The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! By: Jon Scieszka

Genre: Picture Book

Publisher: Scholastic

Copyright Date: 1989

Number of Pages: 32

Reading Level: 9-12

Summary:

This is the story of the three little pigs told from the wolf's perspective. Alexander T. Wolf to be exact. One day, he had a horrible sneezing cold and he was making a cake for his granny's birthday when he realized that he didn't have any sugar! He walked over to his next door neighbor's house to see if he could borrow a cup of sugar. This neighbor was not very smart because he built his house out of straw. So, when Alexander knocked on the door, the door fell in. He didn't want to be rude and walk in so he called out for the pig, but there was no answer. He was about to leave when he felt a sneeze coming on... He sneezed a great sneeze and the pigs house fell down. He also killed the pig in the process. Being a wolf, he couldn't let that good food go bad, so he ate it. He felt a bit better so he walked to his next neighbor's house, who happened to be the dead pig's brother. This brother had made his house out of sticks. Alexander asked for a cup of sugar and the pig told him to go away, he was shaving. Just then he felt another sneeze coming on... he sneezed and knocked this house down too... and killed another pig. So, he ate it too. So, he made his journey to the next pigs house. This house was made out of bricks. When he asked this pig for sugar, he told him to go away and not bother him again. Alexander sneezed again, but this house didn't fall. The pig told him that his granny could sit on a pin. Then, Alexander was mad. No one talked about his granny that way. So, he tried breaking down the door. That is when the news showed up and took pictures of him sneezing and yelling at the pig. Alexander was arrested and taken to jail. He was framed, and deemed the Big Bad Wolf.

Who would benefit from reading this book/ who would I recommend this book to?

This book is hilarious. I would definitely suggest it to anyone with a sense of humor. This book could be used when teaching children about fairy tales and how you can switch the roles in a fairy tale to create a whole new story with the same characters.

What problems/conflicts would this book potentially cause?

I don't see any problems with this book.

My Reaction:

This book is so funny. It definitely gives you a new perspective of the old story of the three little pigs. It is fresh and comical and I think that anyone would enjoy it. I think the author is very clever with his words and his idea.