![]() ![]() 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. Released by Clarion/Houghton Mifflin, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 2002. 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. The Three Pigs is a book by David Wiesner. 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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