“Witty dialogue and physical comedy abound in this inspired retelling of a familiar favorite.“ (School Library Journal) As the pigs weave in and out of their different exciting adventures, readers experience their own journey through the world of imagination and creative creation. Wiesner fills pages and frames with eyes and snouts and tales of tails.

Though the characters begin in a safely two-dimensional landscape, as their adventures continue they become almost three-dimensional. Wiesner’s use of these varying illustrations and changing story make anything seem possible as the storybook pages become pliable and familiar tales become unusual and exotic. His use of changing illustrations that include watercolors, gouache, and inks challenges a reader to alter their perspective and expect anything. The pigs journey to blank pages and colorful characters, ending up, of course, in the comfort of their brick home and appreciating their own version of happily ever after.ĭavid Wiesner’s story immerses us in a world of the fractured fairy tale, where a paper airplane can be constructed from a changing story frame and those three little pigs are in control of their own destiny. “Who’s in charge of this story? Who gets to decide? Has anyone asked the pigs? No? Well, it’s about time someone did.” In Wiesner’s unique retelling, the three pigs, harassed by the wolf as usual, make a major change and take their fate into their own hands journeying through familiar fairy tales, rescuing dragons, interacting with other characters and exploring the world of other nursery rhymes. The classic tale of the Three Little Pigs changes quite drastically in this rendition of the familiar story.

David wiesner's the three pigs