| The Three Little Pigs Contributor(s): Kellogg, Steven (Author), Kellogg, Steven (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064437795 ISBN-13: 9780064437790 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: When Serafina Sow's three piglets are raised, she leaves to them her booming waffle business. Little does she know that her boys are in danger from a wolf who hates waffles, but loves pigs--for dinner! Award-winning author and illustrator Kellogg combines energetic illustrations with text chock-full of humor. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Pigs - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 398.245 |
| LCCN: 96034434 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.45" W x 10.95" (0.31 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 27496 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Open up, Pork Chop Or I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll flatten this dump Three little pigs are happily working away in their delicious family business -- making the best-tasting waffles in the world. Business is so good, in fact, that the three siblings can live comfortably in their very own homes -- Percy in his straw bungalow, Pete in his log cabin, and Prudence in her brick cottage. Then Tempesto, the meanest wolf on the block, shows up and wants more than waffles for breakfast -- he wants the three little pigs Here is a zany retelling of a classic folktale from master storyteller Steven Kellogg. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kellogg, Steven: - Steven Kellogg was "moved by the simplicity, the subtleties, and the poignance of the writing in this story." He welcomed the opportunity to reillustrate it in full color. Mr. Kellogg is an award-winning author and illustrator who has created more than 100 children's books, including The Three Little Pigs, Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. He is the illustrator of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Baby Beebee Bird. Mr. Kellogg is a recipient of the David McCord Citation and the Regina Medal for his distinguished contribution to children's literature. He lives with his wife, Helen, in upstate New York. |