Wiesner, D. (2001). The
three pigs. New York: Clarion.
This version of the Three Little Pigs begins in the
traditional way with three pigs, three houses and one big, bad wolf. As the story progresses, the First Little Pig
is huffed and puffed right out of the story and into the land behind the
pictures. He goes and rescues his brothers and they go for an adventure through
the pages of various storybooks. When they go into a story with a dragon about
to be killed by a king, they rescue the dragon. As they decide what to do, the
Three Pigs find the Cat and the Fiddle (from Mother Goose fame) and all return
to the Third Little Pig’s house to eat alphabet soup (from the words of the
book) and live happily ever after.
This story would appeal to the early elementary audience who
enjoy different versions of traditional tales. The shifting of artistic style
as the pigs travel from one story to the next will cause the reader to look at
the book with more attention to all the details. Wiesner renders the pigs in a three
dimensional style as they travel on a paper airplane through the book. When the
pigs begin visiting other stories, they artistically take on the style of that
story. This book could easily be used in compare and contrast lessons with the
many different versions of The Three
Little Pigs.
2002 Caldecott Award
Winner
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