CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 23, 2002
Three little pigs get some real bad advice from a wolf in a real goofy sheep disguise in this comical whodunit.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2009
"Brisk fun. (Picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010
"Callen's humorous, vibrant multimedia art deftly matches the tone of Seabrooke's amusing tale, resulting in a winning collaboration for independent readers ready to move on to meatier texts. (Early reader. 6-8)"
Deviating from traditional retellings of "The Three Little Pigs," James, Marvin and Lester Pygg build one brick house together at the start of this lively, accessible fractured tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 20, 2012
"A slightly cryptic but satisfying wolf/pig reversal. (Picture book. 2-5)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 1989
"A delightfully witty rendition, honoring the old tale while giving it a fresh new look."
An ebullient raconteur (Red Riding Hood, 1987, etc.) takes on another favorite nursery tale, spicing up its basic broth with his own inimitably flavored dialogue and visualization.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"A good chance for youngsters to relish enacting the wicked role while still getting a (not particularly logical, but who cares) friendly reconciliation at the end. (Picture book. 1-3)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 30, 2001
"It's a sophisticated concept, though—use it with children who are beginning to understand what an illustrator is, and pair it with Janet Stevens's From Pictures to Words (1995) for a thorough treatment. (Picture book. 6-9)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2001
"A pleasant diversion. (Picture book. 3-8)"
Glorious watercolors in a distinctive style are the highlight of this Balkan variation of "The Three Little Pigs," retold by Gantschev (Where the Moon Lives, 1998), who attended art school in Bulgaria and now lives in Germany.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"Beguiling. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Mashing up the ever-popular English story of "The Three Little Pigs" with her Namibian experiences, Brett uses her magical watercolor-and-gouache paintings to create a distinctive visual world.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 31, 2008
"A good cut above most of Delessert's recent work, this variant should find a ready audience of young readers and listeners. (Picture book/folktale. 7-9)"
Delessert's distinctive art adds a stylish note to this re-envisioned version of "Three Little Pigs."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1989
"Not for little children, but middle grades and up should be entertained while taking the point about the unreliability of witnesses."
One of life's more important lessons is that a second view of the same events may yield a story that is entirely different from another but equally "true."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 24, 2010
"That's good news, as all fans of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and its teeming clan will agree. (Picture book/folktale/spoof. 6-8)"
His social standing having been restored in Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf (2007), the old folktale bad guy is invited back to the library—this time to tell the story of "The Three Little Pigs."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010
"And why, in this time of eco-consciousness, does he disdain the recycled house of scraps? (Picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 1997
"A talent-strewn retelling that only enhances the original. (Picture book/folklore. 5-9)"
Kellogg (I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago, 1996, etc.) puts a master's spin on another familiar tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2001
"Never has that big bad wolf been better served. (Picture book/folktale. 6-8)"
The chubby piglets are very small, the wolf big, bony, and very bad, in this sly retelling of the familiar tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2006
"Emphasizing devotion to family and extending others the benefit of the doubt, it also conveys the very Cajun notion that there are few situations that cannot be improved with a big pot of gumbo among friends. (glossary) (Picture book. 4-8)"
The team behind the award-winning Petite-Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood (2001) now turns their talents to the story of the three little pigs.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 23, 2001
"On the last few pages, the final words of the text break apart, sending letters drifting down into the illustrations to show us that once we have ventured out into the wider world, our stories never stay the same. (Picture book. 5-9)"
With this inventive retelling, Caldecott Medalist Wiesner (Tuesday, 1991) plays with literary conventions in a manner not seen since Scieszka's The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (1993).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2007
"Montijo's red-hot pictures and Rubin's skit-scat-skedoodle words make this take-off a hand-clapping, foot-stomping romp. (Picture book. 6-8)"
Though as big and baaaaaad as ever—"I'm a classic fairy-tale villain," he proudly proclaims—the wolf has no better luck chowing down on jazz-combo piggies Satch, Mo and Ella than he did with their uncles in that other tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 1992
"An attractive collection that leaves plenty to the visual imagination; an excellent choice for home, classroom, or library. (Folklore/Picture book. 2-8)"
Ten tales in fine versions for reading or telling, some a bit changed or updated, as if by a skilled teller, or with the violence toned down (the little pig still cooks the wolf but doesn't eat him; Red Riding Hood survives, as she does in the Grimm's version), but essentially traditional in language and event.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 16, 2011
"It amply shows that this old dog—er, pig—can still learn new tricks. (iPad storybook app. 5-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released:
"Save it for older kids, who will love seeing how the movable parts work. (iPad storybook app. 5-12)"
Thanks to a memorable marriage of impressive technology and seemingly hand-crafted storytelling, the well-worn piggy tale impresses at every page turn.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 30, 1993
"Oxenbury provides dauntingly well- executed watercolors, offering such charming contrasts as an angular modernistic concrete home in an otherwise pastoral setting. (Picture book. 5-10)"
Never mind the other incarnations of this tale—classic, fractured, rapped; this inversion will have children giggling from the outset.
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