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mariahroze's review against another edition
3.0
"Jan Brett finds inspiration for her version of a familiar story in Namibia, where red rock mountains and vivid blue skies are home to appealing little dassies and hungry eagles. Mimbi, Pimbi and Timbi hope to find "a place cooler, a place less crowded, a place safe from eagles!" to build their new homes. The handsomely dressed Agama Man watches from the borders as the eagle flies down to flap and clap until he blows a house down. But in a deliciously funny twist, that pesky eagle gets a fine comeuppance!"
tooamy's review against another edition
3.0
South African version of the three little pigs.
The animals wear clothing, and I'm not a fan.
The animals wear clothing, and I'm not a fan.
calistareads's review against another edition
5.0
OMG! I nearly died from cuteness looking at these little Dassies. They are a groundhog looking animal in Namibia. This is basically the 3 little pigs set in Namibia with Dassies being the pigs and the eagle being the wolf.
I love eagles, so it feels weird to think of the eagle as the bad guy, but here that is how it happens. Jan tells of how in Namibia, the animals really do live in the stones to be protected from the eagles. It’s a real life analogy.
The kids went crazy with this story. They simply loved how cute these Dassies were in clothes and with their eyes. They didn’t want them to be eaten. We love this story in our house. The kids both gave this 5 stars and they like this better than the 3 Little Pigs story now.
I’ll be sad when I have read all the Jan Brett books. I guess, I might just have to read them all again.
I love eagles, so it feels weird to think of the eagle as the bad guy, but here that is how it happens. Jan tells of how in Namibia, the animals really do live in the stones to be protected from the eagles. It’s a real life analogy.
The kids went crazy with this story. They simply loved how cute these Dassies were in clothes and with their eyes. They didn’t want them to be eaten. We love this story in our house. The kids both gave this 5 stars and they like this better than the 3 Little Pigs story now.
I’ll be sad when I have read all the Jan Brett books. I guess, I might just have to read them all again.
libraryjen's review against another edition
5.0
I love this classic tale retold in African style. Beautiful illustrations bring the story to life. Perfect for reading aloud to the elementary school age crowd. Highly recommended!
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting twist on 3 little pigs story, with twist to creation myth at the end. Love the fabrics and patterns in the illustrations and how some of the side bars tell the story.
thebisexualbooknerd's review against another edition
5.0
I used to love Jan Brett as a kid, so when I came across this one, I felt a need to see what it was about. It's just as cute and sweet as I'd hoped. It's a Namibian retelling of The 3 Little Pigs, and the drawings of the dassies are beyond adorable. But in a world where tortoises function as cars and eagles wear straw hats, how can you be disappointed?
tashrow's review
4.0
This fresh version of the classic The Little Pigs tale is set in Namibia and features cuddly, cute dassies instead of pigs. Dassies are also known as rock hyraxes or rock rabbits. In this book, the dassies wear bright colored dresses and Namibian headwear. The story starts out with the three dassies heading out to find their own place to live. The three sisters reach the feet of the mountains after crossing the Namib Desert and decide that it is a perfect place for their homes. A friendly agama lizard welcomes them. One sister builds her house of green grasses. Another builds hers out of driftwood. The third builds hers from rocks. The wolf is replaced by an eagle intent on eating the dassies, who not only knocks over the grass and wood houses but takes the dassies up to his nest to be eaten. The rock house stays up despite being buffeted by the wind of the eagle’s wings. And the other two dassies find a unique way back to safety. But the eagle does not give up easily, allowing Brett a great way to explain why eagles are black in Namibia.
Brett has created another of her trademark books. The text reads aloud very nicely, with the rhyming names of the dassies, the rhythm of the classic tale, and the use of just enough detail to bring the Namibian setting to vivid life. Of course Brett uses her illustrations to great effect here as well in creating Namibia on the page. Readers will glimpse vistas across the desert sands and to the mountains. Brett’s illustrations are finely detailed. She uses images on either side of the main illustration to tell readers what is happening to others in the story. Brett has framed the images with African textiles, beads, and native plants. These are illustrations to spend time with an enjoy.
A clever take on a classic story, this new version will be a welcome addition with its feisty heroines and interesting setting. Appropriate for ages 4-7.
Brett has created another of her trademark books. The text reads aloud very nicely, with the rhyming names of the dassies, the rhythm of the classic tale, and the use of just enough detail to bring the Namibian setting to vivid life. Of course Brett uses her illustrations to great effect here as well in creating Namibia on the page. Readers will glimpse vistas across the desert sands and to the mountains. Brett’s illustrations are finely detailed. She uses images on either side of the main illustration to tell readers what is happening to others in the story. Brett has framed the images with African textiles, beads, and native plants. These are illustrations to spend time with an enjoy.
A clever take on a classic story, this new version will be a welcome addition with its feisty heroines and interesting setting. Appropriate for ages 4-7.
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