The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs

Title: The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf
Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Genre: Traditional Literature
Major Awards: Honored by the American Library Association as an ALA
Age: 3 to 8 years old

Summary:
This story, The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs, was one of my favorite stories growing up and still is my favorite to this day. It is the story of Three Little Pigs, just told from the wolf's point of view. It starts off with him talking about how the big bad wolf image is false and how he is completely innocent. He was only wanting sugar for his grandmas birthday and he so happened to be sick which caused him to huff and puff and blow down the pigs houses. He also notes when the houses fell the pigs were already dead and he could not let that go to waste. The wolf says the third pig was rude and he could not control his emotions and that is when the police showed up and the rest is history.

I would use this book in a lower elementary classroom. I think it can teach a lesson on how you have to get everyone's side of the story before making a judgment.

I think the book is age-appropriate for 3 to 8-year-olds. It is easy to follow along with if you're hearing it out loud as well as reading on your own.

I would use this book to teach a lesson comparing and contrasting. I would have my class tell me about the original story and after we read this one together I would have them write a paragraph on what was different and what was the same.