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    The True Story Of the Three Little Pigs: By A.Wolf
    The True Story Of the Three Little Pigs: By A.Wolf
    The True Story Of the Three Little Pigs: By A.Wolf
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    The True Story Of the Three Little Pigs: By A.Wolf

    Written by Jon Scieszka

    Narrated by Paul Giamatti

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    About this audiobook

    The big bad wolf has spent ten years in pig prison for the destruction of the three little pigs, and he has quite a story to tell that just might prove his innocence! Alexander T. Wolf tells his own account of this infamous meeting, and insists that he was railroaded in the classic fairytale. After all, it was only an innocent sneeze (he had a bad cold), and all he wanted was to borrow a cup of sugar from one of the pigs. Why is he now the bad guy?

    It's the classic story told from the wolf's point of view.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeston Woods
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9780545836500
    The True Story Of the Three Little Pigs: By A.Wolf
    Author

    Jon Scieszka

    Jon Scieszka is best known for his bestselling picture books, including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man. He is also the founder of guysread.com and a champion force behind guyslisten.com, and was the first National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. He lives in Brooklyn.

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    • 5/5
      Hilarious!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Summary: The story is set in the Pig Penitentiary and the wolf claims that he was set up for the crime he committed against the three little pigs. He explains that he meant no harm to the pigs, he just needed a cup of sugar. Personal Reaction: I loved this story. The illustrations were creative, with news paper clips, and the story line provides a good read along for a classroom. This also opens the students minds that there are several points of view to one story. Classroom Extension:1) Create a mock trial with the classroom. Several students can be the jury, one the defense, one the prosecutor, one wolf, three pigs. Any remaining students can be witnesses for either the defense or prosecutor. The students then begin the trial of the big, bad wolf. They can even perform it in front of another class.2) The students write a report on why they think the wolf is innocent or guilty.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Cute story of The Big Bad Wolf
    • 5/5
      Tags: Traditional Literature, Pigs, HousesSummary: An all time classic! Anyone who tells you they don't like this book is just not...fun? I love this book because it tells so much about using your mind and letting your mind travel while you reading more and more into this story. Personal Reaction: My kids have a Melissa and Doug 3 Little Pigs toy set with a wolf, 3 pigs and 3 houses. Each time my kids pick this as their story time read, they make me pull out the pigs, wolf and houses. My kids tell me I have to have the props in order to make the story flow, I just think it's to make the story last longer and them getting to stay awake longer, but hey, who am I to judge, ha. Extension Ideas: Explaining the factors involved with the characters of this story is key to make the ones your reading it to really understand what your reading to them, especially reading to them without a book with pictures. While reading a book to them with pictures and then adding props, it brings out the excitement, ideas, and bright smiles form those listening to make it a real worth while experience for your the reader and those your reading too!
    • 4/5
      A very cute telling of the classic tale of the "Three Little Pigs", this time from the Wolf's point of view. Though I'm not sure A. Wolf is telling the truth about the events detailed in the tradition story, but I do feel that he was railroaded by a pig-controlled and wolf-biased jury and thus deserves a new trial.
    • 5/5
      A giggly read indeed! [six more words needed before review can be posted]
    • 3/5
      The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs“The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs” as told by Jon Scieszka is a new spin on an old tale. This book is from the point of view of the wolf. “Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story”. The plot is organized in much the same order as “The Three Little Pigs”. It goes sequentially through telling what the wolf believes happened. The illustrations are dark and not traditional drawings of the wolf and the pigs; however, they do fill the pages. I did not care for this book. The writing was not engaging and I felt as though I was just reading excuses. For example, “So of course the minute I knocked on the door, it fell right in”. I think young readers would find some humor in this book, but I think that some traditional literature just need to be left the way it is. The big idea is to tell the Wolf’s side of the story about “The Three Little Pigs”.
    • 5/5
      This book is the wolf's point of view in the story explaining how he think the pigs made him the big bad wolf and how hes Mr. innocent. I really enjoy reading this book each time, and actually compare it to the original one when i do read it. I would highly recommend reading this to students because it's a point of view from the wolf. Overall i would recommend this book to any teacher and will buy it when i start teaching.
    • 4/5
      This story is very funny. I like how it was from the wolf's point of view. There are always two sides to every story.
    • 5/5
      Very Cute!!! I'd listen to this one again for sure
    • 4/5
      In my opinion, the book, “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs” is a funny story that I enjoyed reading. A traditional reading, this story is based off of the well-known fable, “The Three Little Pigs.” When I read this story to the little girl I nanny, she giggled the entire time! I loved how the point of view was in the perspective of the “Big Bad Wolf.” The wolf was a hilarious and well-developed character. Being in the wolf’s point-of-view, he was able to defend himself based on why he is neither big nor bad. In addition to this, the language is both expressive and imaginative. The wolf truly felt as though he needed to clear up this story. He did this by expressing his need for a cup of sugar, for his dear old granny’s cake, of course. The language is imaginative because the characters are talking animals and thus the story contains elements that violate natural laws of our world. The big idea of this book is to recreate the old story, explaining what “actually” happened, in a new amusing way.
    • 4/5
      Boy, I never considered the story from the perspective of the wolf before! Nicely done.

