Monday, December 1, 2008

The Three Pigs

Author/Illustrator: David Wiesner
Year: 2001
Reading Age: 4-8

Plot Summary: In this unexpected take on the story of the three little pigs, the real excitement happens when the first pig gets blown out of his own story. The puzzled wolf continues in the original story, despite the pig's disappearance. After the other two pigs escape, they continue to explore their in-between land and find their ways into other stories as well.

Award/s: Caldecott Medal

My Rating: A-. This book was so much more interesting than I thought it would be. The cover always looked kind of boring and very pig-ish so I never opened it. But really it's so different and quirky and neat. Probably my favorite part was seeing the art styles change depending on the context.

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