The Three Little Pigs
Paperback – Picture Book, October 15, 2002
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 15, 2002
"Open up, Pork Chop!
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar folktale gets a zany, waffle-making twist and a blustering wolf at the door.
- Themes
- Family business, Threat from a wolf
- Genres
- Folktale Retellings, Pig Stories, Wolves & Coyotes
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"Open up, Pork Chop! Or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll flatten this dump!" Three little pigs are happily working away in their delicious family business -- making the best-tasting waffles in the world. Business is so good, in fact, that the three siblings can live comfortably in their very own homes -- Percy in his straw bungalow, Pete in his log cabin, and Prudence in her brick cottage.
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Then Tempesto, the meanest wolf on the block, shows up and wants more than waffles for breakfast -- he wants the three little pigs! Here is a zany retelling of a classic folktale from master storyteller Steven Kellogg.
Waffles and Folktale Mischief
A familiar folktale gets a zany, waffle-making twist and a blustering wolf at the door.
Come here for
- A playful spin on a classic tale
- Three siblings running a very successful waffle business
Expect
- Comic wolfish threats and storybook silliness
- A picture-book retelling from Steven Kellogg
Where it sits
| Pig Stories | 72% |
|---|---|
| Folktale Retellings | 61% |
| Wolves & Coyotes | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dog Stories
- Farm Animal Stories
- Pet Stories
- Pig Stories
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- The Classics
- Fairy Tale Collections
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Folktale Retellings
- Authors
- Steven Kellogg
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 15, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Family business · Threat from a wolf
- Reading lane
- Dog Stories