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The Three Pigs by David Wiesner

The Three Pigs

A Caldecott Award Winner

David Wiesner

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 23, 2001

"Clever, whimsical and sophisticated.” —New York Times Book Review Taking visual narrative to a new level, this picture book from the creator of Tuesday and Flotsam begins a seemingly familiar tale of three pigs preparing to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks.

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Who it’s for
A familiar folktale slips its frame into a playful, visually inventive adventure.
Themes
Imagination, Rethinking familiar stories, Visual storytelling
Genres
Folktale Retellings, Pig Stories, Imagination & Play

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About this book

"Clever, whimsical and sophisticated.” —New York Times Book Review Taking visual narrative to a new level, this picture book from the creator of Tuesday and Flotsam begins a seemingly familiar tale of three pigs preparing to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But when the Big Bad Wolf comes looking for a snack, he huffs and puffs the first little pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination!

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Dialogue balloons pepper a wide variety of illustration styles taking readers through a dazzling fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending. You will never look at “The Three Little Pigs”—or artwork—the same way again! "A funny, wildly imaginative tale that encourages readers to leap beyond the familiar; to think critically about conventional stories and illustration, and perhaps, to flex their imaginations and create wonderfully subversive versions of their own stories." — ALA Booklist, Starred Review

Stories Unbound

A familiar folktale slips its frame into a playful, visually inventive adventure.

Come here for

  • A fresh, imaginative twist on “The Three Little Pigs”
  • Illustrations that play with storytelling itself

Expect

  • Dialogue balloons and varied illustration styles
  • A surprising, happy ending

Where it sits

Folktale Retellings61%
Pig Stories44%
Imagination & Play32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Pig Stories
  • Wolves & Coyotes
  • Art & Architecture
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  • The Classics
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore
  • Folktale Retellings
  • Funny Stories
Authors
David Wiesner
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 23, 2001
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Imagination · Rethinking familiar stories · Visual storytelling
Reading lane
Action & Adventure