The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! is a children's book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Released in a number of editions since its first release Viking Kestrel, an imprint of Viking Penguin in 1989, it is a parody of The Three Little Pigs as told by the Big Bad Wolf, known in the book as "A. Wolf," short for "Alexander T. Wolf." The book was honored by the American Library Association as an ALA Notable Book.[1]

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
AuthorJon Scieszka
Cover artistLane Smith
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's book
PublisherViking Children's Books
Publication date
1989
Pages32
ISBN0-14-054056-3
OCLC43158890

Plot

This is the story of The Three Little Pigs from the perspective of Alexander T. Wolf. While baking a chocolate cake for his grandmother's birthday, Wolf realizes that he is out of sugar and has no money to buy more. Deciding to ask his neighbors, the three little pigs, he makes his way to the first Little Pigs house. Because he is suffering from a cold, Wolf accidentally blows the first Little Pigs house down with a powerful sneeze. Deciding to go to the second Little Pigs house, he also blows that one down. Because the Little Pigs had died in the destruction, Wolf decides to eat them in order to not let a "perfectly good ham dinner go to waste". Going to the third Little Pigs house (which was made of bricks), Wolf is treated rudely when asking for a cup of sugar. Seeing a large bag of sugar, Wolf is provoked into a sneezing rage. The third Little Pig calls the police and Wolf is arrested and sent to prison. Wolf says that the well known Three Little Pigs story was caused by fake news, as reporters misled readers by jazzing up the story with fake quotes from Wolf saying “I’ll huff and puff and blow your house down!” as it would be more interesting to readers. From behind bars, Wolf finishes by saying he was framed, then says that maybe the reader could loan him a cup of sugar.

Critical reception

Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[2] It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.[3]

Adaptation

This book was later adapted into a Weston Woods Studios animated short in 2008 with Paul Giamatti as the wolf.

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See also

Notes
  1. Molly Dunham Glassman. "Writing team creates comedy for children," Baltimore Sun, reprinted in Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 18, 1992, page 2F.
  2. National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  3. Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). "Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results". School Library Journal "A Fuse #8 Production" blog. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
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