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The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf

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Three little pigs, a somewhat bad wolf, sody-pop, chips, hay, mortar, bricks, and some huffing and puffing!

Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "The Three Little Pigs" with a zany twist!Three pigs spend their money on different things: potato chips, sody-pop, and building supplies. It comes as no surprise that a wolf is able to blow down the first two pigs' houses. When the wolf can't blow down the third pig's brick house, everyone comes together and the fun begins. The first two pigs give him potato chips and sody-pop, and the third pig makes everyone a healthy meal. Since only one pig has a house left, the other two pigs and the wolf move in with her. The somewhat bad wolf is no longer hungry.

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ISBN-13:	9780439915014
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/30/2013
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	254,450
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 12.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Mark Teague is the international bestselling illustrator (and author) of more than 50 books for children. His numerous awards and honors include the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the Christopher Medal. He has illustrated 12 full-size books and 11 board books in the widely successful How Do Dinosaurs...? series. He is the author of the popular Dear Mrs. LaRue, Firehouse!, and Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries. He lives in New York State.

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Breezily entertaining and full of food references, this humorous fractured fairy tale won't send any children peering fretfully up the chimney.

The New York Times - Pamela Paul

Teague (the How Do Dinosaurs books) throws his hat into the fractured fairy tale ring with a funny twist on this tale that’s fit for the era of Michael Pollan. When the pigs’ farmer plans to move to Florida, he pays them for “their hard work and send them on their way.” The first two pigs forego solid home construction in favor of vast supplies of junk food (“Sticks are practically free so he had lots of money left over for sody-pop”), while the third pig, a female, readies a brick house that is “big, beautiful, and strong” and boasts a vegetable garden worthy of Michelle Obama. Readers familiar with the original tale will be amused by Teague’s humorous meta-commentary (“I can’t believe that worked!” says the famished wolf after blowing down the straw house), as well as the clever details in his creamy, textured oil paintings (one pig escapes on a Vespa). The happy ending brings the potential foes together, and although Teague gets in some jabs at the pigs’ bad habits, it doesn’t intrude on the story’s sense of fun. Ages 3–5. (May)

Publishers Weekly

DEAR MRS. LARUE: LETTERS FROM OBEDIENCE SCHOOL by Mark TeagueBOOK SENSE Illustrated Book of the Year PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award"Hilarious ... Ike is a hero!" —BOOKLIST, starred review"Simply irresistible." —THE NEW YORK TIMES HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOOD NIGHT? by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague"A delight from start to finish; better buy more than one." —BOOKLISTALA Notable BookSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Book of the YearNEW YORK TIMES, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, and BOOK SENSE bestsellerPIGSTY by Mark TeagueTeague "is once again right on target ... with his idiosyncratic brand of sly humor." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLYSCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Best Book of the Year

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PreS-Gr 2—In Teague's humorously entertaining and refreshing adaptation of the classic tale, two brothers and a sister are paid "for their good work…and sent on their way" by the farmer and his wife, who are moving to Florida. While the two boys each spend their wages on some inexpensive construction materials for their houses (straw and sticks), using the leftover cash for potato chips and "sody-pop," their more practical sister buys a load of bricks and builds a house that is "big, beautiful, and strong." The hungry wolf, rebuffed by the town's fast-food restaurants, is so amazed when he blows down the houses of straw and sticks that he allows his dinner to escape. Openly embarrassed when he collapses from hunger while huffing and puffing at the brick house, he apologizes, prompting an invitation to dinner, which leads to his moving in with the pigs, the farm cat, a hen, and four ducks. Teague's two-page cartoon oil paintings in warm fall colors feature contented-looking pigs infused with jovial good humor and a puzzled, very childlike wolf disarmed by his own success. The result is a thoroughly delightful reading experience.—Susan Scheps, formerly at Shaker Heights Public Library, OH

School Library Journal

The classic fairy tale gets an update with a subtle message about healthy eating and a happy ending for a hungry wolf. When the owner of the farm decides to sell and move to Florida, he gives his three (anthropomorphized) pigs their pay and sends them on their way. The junk-food–loving brothers listen to their sister and reluctantly agree to buy building materials with their money…but straw and sticks are so cheap they have enough left for potato chips and "sody-pop." Meanwhile, the sister works on her brick house and healthy garden. When a hungry wolf comes to town and is rebuffed at all its eating establishments, he takes his anger out on the brothers, who smell deliciously like pig and whose houses don't stand a chance. But all his huffing and puffing at the sister's house, combined with his hunger, makes him pass out. In an ending that may remind readers of Gail Carson Levine's Betsy Who Cried Wolf, illustrated by Scott Nash (2002), the pigs revive, feed and befriend him. Teague's oil paintings are marvelously detailed and brightly colored. His pigs are full of personality, and their human traits and accessories are sure to delight. A fine addition to the fractured-fairy-tale shelf, though it does lack that certain something that made Eugene Trivizas' The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury (1993), such a standout. (Picture book. 3-7)

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