The Three Pigs
By David Wiesner
2002 Caldecott Medal Book
This story begins with the original story of the three little pigs. Then as it goes on the pigs start to come off the story pages to escape the wolf. The story is then told in speaking bubbles from the talking pigs.The pigs fold up the story pages and begin flying on the paper plane they made from the story page. They then find different common childhood stories and jump into the illustrations. The pigs then decide to go back into their own story but bring with them a dragon they met along the way. The dragon then scares the wolf away and the three pigs (and the dragon) live happily ever after together.
The illustrations in this book are unique in that they mesh many different styles together into one publication. The illustrations range from very basic to very detailed. This style used helps the reader believe that the pigs are really jumping into different books or stories.
I think that although the storyline is not very "deep," children will love reading this silly story. Children are very familiar with the story of the three little pigs so to see the pigs come off the page and change the outcome will excite them. This book should definitely be used in a unit that compares and contrasts the different three little pig stories. Finally, a three little pig story that is controlled by the pigs!!
I looked forever for this book at the library. I never could find it. I even asked, and the librarian helped me look. The catalog said that the book was in but no luck. I am glad to learn about it through your post, though. I am sure that kids will love that book. It sounds very interesting from the view of the pigs.
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