![]() ![]() With David Wiesner at the helm, it's never safe to assume too much. So, you think you know the rest? Think again. ![]() Along came a wolf, who huffed and puffed. Once upon a time three pigs built three houses, out of straw, sticks, and bricks. Fans of Tuesday’s frogs and Sector 7’s clouds will be captivated by old friends-the Three Pigs of nursery fame and their companions-in a new guise. Dialogue balloons, text excerpts, and a wide variety of illustration styles guide the reader through a dazzling fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending. Satisfying both as a story and as an exploration of the nature of story, The Three Pigs takes visual narrative to a new level. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects-cinematic flow, astonishing shifts of perspective, and sly humor, as well as episodes of flight. But the wolf’s huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story. This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. ![]()
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