The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieska

Illustrated by Lane Smith

Grade: 1-5

Genre: Traditional Literature

Have you ever heard the Story of the Three Little Pigs? Have you ever wondering what the characters where thinking? Well, this story of the Three Little Pigs from the perspective of the Big Bad Wolf. It is a classical, traditional story with added humor that will keep you laughing.

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs was a funny and great twist on the traditional literature tale. It is the same as the original using the same characters, the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, and it has the same story line and the same events happen. However, the story is told and in the perspective of the Big Bad Wolf. The Big Bad Wolf tells his story and explains why he is innocent and never meant to blow the three little pig’s houses down. The Big Bad Wolf says that he has never been a bad wolf and does not deserve to be called that. He says that the only reason why he went to the three little pig’s house was because he was asking for sugar in order to bake a cake. He only accidently blew down their houses because he had to sneeze. This story is very similar to the original story of the Three Little Pigs, but just has much added humor and is in the perspective of the Big Bad Wolf.

This book is traditional literature. It is a popular story that has been told for a very long time. This is an excellent story to share with young readers. The illustrations were great and captured the events in the story. They were greatly drawn and detailed and I enjoyed that they were all in the wolf’s perspective and of what he saw. The language was very easy to follow and was written to keep young children entertained and following along. The characters and themes are the same as in the original Three Little Pigs where there is a villain included and other brave characters. The plot is the same where there is repetition and same events happen. The only setting the reader knows is the type of houses that the pigs live in. The book contains a theme, a problem of the wolf proving that he is innocent, and a resolution that he is now in jail and we learn what had happened to the three little pigs. Everyone know the story of the Three Little Pigs, this book however just captures it in a funny way to make the reader laugh.  

This book will be great for ages 5-9. It is a very enjoyable story that I think all children will enjoy. It will be perfect to put in a classroom library for children to read alone and also to read out loud to a class. It can be great for teaching lessons on traditional literature and when talking about villains of stories and telling the truth. It can relate to the Massachusetts ELA Frameworks Key Ideas and Details (2 and 3).