Pigs in Stories, Nursery Rhymes, and Books

The Old Classic "The Three Little Pigs" in Its Many Interpretations

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The Three Little Pigs go out to seek their fortune and each builds his house out of different materials: straw, sticks, and bricks. The big, bad wolf comes along, and we all know what happens next.

Several authors of children's books have taken this basic story and elaborated on it. Some versions are rather straightforward. Others turn things on their heads. Children have a lot of fun seeing events turned around in this way. Make sure, however, that your child knows the authentic version before playing around with the ideas. The original story has been told for centuries to inoculate children against some of the dangers of the world. There are some good lessons to be learned about being prepared and about thinking ahead and being real about the dangers. On the other hand, some of the spoofs teach us how to see things from a different perspective.

Have you read any of these versions? If so, please vote for your favorite!

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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

is presented from the humorous perspective of a beleaguered more...0 points

is presented from the humorous perspective of a beleaguered wolf, whose innocent requests to borrow cups of sugar are rendered cataclysmic by a snoutful of unfortunate sneezes. Reprint. NYT. AB. NYT. 0 points

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The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas

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When it comes time for the three little wolves to go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the big bad pig. But the little wolves' increasingly sturdy dwellings are no match for the persistent porker, who has more up his sleeve than huffing and puffing. It takes a chance encounter with a flamingo pushing a wheelbarrow full of flowers to provide a surprising and satisfying solution to the little wolves' housing crisis. Eugene Trivizas's hilarious text....0 points

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Three Little Pigs (Little Golden Book) by Golden Books

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The three little pigs have never looked so cute and the big bad wolf never looked so bad in this retelling of the classic fairy tale! Vintage Disney artwork from the 1940s makes this book an important addition to every Little Golden Book collector's library.0 points

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The Three Pigs by David Wiesner

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This picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf"s huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects-cinematic flow, astonishing shifts of perspective, and sly humor, as well as episodes of flight. Satisfying both...0 points

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The Three Little Pigs (Reading Railroad Books) by James Marshall

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Marshall breathes fresh new life into this familiar favorite with funny new dialogue and exuberant cartoonlike illustrations. As Publishers Weekly raved, "There are fairy tales, and there are Marshall's tales. Readers can be forgiven for preferring his over all the rest."0 points

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The Three Little Pigs / Los tres cerditos (Keepsake Stories - Dual Language) (Spanish and English Edition) by Patricia Seibert

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Making reading fun%u2026in English and Spanish! Each little pig is confident that his house is the strongest. But the real question is, whose will survive the big bad wolf? Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale - retold in English and Spanish - will capture children's interest and spark their imagination page after page. Each spread features the English text and Spanish text side by side for ease of reading. Children can build their reading skill along side learning...0 points

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The Three Little Pigs Book & CD (Read Along Book & CD) by Paul Galdone

All three pigs set out to seek their fortune, but more...0 points

All three pigs set out to seek their fortune, but two of them come to a sorry end.0 points

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The Three Little Pigs by Steven Kellogg

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"Open up, Pork Chop! Or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll flatten this dump!"Three little pigs are happily working away in their delicious family business -- making the best-tasting waffles in the world. Business is so good, in fact, that the three siblings can live comfortably in their very own homes -- Percy in his straw bungalow, Pete in his log cabin, and Prudence in her brick cottage. Then Tempesto, the meanest wolf on the block, shows up and wants more than waffles for breakfast -- he wants...0 points

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Disney Animation Collection 2: Three Little Pigs

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Experience a unique telling of one of your favorite storybook tales in this DISNEY ANIMATION COLLECTION DVD, part of an adventure-filled series of classic Disney short films! Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? "Not I!" answer the first two brothers as they build their new homes -- one made of hay and the other of sticks. But when the wolf huffs and puffs and blows down their houses, the brothers seek protection in the third pig's house, very wisely made of bricks. Will the three little pigs final...0 points

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