The three pigs are paid off by the farmer who wants to move to Florida. The two brothers purchase cheap building materials and spend the rest of their money on junk food. The sister buys quality building materials, builds a sturdy house and is able to take in, among others, her brothers after their homes are destroyed by the wolf who has come to town. The wolf passes out from hunger and is also taken in by the sister. The illustrations are acrylic oil paintings that add greatly to the story. Still the story falls but will make a good addition to the fractures fairy tales shelf. I’m not sure what the moral of this version of the three little pigs is. If you make poor monetary choices you can count on your financially responsible family to take you in? If you threaten to eat someone and blow their house down you will be asked to stay for broccoli, chips and soda... then given free room and board? Whatever the moral is I always love reading the various recounts of classic fairytales and fables. Especially when presented in the beautifully illustrated way that Mark Teague always provides. This story would be an entertaining readaloud with kids, and the post-discussion on how it varied from the original and questionable morale is guaranteed fun.
Cute story, great illustrations. But with rather a weak overall message or point.
—244555
Loved It! Like that the 3rd pig is a girl. And the wolf isn't so bad.
—icefyre15
Read this to the kids during the book fair and the kids LOVED it!
—pmlbird
Witty retelling of the Three Little Pigs story.
—nessfla1
Same old story with a fun twist.
—jean
