The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig [Paperback]

Eugene Trivizas (Author), Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1994

The big bad pig is after the three little wolves. He blows all three of the wolves' houses down. What can the little wolves do?

Product Details

• Paperback: 30 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.; 1ST edition (1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590486225
• ISBN-13: 978-0590486224
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,896,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wolf-friendly revision!, January 24, 2004

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Chapulina R (Tovarischi Imports, USA/RUS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (Paperback)

As a kid, I loved wolves and hated the Three Little Pigs. So this funny, wolf-friendly revision of the creepy old classic really tickles me! It begins with Mama Wolf sending her doting pups off into the wide world with the warning: "Beware of the Big Bad Pig!" Keeping Mama's message in mind, the trio decides to build a strong house for protection from the boorish boar. The three fluffy, friendly, refined little wolves are never named, but I like to call them Frasier, Niles, and Daphne. The pig, a burly bully of a construction-worker, could be named Brutus. Safe in the yard of their new brick home, the little wolves play a spirited game of squash. Suddenly the swaggering swine shows up! In a reversal of the original tale, the Big Bad Pig pounds on the wolves' door and demands to come in, while they quaver, "Not by the hair on our chinny-chin-chins!" Then, using his construction hardware, the pig destroys the brick house, and the wolves flee with their fluffy tails between their legs! As the three little wolves build progressively massive fortresses, the big bad pig employs heavy ground-breaking and demolitions equipment to smash them to rubble. At last, the little wolves have no materials left with which to build, except -- ah, but I'm not going to give away the surprise! Let's just say, the ending is a lot sweeter than the original. No one gets boiled alive or devoured, and the the classic adversaries even become friends. Kids and parents will love the beautiful artwork and the silliness of the story, although the ending might seem just a bit too saccharine after all the destruction and mayhem.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Remake of the Classic, August 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (Hardcover)

As a parent with young children who like to be read to every night, it is very easy to quickly approach fifty readings of the same story. It can be painful, and all we as parents can do is try to introduce into the household books that we also appreciate. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig is absolutely hilarious. There is the obvious role reversal and the introduction of modern building materials for the wolves, such as Plexiglas and video surviellance, and equally destructive tools are available to the big bad pig. The pig is a persistent menace who craftily wields a pneumatic drill and gleefully triggers the dynamite fuse, and it is easy to worry about conveying the wrong message to the kids while laughing so hard that I had to take a composure break. In the end, sensitivity wins over brute force and the positive massage is clear to all, but not before very clever entertainment through great illustrations and witty prose. It so apparent that the authors enjoyed writing this book, as we enjoyed reading it.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant story, distracting pop-ups, September 1, 2006

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B. Edwards "SirenSong" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig: A Pop-Up Storybook with a Twist in the Tale! (Pop Up Books) (Hardcover)

The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig has been a favorite story in our household for many years. We love it! I can't recommend this story enough!!!! The big bad pig is a tyrant and the wolves are such ingenious engineers, it makes the Big Bad Pig look even more formidable with his sledgehammer and dynamite. I recently purchased the pop-up version for a friend, but can honestly say I enjoyed reading the ordinary book more than the pop-up version. The pop-ups were very distracting and I think it takes away the energy from the story and the reader becomes disengaged, trying to fiddle with all the contraptions. I vote for the good old-fashioned book version any time!!