Kellogg, Steven. The Three Little Pigs. 1997. Harper Collins Publishers.
Serafina Sow starts a successful traveling waffle business, and she passes it down to her three piglets: Percy, Pete, and Prudence. As business continues to thrive, each of the piglets builds his/her own house using different building materials: straw, logs, and bricks, respectively. One day Tempesto, a wolf, arrives at the waffle stand, "Howdy, Ham. Howdy, Bacon. Howdy, Sausage...butter yourselves and hop on the griddle." Each pig runs to his/her own home, but that doesn't stop Tempesto from chasing after them. Not to worry - his plans are spoiled when Serafina returns to help her piglets.
This modern beastly tale recounts the The Three Little Pigs using stereotyped characters (Tempesto is a biker wolf dressed in a black jacket) and generalized settings (a school). The plot is simple and direct so children will understand the text. It is apparent that good triumphs over evil as the wolf "[gives] up crime and [spends] his life as a mellow beach bum...". Kellogg uses symbolism with the two characters names: Prudence, the pig that builds her home out of brinks and Tempesto the wolf. He also employs alliteration through out the book.
Kellogg illustrates his book using inks, watercolors, and acrylics. The full-page visuals elaborate on the details of the story. He tends to incorporate signs in many of the illustration which only adds humor to this text. “Much of the broad humor is carried in the lively, colorful illustrations, though there’s wordplay aplenty in the text and pictures too: Tempesto slides down the chimney, lands on the waffle iron, is blasted with maple syrup, smothered in butter, and turned into a “WOLFFLE.” This image may by a little disturbing for younger children.
An interesting lesson would be having students write their own retelling of traditional literature. Read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf as told to Jon Scieszka. This books tell the basic story from the wolf's perspective. It could serve as a model for students to retell their own story.
Kellogg illustrates his book using inks, watercolors, and acrylics. The full-page visuals elaborate on the details of the story. He tends to incorporate signs in many of the illustration which only adds humor to this text. “Much of the broad humor is carried in the lively, colorful illustrations, though there’s wordplay aplenty in the text and pictures too: Tempesto slides down the chimney, lands on the waffle iron, is blasted with maple syrup, smothered in butter, and turned into a “WOLFFLE.” This image may by a little disturbing for younger children.
An interesting lesson would be having students write their own retelling of traditional literature. Read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf as told to Jon Scieszka. This books tell the basic story from the wolf's perspective. It could serve as a model for students to retell their own story.
Notes:
Phelan, Carolyn. “The Three Little Pigs.” Booklist OnLine. (Aug. 1997). Accessed June 19, 2011. http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Three-Little-Pigs-Steven-Kellogg/pid=1735943.
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