      Lexile: AD 570
    • 5/5
      “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!” written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith, was a really fun, enjoyable book to read. The main message of this book is to teach the reader that there are always two sides to every story. This message is conveyed through the use of different text elements, such as illustrations, point of view, word choice, and layout.Lane Smith’s illustrations help to convey the story’s main message in a few ways. First, the depiction of the characters in the illustrations help the reader to better understand the characters and gain a deeper connection to the Wolf’s character. For example, the Wolf describes the pigs as rude and mean. To go along with these characterizations of the pigs, the illustrations detail the pigs with sharp faces and dark eyes. This gives the reader a better understanding of what the Wolf thinks of the pigs, which shows the reader an opposing view of the original story of the Three Little Pigs. Also, the illustrations have many different colors and details. The colors in the illustrations help to convey the fact that the story is about the past and the details make the book enjoyable to look at. These aspects of the illustrations keep the reader interested and engaged in the story and makes the reader want to know what will happen next. Another text element that helps to convey the main message is point of view. The author wrote this story from the Wolf’s point of view. For instance, in the beginning of the story, the Wolf says, “Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story.” This quote gives the reader the opportunity to understand that this is how the Wolf believes the story happened. The author’s choice to use the Wolf’s point of view provides the reader with a different perspective of an already, well-known story. Using the Wolf’s point of view effectively conveys the message that there are two sides to every story.Lastly, the word choice and layout help convey the story’s main message. The vocabulary, used by the author, is simple yet descriptive. This helps the reader follow along with the story without getting confused, and it paints a mental image of the Wolf’s perspective in the reader’s mind. The book’s layout presents the reader with a visually appealing story to keep him or her interested and engaged. Each page of the story consists on either an illustration or an illustration with a small amount of text. This creates a nice flow and pace of the book, which immerses the reader in the story, giving him or her an opportunity to comprehend the main message. Through the use of text elements, such as illustrations, point of view, word choice, and layout, the author successfully conveys the main message that there are two sides to every story, while providing the reader with fun book that is enjoyable to read.
    • 5/5
      “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!” is a fantastic rendition of the classic fable, the Three Little Pigs, told from the perspective of the wolf. Students would definitely enjoy this book because almost everyone is familiar with the classic fable, but it is interesting and silly when told from a different perspective. Another reason I enjoyed the book is because of the conversational style that it is written in. For example, the author writes, “I’m the wolf. Alexander T. Wolf. You can all me Al.” and But like I was saying, the whole Big Bad Wolf thing is all wrong.” This is a very appealing form of storytelling where the reader is able to feel like he/she is a part of the story. Lastly, I thought the illustrations were very interesting and unique. The illustrator used a very dark, earthy palette, and drew many close ups, rather than landscapes of full scenes. I think that this adds to the somber, and even angry, mood of the story. The main idea is to tell a classic fable from the perspective of the antagonist.
    • 5/5
      The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is a traditional literature picture book that takes a twist on the standard story of the Three Little Pigs. It explores the story as the wolf is actually the victim, not the bad guy. It takes a funny twist on the standard story, and makes the three pigs into bad guys. This would be a great story to pair with the actual Three Little Pigs and to explore different types of versions and cultures of fairytales. A teaching idea related to this book would be taking traditional stories and letting the students make their own revised story of the fairytale. It would be a fun way to help students understand the concept and have fun writing.
    • 4/5
      This picture book is a twist on a classic fable for children in K-the 5th grade. It is the wolf’s side to the story, recounting how the story actually played out. According to the wolf, he was baking a birthday cake for his grandmother while he suffered from a terrible sneezing cold. He found that he had run out of sugar, so he decided to visit his neighbor to see if he could borrow a cup. He approached the house of straw, and called in the house for the pig. There was no answer. The straw made his nose tickle, and he let out a great big sneeze, blowing the house down and leaving the pig dead. So he ate the pig. He tried again next door to see if he could borrow some sugar. It was the pig’s brother’s house made of sticks. He again called for the pig, but instead received a rude reply. The wolf felt another tickle, and sneezed the house down again. The pig happened