Author: Eugene Trivizas
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
Readability Score:5.1
Genre: Fables, Folk tales
Sub Genre: Animal Story
Theme: Don't judge a book by its cover
Primary: Three little wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Awards: NoneDate of Publication: 1993
Publishing Company: Macmillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 0-689-50569-8
Brief Summary: This story is very similar to The three little pigs, but in this story the wolves are the "good guys" and the Pig is the "bad guy". The wolves are smart and build houses of brick, cement, and even steel, but the Pig uses a sledgehammer, drill, and even dynamite to blow up their houses. In the ultimate twist the wolves end up making a house of stick and flowers, but when the pig goes to blow their house down, he inhales the wonderful perfume of the flowers and instantly becomes a change pig. The wolves and the pig become friends and actually live happily ever after.
How you would use: I would this book along with The original three little pigs and we talk about the differences and similarities and why the students think this author would choose to write this book this way. Perhaps to learn that just because you expect (stereotype) the wolves to be bad, looks can be deceiving.
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