The Three Pigs

Wiesner, D. (2001). The three pigs. New York, New York: Clarion Books. This is not your typical 3 little pigs story. In his attempts to blow down the pigs homes, he finds that they disappear off the pages. The three pigs leave their pages and venture off into other nursery rhymes. In the end all three pigs and other characters who follow them end up in the third pigs home, scaring off the wolf and have a happy ending. Wiesner uses detailed illustrations across the pages. Texture is used through the lines of the animals , landscapes, and pages. Neutral hues cover many of the pages, where more pastel colors are used for the nursery rhymes pages. Wiesner provides an alternative to the traditional nursery rhyme that will be sure to have young reader giggling. This book can be used to present problem and solution, cause and effect, inferencing, and theme for both younger and older readers.