The+Three+Pigs

= The Three Pigs = = By David Wiesner =

**Summary:**
====This book begins as the story of The Three Little Pigs as everyone knows, where they go out to grab the materials they need to build their houses out of straw, sticks, and bricks. However, when the wolf comes by he blows the first pig out of the story, into a world of imagination. The first pig calls the other pigs to come along with him, and they step into different nursery rhymes and stories; such as, “Hey Diddle, Diddle,” and “The Great Dragon.” The story then goes back to the brick house of the last pig, where the wolf comes to blow the house down – instead, the dragon came along and scared the wolf away.====

**Review:**
====I enjoyed reading this book; it is humorous and different for young readers to see a different version of The Three Little Pigs. The illustrations were very creative with some of them being folded to use as paper airplanes, and the words were scrambled, and dialogue bubbles were used for the pigs to talk. I liked how we got to see a unique feature to the pigs and that they showed no fear over the wolf. Instead, they found a way to get the wolf away from them. I would definitely use this book for grade levels K-3, the kids would enjoy the humor, and get to see all the creative illustrations that the author thought of for this story.====

**Analysis of literary elements:**
====The transition in this story, with the pigs jumping out of their original story created a start of an adventure that David Wiesner uses as a shift of perspective, humor, and cinematic flow. “The Three Pigs” takes a visual narrative the next step further by using, dialogue bubbles, text excerpts, and illustrations that take the story into a fantasy world. This creativity takes us throughout the story to end with a happy ending.====

**Author Biography:**
====David Wiesner grew up in suburban New Jersey, and was known as “the kid who could draw,” by his classmates. He went to school full-time to Rhode Island School of Design, where he was able to further pursue his love of art and his passion of visual storytelling. Wiesner is one of the most “highly acclaimed picture book creators of the world,” and best loved. His books won numerous awards in the United States and abroad. Wiesner spends a few years working and creating his books. He has many versions that are sketched out and revised until the final story line runs smoothly with each image. Wiesner now lives with his family outside Philadelphia.====

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