Alison for www(.)bigbooklittlebook(.)blogspot(.)com
This is a picture book perfect in it's simplicity. The illustrations are set against a stark white background using a colour scheme of black, pink and red. The colours that you may well associate with the circus. This makes the pictures very clear and they tell the story alone. This is a picture book where the words are there to add to the pictures rather than the other way round. Child or adult you know how the story will end but you still want to carry on to see just how far the pigs can push the wolf. Its simplicity means that this could be read to a fairly young child and they could understand and enjoy it, but it's also perfect for children a bit older too, the repetition of lines within the story should appeal to them. This is another one that will be coming home to read to the four year old when shadowing is finished.
Verdict: Simple you stunning.