The Three Little Pigs (Paul Galdone Classics)

This retelling of The Three Little Pigs is accessible to children and fun. The illustrations are lively and humorous. Galdone displays real emotion on the faces of the pigs and the wolf is kind of scary. The language is clear and straightforward. Galdone is true to the original tale by allowing the

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wolf to eat the pigs, rather than them running to the next house. The several tries the wolf makes at the last house were new to me, but interesting. This book would be appropriate for ages 4 to 8.

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In this story of the Three Little Pigs, the first two pigs are eaten by the wolf before they can escape to their brother’s house. When the wolf gets to the third little pigs house, he makes the pig three offers. First, he asks the pig to go get turnips. Next, the wolf asks the pig to go get some

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apples. Last, the wolf invites the pig to go to the fair. Each time, the pig outsmarts the wolf by tricking him and arriving at each place before the agreed-upon time. After failing miserably each time, the wolf resorts to climbing down the chimney where he at last meets his fate.

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This version is different from the one I was familiar with. In this version, the first two little pigs get eaten by the wolf instead of being able to flee to their brother’s. However, I suspect that the version I was familiar with is probably a toned-down version of the original tale. Then, once

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the wolf gets to the third little pig’s house, instead of going down the chimney directly after trying to blow down the house, he makes three different offers to the little pig in an effort to eat him: first, he invites him to go get turnips, then apples, and finally to go to the fair. Every time, the little pig outsmarts the wolf by arriving at the place before the agreed-upon time, or by playing a trick on the wolf. It is only after these events that the wolf goes down the chimney, and meets his fate.

As for the illustrations, the faces of the little pigs and the wolf are really expressive, but the wolf seems disproportionally large in some of the drawings. Also, I find that the overall quality of the drawings suffers from the “old-look syndrome” (they were made in 1970). They are well-made and quite colorful, but they look to me like they would need some freshening-up. Still, this could be an interesting read to show children differences in the versions of classic tales. Ages 4-8.

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Good, not great- not very colorful and better for older kids in my opinion.

The Three Little Pigs is a classic children's story. It is considered traditional literature because it is a story that has been told for many years and there is no specific author. This book is perfect for children 6 and under. It is also a good book to read to children as a bedtime story.

This is a classic from my child hood about three little pigs and the first two's untimely demise with a wolf and how the third little pig outsmarts the wolf and he ends up in a pot of boiling water. This is a perfect story to retell because it is short, an adventure, has interesting characters, and

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is a classic! This story is part of my collection.

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This book can be used with PK-3rd grade. I like this book because the pictures are great. You could have a theme on the 3 little pigs and have this as the main introduction or use it with the theme of construction.

I enjoyed this version of “The Three Little Pigs” very much. I am a big fan of traditional literature, so I was happy to see that the author didn't stray too much from the tale I was familiar with. The pigs still made their homes from straw, sticks, and bricks, and the wolf was still depicted

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as being the big bad wolf. Galdone did deviate from the tale I grew up with in a few ways. I liked how he added to the third pig who made his home out of bricks story. In Galdone’s version, the third little pig wasn't just clever enough to build his home out of bricks. He also outsmarted the wolf on several other occasions. For instance, the third little pig hid himself in a butter churn on his way home from the fair to hide from the wolf. The one change Galdone made that I did not care for was that the first two pigs were eaten up by the wolf instead of running to the safety of their brother’s home.

The big message of this book is to plan ahead. The third little pig put a lot of thought into building his home, planning for whatever catastrophe may come his way. His planning paid off.

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“The Three Little Pigs” is the story about three pigs who each build their own houses. Each house is made out of different materials including hay, sticks, and bricks. A sneaky wolf comes around and tries to ruin all of the pig’s houses to try and capture and eat them. After tricking the

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first two pigs, the third pig finally tricks the wolf. One way that the author gets this idea across is through the repetition of phrases. By having the wolf use the same rouse to capture all the pigs it shows the cleverness of the final pig to beat the wolf. Also, the repetition of “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down” adds to the remembrance of this classic story while allowing the reader to compare each of the pig’s stories. The illustrations also added greatly to the feel of the book. Often the wolf was the largest object on the page and in the forefront to make him seem overpowering and scarier. It isn’t until the end when the wolf is overthrown that he becomes smaller and looks less threatening. This adds to the meaning and feel of the story and made me enjoy reading this classic tale.

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I was pleasantly surprised by “The Three Little Pigs” by Paul Galdone. It’s a classic story, but it had such unique characters and plot line. The characters were different in that the third pig was extra cunning; he kept outsmarting the wolf by agreeing to meet with wolf at one time, but

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arriving an hour early and finishing whatever he had to do there in order to get back home before the wolf ever showed up. I was also surprised and impressed that the story was so dark. Despite the adorable artwork, the first and second pigs were eaten up, and the third pig cooked the wolf in a stew and ate him. This is different than I remember the story being! I actually enjoyed it very much. I think the main message is to be smart: both in terms of what you build your house with (picking quality materials when building something important to you, not just the first thing you find) and also not falling victim to bullies.

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Though the illustrations and book, "The Three Little Pigs" looks dated, the plot of the story retained my desire to keep reading the whole story. There are several reasons why I enjoyed this book. The language remained clear and concise. Also, the language is being told and not read. The story was

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told through third person, so I began with mixed feelings to continue reading, but the plot heightened anticipation to know the resolution. Three little pigs set off on their own to construct their own homes from three different materials. The big bad wolf came along to the first two of the three pig's homes and blew them over and ate them. The last pig outsmarted the wolf successfully by cooking him in a pot from underneath the chimney he came in through, for dinner. I admired the book because the beginning obvious scheme of the wolf, blowing both houses down and eating both pigs, reversed to the third pig eating the wolf. The sketched illustrations clearly expressed each characters emotions and steadily remained appropriate to the mood of the story. The flow of the text balanced with the illustrations. Especially the setting remained around rural area including, farms, rolling valleys, dirt roads, farm animals, and farm materials. Overall, the message to readers is that hard work and patience pays off with positive outcomes. In my opinion, this book reveals the product of exhibiting kindness.

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This is a great example of a classic folktale that should be introduced to all students. Paul Galdone was the author of the 3 Little Pigs, an all time classic folktale. This book could be used as an introduction to one of many popular folk tales that students can be introduced and influenced to

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incorporate folk tale features into their writings.

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This is a children's picture book and it's the classic story of the three little pigs with an ending that may vary from other versions that exist. Three brother pigs set off to find their fortunes and each encounters a man who gives him supplies to build a house. The first is made of straw, the

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second, of sticks and the third is made out of brick. Then the wolf comes along and tells them to open up or he'll blow the house in. The first two refuse and because neither house is strongly built they fall over and the pigs get eaten. The third pig, however is safe in his brick house so the wolf tries to trick him into leaving but many times he outsmarts the wolf until eventually, the wolf falls into a boiling pot of water and is killed. The story can be interpreted as a classic fairy tale and a trickster tale. Themes that can be seen in this story is intelligence and outsmarting the oppressor because the pig gains the power in the story. One could also talk about who is actually the bad guy? The wolf or the three pigs? Either could be argued because even though the wolf did bad things, but once he no longer had the power, the pig took advantage of it and then killed the wolf so who is worse, the pig or the wolf?
If a teacher is doing a unit on fairy tales this is a perfect one. They could also find different versions with other endings and compare them all together and then have students pick which one they prefer and then illustrate the story with their ending of choice.

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Although I don't mind the revamped fairy tales, I absolutely love the originals. This book has fun illustrations, and sticks true to the original story. No sugar coating, or funny revamping.

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