they show facial
expressions like when he had a tissue in his hand
when he was crying. This is a good book for people
who are prejudiced. I have a text to self connection,
my friend didn't do me favor, so when he asked a
favor of me, I said no.
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