Genre
Folklore
Subject
Cleverness
House construction
Pigs
Siblings
Wolves

This book is closer to the folktale of "The Three Little Pigs." The last "The Little Pigs" that I read was about the wolf and how he felt, but this book aims towards how the wolf is bad. This is a good to use for discussion. Asking the students about the setting, characters, etc. It allows them to think and reflect back. Overall, the book can be used to compare and contrast other three little pigs folktale books and then make a discussion about it. ( )

The Three Little Pigs is a classic fiction book. This is one of my favorite traditional literature books. In my opinion the story “The Three Little Pigs” is told like a past story. I liked this specific story from the The Three Little Pigs because it demonstrated with detail and pictures the sequence of the story. The language of the book was descriptive and easy to read. It was not only descriptive with written words but the pictures showed clear details. This is important for the younger students who are yet learning to read and can imagine the scenarios in their head by looking at the pictures. The writing is engaging and easy. It’s engaging because there is a narrative part to the book. The characters in the story are believable and entertaining. The story was told in third person for majority of the part, but there was also second person when the wolf or pigs had a conversation. The reader can change their voices several times to engage the listening audience. It was easy to read because there isn’t any difficult vocabulary. The vocabulary pairs along with the pictures and students could be able to guess what is going on. This fiction story book really pushes readers to think outside the box during problems. The message conveys the readers to think and problem solve a situation. It’s important for young readers to engage in a imaginary world while learning to solve problems. ( )

The classic story everyone knows and loves. Perfect for students to read and learn new skills such as sequencing and retelling. ( )

The three little pigs is a traditional literature story with a straightforward, well-paced plot and I also like the book’s illustrations. The three little pigs plot begins with an introduction to three little pigs making their way in the world. The plot follows each of the little pigs in their journey of building a house and their conflict with the wolf. The story moves in a pattern, with each pig picking a material to build with, making their house, being approached by the wolf, and having their house blown down by the wolf, causing them to get eaten. Finally, the climax is reached when the wolf arrives at the last pig’s house. The reader is caught in suspense knowing that if the wolf is able to blow this house down, he will eat the third pig. When the wolf is unable to blow the house down, the reader is relieved which allows for the conclusion to wrap up the story with the pig, the protagonist, triumphing over the antagonist, the wolf. The plot’s successful pace and lesson of morality is also demonstrated in the many retelling’s of the story. Today there are many different varieties of the three little pigs, some teaching the same lesson and others, like The True Story of the Three Little Pigs teachers the reader about multiple perspectives or point of view. The illustrations of this story also really help to enhance the plot. I like that each pig is shown through each part of their journey: buying the materials, building their house, being approached by the wolf. I especially like that on one page when the wolf is peering through the pig’s window and his head is portrayed as being as large as the window. This intensifies the reader’s fear of the wolf as if he, or a different kind of dangerous enemy, could be looking through their window. There is also a good contrast between the pigs illustration which is lighter with few shadows and made of smooth and curvy lines while the wolf has darker colors with sharp jagged lines and swift lines through his coat. These lines show movement and give the reader a more frightening feeling. In addition, the wolf’s eyes are yellow which has an eeriness attached to it and shows the reader who the antagonist is. The big message of this story is that working hard at the beginning will reward you more in the end. The first two pigs do not work as hard as the last pig building their home. They work quickly with easy materials and do not put in effort to build a strong and protective house. The third pig works hard to build a house and develops many things to trick the wolf. This pig is able to triumph over the wolf when the others couldn’t because he worked harder and used his intelligence to beat the wolf. ( )