"Clever, whimsical and sophisticated.
Caldecott Medal 2002 1st Winner, Bookseller's Choice (Special Subjects) 2002 1st Winner
4-7 Years
9.2" x 11.5" Hardcover
40 Pages
Juvenile Fiction, Animals

Description

About the Book

Caldecott medalist David Wiesner offers a playful deconstruction of a favorite nursery tale. In "The Three Pigs", dialogue balloons, text excerpts, and a wide variety of illustration styles guide the reader through a dazzling fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending. Full color.

Book Synopsis

"Clever, whimsical and sophisticated." --New York Times Book Review
Taking visual narrative to a new level, this picture book from the creator of Tuesday and Flotsam begins a seemingly familiar tale of three pigs preparing to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But when the Big Bad Wolf comes looking for a snack, he huffs and puffs the first little pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination! Dialogue balloons pepper a wide variety of illustration styles taking readers through a dazzling fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending. You will never look at "The Three Little Pigs"--or artwork--the same way again!
"A funny, wildly imaginative tale that encourages readers to leap beyond the familiar; to think critically about conventional stories and illustration, and perhaps, to flex their imaginations and create wonderfully subversive versions of their own stories." -- ALA Booklist, Starred Review

Review Quotes

Wiesner has created a funny, wildly imaginative tale that encourages readers to leap beyond the familiar; to think critically about conventional stories and illustration, and perhaps, to flex their imaginations and create wonderfully subversive versions of their own stories. - Booklist (starred review)

"Children will delight in the changing perspectives...and the whole notion of the interrupted narrative...fresh and funny...Witty dialogue and physical comedy abound in this inspired retelling of a familiar favorite." - School Library Journal (starred review)

"Wiesner... evokes a feeling that the characters can navigate endless possibilities --and that the range of story itself is limitless." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"With this inventive retelling, Caldecott Medalist Wiesner (Tuesday, 1991) plays with literary conventions in a manner not seen since Scieszka's The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (1993)." - Kirkus Reviews

"David Wiesner's postmodern interpretation of this tale plays imaginatively with traditional picture book and story conventions and with readers' expectations of both. . . .Wiesner explores the possibility of different realities within a book's pages. . . . Wiesner may not be the first to thumb his nose at picture-book design rules and storytelling techniques, but he puts his own distinct print on this ambitious endeavor. There are lots of teaching opportunities to be mined here--or you can just dig into the creative possibilities of unconventionality." - Horn Book Magazine

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 11.5 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 4-7 Years

Number of Pages: 40

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Sub-Genre: Animals

Publisher: Clarion Books

Theme: Pigs

Format: Hardcover

Author: David Wiesner

Language: English

Street Date: April 23, 2001

TCIN: 11456397

UPC: 9780618007011

Item Number (DPCI): 248-02-9505

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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