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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Circus themed story with the 3 little pigs in charge. The wolf is the circus performer who won't bite...or will he. A cute story with a twist on the 3 little pigs and big bad wolf.
Very cute and funny. Simple text. Great for working with fairy tales and would be good for working on prediction.
Glorious typography adds oomph and dynamism to the simple text.
A true partnership between text and Illustration.
A true partnership between text and Illustration.
I'm bumping it up to 3 starts from what I would have given 2 if the pictures weren't so great. The story? -- meh.
Always love Emily Gravett's illustrations, but the wolf was particularly delightful!
Emily Gravett is slowly working her way up to being my favorite illustrator. The story is so-so, but the illustrations are endearing. The wolf's sheepish expression in every panel is fantastic. Especially in the last panel with the pig's heads in his mouth. Beautiful. Amusing.
I reread this book in preparation for our circus storytime. It's a cute short book that can easily be read to wide age group, as younger readers won't get bored and the older readers will enjoy the three little pigs reference. I even upped my rating by a star.
For: readers wanting books about the circus or fairy tale retellings.
Possible red flags: imprisonment and danger.
My original review is below.
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Gravett tells an interesting version of the three little pigs. Here, the three little pigs are circus performers and they demonstrate how the wolf in question won't bite them no matter what they do to them. How do you think it turns out? It's not my favorite Gravett book but it could easily be entertaining for the target age group.
For: readers wanting books about the circus or fairy tale retellings.
Possible red flags: imprisonment and danger.
My original review is below.
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Gravett tells an interesting version of the three little pigs. Here, the three little pigs are circus performers and they demonstrate how the wolf in question won't bite them no matter what they do to them. How do you think it turns out? It's not my favorite Gravett book but it could easily be entertaining for the target age group.
This reminded me of the darkly comic Jon Klassen books (if you haven't read them, do!) and Mei Matsuoka's "Footprints in the Snow" - the nature of the beast is the nature of the beast, whether it decides to make friends or let you dress it in a bow. Wonderfully illustrated and well told.