The Three Horrid Little Pigs

TITLE:  The Three Horrid Little Pigs

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Liz Pichon

PUBLISHER: Tiger Tales

PUBLICATION DATE: 2008 

GENRE: Fiction                      

READING LEVEL: Kindergarten 

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Trouble-making Pigs get kicked out of their mother's home into the streets and have to build their own houses. Instead of earning an honest living the pigs steal from Cows, birds, and chickens. The wolf is friendly and shows them a better way of life.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The students will participate in a game called “Snatch the Chicken.” Rubber chicken will be placed in the middle and each team will have a base. A single representative is to come from each team for a chance to snatch the chicken and reach base without beating tagged by their opponent.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION:  Shaneiga Prise, Valdosta State University ECSE

LABELS: Three Little Pigs, picture book, juvenile fiction, 

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

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,