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]
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| Author | Jon Scieszka |
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| Cover artist | Lane Smith |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | Viking Children's Books |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 0-14-054056-3 |
| OCLC | 43158890 |
Critical reception
Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as 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.
See also
- The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, another inverted version of the story
Notes
- Molly Dunham Glassman. "Writing team creates comedy for children," Baltimore Sun, reprinted in Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 18, 1992, page 2F.
- National Education Association (2007). "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- Bird, Elizabeth (July 6, 2012). "Top 100 Picture Books Poll Results". School Library Journal "A Fuse #8 Production" blog. Retrieved August 22, 2012.