to be dead, so he gobbled it up. The last house he visited was the third brother’s house of bricks. He knocked on the door and politely called for the pig. The pig replied, “Get out of here, Wolf. Don’t bother me again…and your old granny can sit on a pin!” This of course, angered Wolf and the cops arrived to the scene of Wolf fighting to break the door down. The media twisted the real story to make it sound more exciting with an evil and menacing wolf gobbling up two innocent pigs. The wolf was incarcerated, claiming that he was, “framed”.This book is definitely a fun and goofy story for kids. The central message is that it’s important to hear both sides of an argument. Especially because this story was told in the Wolf’s perspective makes the story even more interesting and contrasts the original fable. This book would definitely be fun in the classroom.
    • 5/5
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    • 4/5
      Author Jon SxiezkaTitle The three little pigsIllustrator Lane SmithPublisher PuffinPages 32Date 1996Summary of main plot: This book is about the three little pigs and the big bad wolf tries to blow the pigs house down. The pigs each make their houses out of different things. one pig buds his house out of sticks another pig builds his house out of metal and another builds his house out of wood. The wolf tries to blow each house down and one house the metal house he cant blow down. This book goes on to tell you the big bad wolf isn't as strong as he thinks he is.The tags and subject headings would be to learn a lesson and about sticking together. My response: I love this story it really made me know that I and also other people do have imaginations. This book is very creative and also has creative ideas. I liked how they used the pigs and the wolf as the characters also.
    • 4/5
      This story is a bit different from the traditional story as told by the Three Little Pigs. In this account, the Wolf is actually telling his side of the story. I enjoyed reading this and looking at things differently. I encourage those who think that they have an understanding of the traditional story to read this one. It is also a good way to teach point of view to kids.
    • 5/5
      This is a great book to use when teaching point of view. Read the "The Three Little Pigs" where the protagonist is the pig and then read this one where the protagonist is suddenly the wolf.
    • 4/5
      We are all familiar with the story of the Three Little Pigs, but what if the Big, Bad Wolf in the story was allowed t tell HIS side of the story? Would we believe he was framed?! A fun story to consider turning a tale around to see it from another character's eyes. How would the step-sisters write the story of Cinderella? What about the troll in the Three Billy Goats Gruff? This could be a fun way to do some creative writing by using our imagination on a well known story. After all, he can't help it if wolfs are carnivores, can he?
    • 5/5
      This book is a view of the story of the Three Little Pigs, as told by the wolf. From the wolf's point of view it was a whole misunderstanding and he just had a cold. This is a funny story that students would enjoy having read outloud in class.
    • 5/5
      Laugh out loud funny, point of view. Great writing.
    • 5/5
      This book has a certain comedic flare to it that is uncommon in most children's books. It is a clever book that tells a familiar story from an unfamiliar perspective. Given a chance to explain himself, the "Big Bad Wolf" claims to have only been framed for the murder of three pigs, forcing the reader to reconsider the famous chain of events leading to the pig's untimely end.
    • 5/5
      This fabulous work of fiction gives new perspective to a classic as the wolf tells you HIS side of the story. Good for any age, but especially for mid-elementary. Media: oil and acrylic varnish
    • 5/5
      This book is the story of the 3 little pigs told in the POV of the big bad wolf. He explains that the story everyone tells isn't accurate and the whole situation was a misunderstanding. This is a good fantasy because the fox and other animals essentially talk, bake, and have a justice system like humans.
    • 5/5
      This is not your typical story of the three little pigs, this is the big bad wolfs side of the story. It's not what you thought it would be and spin on the classic story that makes you feel bad for the wolf. This is a good book to give a different point of view on a story.
    • 5/5
      I would love to talk with students about other stories we could write from a different perspective... perhaps they could work with partners to write a new, "true" version of another favorite!
    • 4/5
      The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieczka is a retelling of the traditional Three Little Pigs, however this story is from the perspective of the wolf. This story was funny, entertaining, and had great pictures.This book has a good lesson: "remember that there are two sides to every story" and "don't believe everything you hear".
    • 5/5
      Great parody to the traditional story. It's told by from the wolf's perspective. Every story has two sides and this is a fun way to introduce the concept to children. Maybe the wolf wasn't so bad? Maybe he had his reasons? It's a goofy alternative to the traditional story and would be good to read before a language arts project where creative writing is involved. The use of page space is nice and illustrations are beautiful examples to show students.