The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House [Hardcover]

Dan Piraro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

In the fine tradition of scorched earth, take no prisoners political satire, The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House pokes fun at a certain trio of Republican politicians who are living high on the hog.

Watch out: these little pigs have no problem replacing brick with straw when it comes to your nation's security.

And don't be afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, that is, if . . . uh . . . we can find him.

Written and illustrated by celebrated Bizarro cartoonist, Dan Piraro, The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House is the perfect mockery of politics as grimy as bacon grease.

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About the Author

Dan Piraro is the author and illustrator of the Bizarro cartoon which currently runs seven days a week in over 200 markets. He was won an unprecedented three consecutive Best Newspaper Panel awards from the National Cartoonists Society. He also writes comedy segments for The Next Big Thing, a syndicated program produced by WNYC, the public radio affiliate in New York City. He lives in New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031233074X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312330743
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,559,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A charmingly hilarious parody, August 7, 2004

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VeggieTart (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House (Hardcover)

"The Three Little Pigs Buy The White House" is a tale of how the Bush team came to power and what they've done since written in the style of a children's book. The depictions of Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld, down to them telling Bush how to behave whenever there is a problem, is frighteningly accurate. The depiction of Osama as a Big Bad Wolf with his Winds of Mass Destruction is unnerving. It's the news of the past three years that you didn't get on TV condensed into a brief allegory.

15 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and sharp., February 20, 2004

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SDC "SDC" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House (Hardcover)

Piraro has hit a great peak with this book. Obviously he's twisted the "Three Little Pigs" tale into a modern allegory for the Bush II administration. But he's hit on something wickedly satirical. And damned if satire isn't what's missing from much of the American Left right now. Anyway, Piraro's caricatures, most notably of Condoleeza Rice, are hilarious. And his WMD ("Winds of Mass Destruction") will leave you belly laughing after you've closed the book. Good job, Dan.

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, October 21, 2004

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Kristen Atkinson (S. San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House (Hardcover)

This book is great. It definitely sums up the situation and does so in a respectable manner. A friend brought a copy to work to share and I immediately had to buy one to share with my friends and family. I highly recommend getting a copy.