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Where's the Big Bad Wolf?

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My sons (ages 7 and 5) absolutely love this book. Esmerelda is a wolf in sheep's clothing who tries to convince the gullible pigs to build ever-flimsier homes ("Build a cardboard house! It's so much easier"). Detective Phineas T. Doggedly finally tracks down the BBW (Big Bad Wolf) with the help of the elderly cows who live nearby. It's a great book with captivating illustrations and characters. So far as we're concerned, it ranks right up there with Steven Kellogg's "Three Little Pigs" and "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig". Definitely a classic -- I'm really surprised that no one has reviewed it before.

Where`s The Big Bad Wolf? Was written and illustrated by Eileen Christelow. It`s A fairy tale. In this story, Detective Doggity has trouble with the Big Bad Wolf. Whenever Detective Doggity catches him, he promises, promises, promises, that he will be good from now on. One night Detective Doggity hears a crash. Piggies squeal. This happens for three nights and Detective Doggity finds the wolf in the hospital out of breath. Was that from all that huffing and puffing? The crazy sheep that was telling the pigs to build a clumsy house every night is seen out for a walk right before the huffing and puffing begins. Detective Doggity is positive he has seen that sheep before because do sheep have gray tails? Finally, the sheep goes away. Then a crazy horse comes to town. Detective Doggity is sure he has seen that horse before because do brown horses have gray tails? If you like this story,read other versions of the three little pigs! If you read it, you will see it has a lot of great details and exciting moments. My favorite part was when I figured out the ending.
I rate this book 5 stars.
-Lauren, Age 7

This is one book that even a parent will find funny as the kids do! The cassette tape that goes with it is especially funny. Loved it!

Hey Teachers and Parents! I just read this wonderful, hysterical, eye-catching book to my third grade class. They got a kick out of Esmerelda, the wolf in sheep's clothing. They looked for clues on each page to prove that Esmerelda was the real "scoundrel." From the white fur sticking out of his pajamas to the ladder coming down from the hospital window, the illustrations kept my student's attention. I would recommend teachers and parents to purchase this book for their classroom or at home libraries. If you liked the story of the Three Little Pigs, then you will love this twist on the old fairy tale.

I used this for my 3rd grade class when we studied mysteries and drawing inferences. I also used this with my grandchildren, 2nd and 4th grade. They loved it. There is a cute, cute story, but the pictures and are what really give the clues. There are so many spins on the Three Little Pigs story (I have them all) but this one is very unique. You will want it!

In zesty small town spirit this book tells the whodunnit mystery involving three pigs getting bad advice from a mysterious sheep, some badgering old cows, and a detective dog who works as the narrator. As one can probably guess, this is yet another angle on the whole Three Little Pigs story, and yet it manages to be its own plot altogether, what with poor detective Doggedly spending his nights watching the pigs' place for signs of suspicious activity.

It's hilarious, fresh, and amazingly complex as a mystery that keeps itself secretive even as it dishes out the rather obvious clues--making it a good read for kids. The writing is incredible and demands to be read aloud with a bit of twang in the voice (really, it makes it that much more fun.)

Brilliant take on an old fairy tale.