The Three Little Pigs

by Dev Ross

A very humerous updating of the tale about three little pigs and a big bad wolf.

Genres: Fairy Tales, Childrens, Picture Books

41 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[briz]

Wttfff is up with the unhealthy, Calvinist shaming in this book?! Hay Pig is a TV watcher - aka he's not just an idiot for building his house out of hay, but also apparently lazy for seeking a rest in front of a - GASP! - SCREEN (insert shrieks of horror). Sticks Pig likes to eat - this is also not okay, kids, and means you're an idiot AND a glutton (and fat, btw - wolf comments on this?!). Brick Pig is just HUNGERING for chores and work to do - and so he gets to cook the wolf and eat him. Good for him?

So I hated this. I just wanted to share the fun fable to my kids. The moral of the story for me was always: invest in cement. Not that resting or eating are somehow sins we should avoid?!!? What nonsense, mamma mia. It's taken me until middle age to realize that needing to rest is a NORMAL PART OF BEING HUMAN, and I don't need to maximize my productivity all the damn time. Also, can we please not start demonizing food at the preschool ages already?

[Jennifer]

Love the format but not super keen on this version of the story.

[Pam]

Morgan laughed.

[Nancy Palmer]

Great story for let’s pretend theme. A page for the adult and then a page for the child - simple and rhyming!

[Maple Yuan]

My boys loved this version of The 3 little Pigs.
In fact today J knocked on the door,acted like Mr.wolf, asked C to open the door,and C said:"Not by the hair of my Chinny,chin chin!"
So funny!

[Vj]

"We Both Read" series. My granddaughter likes to read these with her dad.

[Roslyn Ross]

-I was super excited to read this version of the 3 little pigs at first as the first little pig is lazy and only likes to watch TV and that is why he builds his house of straw. But he gets eaten, not because he was lazy and built his house out of straw, but because he runs away and then comes back to save his TV. Same with the second little pig, he only likes to eat. The wolf blows his house down and he runs away and comes back for his food, so he gets eaten. The third pig doesn't build his house out of brick because he is smart and thinking of his future and heeding the advice of his mother, no, he builds his house out of brick simply because he LIKES TO BUILD. Ugh.

Nothing to teach of any value.

[Natalie]

Good version to share with children that have just learned to do basic reading. You read the more difficult page, and they read the simpler page. (alternating) Well done!

[Angoo]

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