![]() ![]() My favorite is Jon Scieszka's ''True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.'' It is a kind of revisionist history in that it is told by one Alexander T. Some readers may find themselves identifying with the wolf in one of these books. There are 10 very distinct swines here, as well as two wolves and a fox. These books involve young pigs, so they are best understood and appreciated by young people. ![]() Hooks and ''The Three Little Pigs'' by James Marshall. The striking parallels between pig and man are again quite evident in three recent books: ''The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs'' by Jon Scieszka, ''The Three Little Pigs and the Fox'' by William H. The similarities include, among others too numerous to mention, the fact that we are sometimes more intelligent than we look. The pig is a primal metaphor for the human being. Long ago George Orwell described looking at pigs and looking at men and being unable to decide which was which. (Ages 5 to 8) THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Retold and illustrated by James Marshall. THE THREE LITTLE PIGS AND THE FOX By William H. THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS By Jon Scieszka. ![]()
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