The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs

Title: The Three Little Pigs

Genre: Traditional Literature

Author: James Marshall

Awards: None

Age group: 4-8 years old

Before reading this book I was already familiar with this popular story of the three little pigs, though this version is a little different from the version I knew. In this version he does actually eat the pigs, which was a little different from the version I knew from school. But this interpretation was still a great book.

Summary:

Once upon a time a Mama pig sent her 3 little pigs into the world to seek their fortune. One pig bought straw he saw from a man and he made a house out straw because it was easy to make. Then the Big Bad Wolf comes and asks to come in, but the pig says no and so he blows his house down and gobbles the pig up. Then the next pig buys some sticks and he builds a house out of sticks, he thinks it is very pretty. But then the Big Bad Wolf came and asked the same thing and when the pig said no, he blew the house down and gobbled up the second pig. The last pig decided to build a house out of brick because it was sturdy. Then the Big Bad Wolf comes to the last pig’s house and asks to come in but the pig says no and the wolf tries blowing down his house but it is too strong. So instead he tries to trick the pig into meeting him alone at the farmers turnips patch the next day and the pig replies I’ll meet you there at six. But the pig then goes at five so the wolf misses him. The wolf then tries again to meet alone but the pig is too smart and keeps making up excuses .Then finally the Big Bad Wolf is so frustrated he jumps down the chimney of the pigs house to get in. But the pig was smart and placed a pot of boiling water under the chimney. He then ate the wolf for dinner.

I could use this book in my classroom because it is a classic and funny story that every child should know. I believe this version in particular has a great lesson about really thinking about things before you do it and that your choices matter.

I believe the appropriate grade level for this book is 2nd-4th grade. This book is fairly easy to read and has great pictures. Though, this particular book does have the version of the story where the wolf eats the first 2 pigs, which is why I believe that it is more appropriate for the upper elementary grades.

I believe a way I would use this book is in a fun activity. So after the book is read for the first time, then some of the students will act out the book by being the characters. This will help the students with confidence and really connecting with the characters for any later research on the book.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy