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Never mind the other incarnations of this tale - classic, fractured, rapped; this inversion will have children giggling from the outset. Sent into the world by a mother who wears hair curlers, three "cuddly" wolves build a brick house, then try to fend off a snarling thug of a pig who demolishes it with a sledgehammer. Their next place is concrete; the pig has a pneumatic drill. They construct a metal fortress, complete with steel chains and Plexiglas; the pig goes for dynamite. Then they build a house of flowers and the pig pulls a "Ferdinand," not only reforming but making it a happy menage a quatre. This latter-day plea for a peaceable kingdom reckons once and for all with the question at the core of this familiar tale - why must pigs and wolves be enemies? Oxenbury provides dauntingly well-executed watercolors, offering such charming contrasts as an angular modernistic concrete home in an otherwise pastoral setting. (Kirkus Reviews)
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The classic story is given a few twists, as the three little wolves have to contend with the treacherous big bad pig. The three little wolves erect first a solid brick house. The big bad pig comes along and when huffing and puffing fails to work, he uses a sledgehammer to bring the house down. Next they build a home of concrete: The pig demolishes it with his pneumatic drill. The three little wolves choose an even stronger design next time round: They erect a house, made of steel, barbed wire, armor plates and video entry system, but the pig finds a way to demolish it too. It is only when the wolves construct a rather fragile house made of cherry blossoms, daffodils, pink roses, and marigolds that the pig pauses to smell the lovely scent, has a change of heart, undergoes a radical transformation, and becomes a big good pig. The wolves invite the pig inside the house and the story ends with a party with strawberries and wolfberies.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very funny and lively book, loved by every child (from 1 to 10 )that I have ever read it to. It turns the traditional story on its head and has a truely happy ending. Excellent illustrations. It can be read over and over again. Everyone should read it. Great for school, where I have used it a lot (loads of work flows out of it, I did a class assembly on it) and great to cuddle up and read at home.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We have had this story so many times from the library that I have now got to buy a copy. It's based on a reversal of the story of the three little pigs, a subversion which the children think is funny to start with, but there's more to it than that. Three little wolves build successively more secure houses with increasingly interesting building materials to keep themselves safe from the Big Bad Pig, and the pig uses a sledgehammer, a pneumatic drill and finally explosives to destroy them. This whole process is fascinating to a three year old boy. After this escalation, there's then a lovely peaceful end to the story where the wolves realize that super-secure construction isn't the answer and try a different approach involving sweet-scented flowers which reform the pig and he moves in with the wolves. There are surely lessons on life to be drawn here but for the children it's just a great action-packed story with additional fun to be had spotting the teapot throughout the book. Helen Oxenbury's illustrations are lovely - with a touch of menace in the earlier pictures and lovely colourful jubilant ones at the end.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A few years ago I bought this for my cousin's young children, and they greatly enjoyed it. This year I bought it for my own five-year-old twins, and they also loved it. And it's also very funny for mummies and daddies.
As will probably be obvious from the title, it reverses the tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. But where the big bad wolf was an arch loser who only managed to be dangerous because the first two pigs were silly, in this story the big bad pig is as smart as he is mean.
Probably the ideal time to introduce this to your children is when they have just started to get bored with or see the holes in the traditional versions of all the favourite stories - it would not be as funny to someone who did not know the story of the three little pigs.
Very strongly recommended.
As will probably be obvious from the title, it reverses the tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. But where the big bad wolf was an arch loser who only managed to be dangerous because the first two pigs were silly, in this story the big bad pig is as smart as he is mean.
Probably the ideal time to introduce this to your children is when they have just started to get bored with or see the holes in the traditional versions of all the favourite stories - it would not be as funny to someone who did not know the story of the three little pigs.
Very strongly recommended.
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The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
This is a delightful story - an unusual twist on an old tale, with a surprising message at the end. I came across this when it was studied by the young children in a Quaker... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Leela Attfield
An absolute favourite
Once you have introduced the classics and your child is old enough to appreciate the twists in this book (which doesn't have to be very old at all) this is a truly great read. Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Willow Tree
Love always wins
We obviously have the greek edition of this. My daughters, now 3 and 6, utterrly love it. If you want your children to hear a story about how love is the answer, even when you are... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Fot K. Koutsogianni
A wonderful read for kids & parents
This is such a wonderful book. My daughter never gets tired of hearing it, and I never get fed up with reading it to her; it's so beautifully phrased, it still makes me laugh out... Read more
Published 3 months ago by elcat
Excellent in both style and sentiment
A book my 3.5 yr old will return to for a few years yet. Unsugared, but with a touching philosophy....
Published 3 months ago by ms
very very good
I love this book, it's different. The wolves all stick together. The wolves meet lots of different animals and make lots of different house. Read more
Published 11 months ago by OLA Junior School - Year 3
wolves v. pig
I loved this book the moment I saw it. A tale which turns a traditional tale upside down and clear illustrations too. Read more
Published 14 months ago by angel
BRILLIANT!!
My 3 year old daughter absolutely loves this one, she giggles lots through it and asks to read it again. Just an excellent book. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Laird Nico
An excellent variation on the three little pigs fable
This book is particularly excellent, not only for its illustrations, but also for its originality in trying a new version of the timeless three little pigs. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Omnes
Review of The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
The book arrived very quickly. Although it was advertised as second hand the book was in excellent condition.
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by Mrs. D. M. Pulling
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