The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

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Synopsis
It was time for the three little wolves to go out into the world, so they set off and built themselves a splendid brick house. But they hadn't reckoned on the big bad pig coming along..."...the funniest book of the year...a singularly perfect picture book can scarcely fail to delight all the family" - "The Junior Bookshelf". "...will have children giggling from the outset" - "Kirkus Reviews". "Every page is full of comic zest" - "The Times". It is available with audio cassette/CD.

From the Author
PIGS AND WOLVES- EXCLUSION EXCALAION AND STEREOTYPING
My book ''the three little wolves and the big bad pig'' is not just an irreverent play with a traditional theme. The story offers an alternative way of looking at certain important issues. Indeed it was my experience as a criminologist and criminal law specialist that prompted me to write the story.In the traditional story the wolf demolishes two houses made of straw and wood . Only when the little pigs build a third house made of brick, they are really safe. The big bad wolf is unable to blow it down and his desperate attempt to violate their sanctuary by entering through the chimney ends in his horrific death in a kettle of boiling water. What does this story tell us? What messages does it transmit to the contemporary reader? The first message conveyed by the original story is that if you want be secure you should retreat to and be surrounded by progressively stronger and stronger structures. The recommended policy is exclusion, isolation, distrust and prevention of communication. The problem with this attitude is that exclusion often leads to escalation. This has clear parallels not only in the arms race debate, but also in the area of criminal justice Each and every method of protection leads to corresponding ways of circumventing and neutralising it. Weapons are getting progressively more lethal and violence more dangerous. Exclusion is detrimental also for the potential victims. We have reached the point instead of imprisoning or imposing house arrest to the criminal , we do it for the victim. As Linda Phillips Ashour points out in the New York Times, in her review of the TLW - this is a reminder ''on how many of us live today with fear and 37 padlocks.'' Moreover by excluding, stigmatising and isolating we may reinforce or even create whatever danger we are afraid of. Isolation and segregation make illegal activities even more attractive for the offender. In my version of the story an alternative message is conveyed. 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 the wolfs 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 armour plates and video entry system, but the pig blows it up with dynamite. It is only when the wolves construct a rather fragile house made of flowers, that the pig pauses to smell the lovely scent, has a change of heart, realises how horrible he has been, undergoes a radical transformation, and he becomes a big good pig. The wolves invite the pig inside the house and the story ends with a party with strawberries and wolfberies (the summary is composed of review extracts) Instead of confrontation, exclusion and destruction - this version of the story advocates communication, reintegration, inclusion and restoration of trust. The message is not only that beauty facilitates change, and sometimes tenderness may work better than toughness, but that by being open we may be able to win over our adversary. There is no denying that this way of responding to adversaries in certain circumstances is appropriate, in others inappropriate and certainly it has its risks and dangers, but so does the attitude recommended in the original story. The second message conveyed by the original tale is that there are clearly differentiated good and evil characters.In my reworking of the story, instead of the three little pigs and a big bad wolf, we have three cuddly little wolves and a nasty pig bad pig. That is not only a deliberate reversal of the bad press given to wolves but a reversal of good and evil characters in general. Wolves are not necessarily the embodiment of evil, nor always something to be loathed. Indeed it may be easier to make friends with a wolf than a pig. An educator Joyce Wakenshaw wrote to me from Switzerland , raising among others, the point that this role reversal is confusing.ŒFor generations The wolf has been used in children¹s stories to depict evil, something to be feared and what is wrong with that? If the child listens to the story in a safe environment he - she can come to terms with fear. Why not let the wolf represent all that is bad? Because I wanted to move away from good and evil characters to a distinction between good and evil acts. My story is indeed an attempt to overcome the stereotyping of good and bad. ''It is important as B.Thomson points out to teach ''children to consider acts rather than stereotypes. There are good and bad deeds no good and pad persons. Not all pigs are bad and not all wolves are good. There is good and bad in everyone. 'Stereotyping character rather than acts is sometimes dangerous because it excuses corruption, promotes persecution of minorities. and carries the risk of the so called ''self-fulfilling prophesy''. One of the difficulties of the present way of looking a things is that it establishes a false dichotomy not between good and evil but people who defined as good or bad .Children B. Thonson remarks have often far more to fear in their domestic setting than from outsiders. ''Many children have had to suffer abuse 'in silence because they were unable to convince anyone that their ³good² parents or other persons in positions of trust were abusing them - precisely because everyone believed in the good character stereotype.' If we treat people as representatives of stereotypes rather than as individuals, a relgious comentator remarked ''we are responding less to what the other person did and more to the image of the other person that is called upon by the name we have give him. This dichotomy further deepens the gulf between offender and society and makes it even more difficult to achieve the aim of bringing him back to the community''. A child told me the other day : Everybody knows why wolves are bad . Because they is eating pigs. - So do humans I answered. Are we also all bad? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   8 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 1 Nov 1999 By A Customer This review is from: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (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. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An action-packed subversion of the three pigs. Great!!, 7 Mar 2005 By  ELH Browning "Esther-Lou" (Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)       This review is from: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (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. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars love it - a must have, 11 Aug 2000 By  Mrs. Sarah Robinson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This review is from: The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (Paperback) children find building sites facsinating enough, now they get to see where reinforced steel chains and slurry cement really come in useful. had me and me 4 year old in stiches! and a happy ending, a few deep breathes pretending to smell the flowers, and everyone gets a good nights sleep. certainly takes the spook out of wolves. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 17 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Get this and read it now You will enjoy reading this book as much as those who listen to it. Fabulous. Published 1 month ago by Vikki Ewen 5.0 out of 5 stars So brilliant! I loved the illustrations - Loved the pneumatic drill! My 5-year old laughs hysterically when I read it for her. Read more Published 12 months ago by Zakia Khan 5.0 out of 5 stars great book I got this book when i was three and my mom would read it to me. I am now 17 and i read the book to myself and i still laugh everytime i read it. Its an awsome book!!! Published on 11 Jul 2007 by Bradley J. Yates 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful variation on an old and much loved tale 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. Read more Published on 23 Oct 2006 by Marshall Lord 5.0 out of 5 stars the Best Kids Book I can't recommend this highly enough. Both me and my 6 year old absolutelyy howl with delight every time we read it, and this is as much to do with the pictures as the text The... Read more Published on 16 Oct 2006 by Oliver J. Keen 4.0 out of 5 stars A book they'll love -- and so will you My five-year-old loves the idea of this book, that the little wolves can be scared and good while the pig is rough and bad. Read more Published on 25 Aug 2006 by Tara Gilmartin 5.0 out of 5 stars One seriously BAD wolf! Excellent. Ok so the ending was a little weak, but who cares!? The whole story was SO unique it was almost as if I had never read the original 3 little pigs... Read more Published on 15 Dec 2003 by Carol Ann Forrest 5.0 out of 5 stars Great take on old tale One for both children and adults alike. An extremely amusing twist on the classic tale sees the roles reversed with 3 little wolves being tormented by the big bad pig. Read more Published on 11 Sep 2003 by James Bury 5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent childrens book which stimulates the imagination As a year 3 teacher my class and myself loved this book. We got lots of work from it and now wish to write to the author. Read more Published on 29 Feb 2000 5.0 out of 5 stars Subversive Tale My children [ages 5 and 7] love this book for its over the top telling of a traditional tale. I love it as it challenges violence in a a delightfully humorous way. Read more Published on 23 Jan 2000 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 17 customer reviews...

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