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The Three Little Pigs


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Seibert, P. and Elena, O. 2001. The Three Little Pigs. (Keepsake Story Series). Brighter Child. Carson Dellosa Education. ISBN-13: 978157768374

PLOT SUMMARY
Patricia Seibert recreates a beautiful version of The Three Little Pigs with the help of interesting and delightful illustrations by Horacio Elena. The story is a cute, heart-warming, and fun adaptation of The Three Little Pigs. Starting with the traditional opening line, “Once upon a time” the author maintains the same order of events but adds a few modern adjustments to the 1904 classical story by Frederick Warne & Co. The three little pigs want to leave home to become independent and explore the world outside their parent’s house. They each end up building a home of their choice using materials they find most convenient. Each pig judges each other’s choices, but when a big bad wolf comes along and blows their houses down, the strongest home, build out of bricks, survives. The three little pigs live happily ever after when the wolf burns his tail trying to climb down the chimney and is scared away forever.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Seibert is conscious of her audience being young readers thus, making adjustments to some areas of the classic story of The Three Little Pigs. Instead of the mother pig being so poor she had to send out her three little pigs to fend for themselves, Seibert allows the characters to leave their home by choice; they want to be independent and explore the world. The author makes all the characters kid-friendly, even the wolf. At the end of the story the author allows the wolf to escape and never come back after a little burn to its tail. In the original story, the wolf is cooked and eaten for supper by the three pigs. Seibert opted out for a friendlier and happier version in which the wolf is scared off forever and they all lived happily ever after.

Horacio Elena illustrates The Three Little Pigs with vibrant and inviting colors. It is a perfect creation for young readers. Children will get hooked into the story by the bubbly characters and colorful scenery. The illustrations match perfectly with the story’s cute and fun storyline.

REVIEW EXCERPTS
DOGOBOOKS: “In this beloved tale, the three pigs find out whose house really is the strongest when they each stand up to the big, bad wolf. Children will eagerly continue reading to see what will happen when the wolf shows up and tries to blow the pigs' houses over!”

CONNECTIONS  
Classroom Activity: Students will dramatize the story in order of events and focus on elements of fiction (Rule of Three).
Library Activity: Students will make a booklet with 5 pages in which they will summarize the main events of the story with their own illustrations and words.
Home Activity: Children will discuss the importance of “hard work pays off”.

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