Written and illustrated by David Wiesner
2002 Scholastic Inc.
The classic tale of The three little pigs gets a bit of a makeover in David Wiesner’s rendition that has been recognized as a 2002 Caldecott Medal winner. As each pig builds his home and the wolf gets ready to blow down their house, the pig escapes the story leaving the wolf confused and now, trapped in the pages. The pigs escape reeks havoc upon other stories such as Hey Diddle Diddle where they rescue the cat and the fiddle, and then remove from another fairytale, a dragon and a golden rose. Their movement is followed throughout the book in watercolor and colored ink until the pigs are removed from their story and the illustrations now become almost comic book in nature with speech balloons, until the pigs return to their original story. Now, even the original story line has changed with the addition of a dragon that scares away the big bad wolf. Consistent with all classic fairytales, the tale ends with everyone living “happily every after”.
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