TITLE: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jon Scieszka/Lane Smith
PUBLISHER:Puffin Books PUBLICATION DATE: 1996
AWARDS: Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland) (1991); Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award (North Dakota) (1991)
GENRE: Fiction READING LEVEL: 2.5
BRIEF OVERVIEW: The story of the three little pigs is retold from the wolf’s point of view. In this version, the wolf was looking for a cup of sugar from his neighbors, and blowing their houses down was due to an accidental sneeze.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have students write a story from another person’s perspective.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shaina Galvin - Valdosta State University
LABELS: Fiction, Point of View, Three Little Pigs,
