The True Story of the Three Little Pigs¶
▶️ Watch & Read Along¶
📖 About the Book¶
Goodreads Review:
**You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong.**
In this **hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point** of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”
“**In this humorous story, Alexander T. Wolf tells his own outlandish version** of what really happens during his encounter with the three pigs…. Smith's simplistic and wacky illustrations add to the effectiveness of this fractured fairy tale.” —Children’s Literature
**“Older kids (and adults) will find very funny.”** —School Library Journal
🧠 Read Together¶
Tips for 🧸 Picture Book Pals (ages 3–5). Reading together for just 15 minutes a day builds vocabulary, focus and a lifelong love of stories.
- Look at the cover together and ask: “What do you think this story is about?”
- Turn on captions (CC) so your child sees the words while hearing them.
- Pause and ask “What do you think will happen next?” There are no wrong answers!
- Hunt for letters: can your child spot the first letter of their name on screen?
- Ask your child to retell the story in three parts: beginning, middle, end.
- Draw a favorite picture from the story and label it together.
- Can you find your favorite picture?
- What sounds did you hear in the story?
- What colors did you see?
🔤 Word Explorer¶
Treasure words hiding in this book. Pause the video when you hear one and talk about what it means!
