February 28, 2018
Module 6: Picture Books
Title: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Genre: Picture Books
This was a great story. Sharing the Wolf’s side of the story is a great lesson to teach the kids that there are always two sides to the story. As the Wolf tells his side, the use of humor will get even kids to rethink the claim that the Wolf ate the pigs and that it was all an accident. The illustrations are well drawn with great detail, keeping the colors simple, with brown, tan and orange hues. Readers will laugh out loud at the pigs’ butts sticking straight up in the air.
Title: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Genre: Picture Books
Book Summary:
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs is told from the Wolf’s perspective. The Wolf claims that he is not the bad guy and that he was framed. He says that all he wanted was a cup of sugar to make his granny a birthday cake, but a terrible cold caused him to sneeze and blow down the pigs’ houses. When he gets to the third pig’s house, the pig said something mean about the Wolf’s granny which made the Wolf mad. When the cops showed up and found out that he had eaten the pig’s other two brothers he was arrested. He claims that the newspapers made up the whole big, bad wolf thing. The Wolf ends the story with the claim that his version is the true story and that he was framed.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs is told from the Wolf’s perspective. The Wolf claims that he is not the bad guy and that he was framed. He says that all he wanted was a cup of sugar to make his granny a birthday cake, but a terrible cold caused him to sneeze and blow down the pigs’ houses. When he gets to the third pig’s house, the pig said something mean about the Wolf’s granny which made the Wolf mad. When the cops showed up and found out that he had eaten the pig’s other two brothers he was arrested. He claims that the newspapers made up the whole big, bad wolf thing. The Wolf ends the story with the claim that his version is the true story and that he was framed.
APA Reference of Book: Scieszka, J. (1989). The true story of the 3 little pigs! New York: Puffin Books.
Impression
This was a great story. Sharing the Wolf’s side of the story is a great lesson to teach the kids that there are always two sides to the story. As the Wolf tells his side, the use of humor will get even kids to rethink the claim that the Wolf ate the pigs and that it was all an accident. The illustrations are well drawn with great detail, keeping the colors simple, with brown, tan and orange hues. Readers will laugh out loud at the pigs’ butts sticking straight up in the air.
Professional Review:
PreS–Gr. 2. Scieszka’s sardonic retelling (1989) of the old tale from the wolf’s point of view is given new life
in this read-along. Giamatti’s soft, slightly raspy voice is a perfect, satiric match for Lane Smith’s stylized, hip
illustrations. Adding an occasional chuckle at appropriate moments, Giamatti creates a full-bodied characterization
of Alexander T. Wolf as he tells his side of the story, making the case that he was framed. Sound effects for
the wolf’s huge sneezes excellently back up his claims that a bad cold caused the destruction of the pigs’
houses of straw and twigs. Understated music never overwhelms this fine production, which includes
a hardcover book.
in this read-along. Giamatti’s soft, slightly raspy voice is a perfect, satiric match for Lane Smith’s stylized, hip
illustrations. Adding an occasional chuckle at appropriate moments, Giamatti creates a full-bodied characterization
of Alexander T. Wolf as he tells his side of the story, making the case that he was framed. Sound effects for
the wolf’s huge sneezes excellently back up his claims that a bad cold caused the destruction of the pigs’
houses of straw and twigs. Understated music never overwhelms this fine production, which includes
a hardcover book.
Rockman, C. (2008). The true story of the 3 little pigs. Booklist, 105(8), 59.
Library Use:
High School Library: This would be a great story to use with Debate students. They could hold a trial and do a
debate, based on the trial presentation, as to whether they think Wolf is guilty or innocent.
debate, based on the trial presentation, as to whether they think Wolf is guilty or innocent.
Read alikes:
Each of these books tells the other side of the story, by the original antagonists from Cinderella, Red Riding Hood
and Goldilocks & The Three Bears.
and Goldilocks & The Three Bears.
Seriously, Cinderella Is SO Annoying!: The Story of Cinderella as Told by the Wicked Stepmother
(The Other Side of the Story) by Trisha Speed Shaskan
(The Other Side of the Story) by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf
(The Other Side of the Story) by Trisha Speed Shaskan
(The Other Side of the Story) by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!: The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear
(The Other Side of the Story) by Nancy Loewen
(The Other Side of the Story) by Nancy Loewen
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