Customer Reviews
A truly great version of the three little pigs: the wolf's side of the story! - By: ELH Browning, 17 May 2008 
There are two sides to every story & this fun book tells the three little pigs story from the much maligned Wolf's side. Told in the first person, Mr Wolf explains how the well known version is a misconception & the real story began when he started to make a cake for his dear old granny, needed to borrow a cup of sugar from a neighbour, & sneezed the house down resulting in a terrible misunderstanding. Once the house has falllen down killing the poor pig, it would have been a shame to waste such a great ham dinner! And once the newspaper got hold of the story & hammed it up (excuse the terrible pun), the article gave a dog a bad name...... & poor Mr Wolf was cast as the bad guy through & through.
This is an imaginative retelling & an entertaining story. The illustrations are great, a tad dark but not scary, & match the plot perfectly. In addition, it's interesting for children to see that there are often two different sides to any story. Brilliant!
A brilliant re-take of the story - By: Peacock Wings, 16 Mar 2006 This book is alll about point of view.
Told for the first time from the point of view of the "Big, bad wolf", the story of what reallly happened that day with the three little pigs & their houses sounds quite different. The main facts are the same - you can't contest that the houses actuallly fell down & the pigs were gone, but was it the wolf's fault?
Interpreted by the wolf, the story takes on a completely different character & we begin to wonder about those reallly rude & unhelpful pigs. It is also told with great humour that should have children of alll ages laughing.
The book shows readers that there are always two sides to every story & that the facts alone are often insufficient. Written by the winners, the story is obviously going to be biased in their favour. But when written by the loser - will it be truth? It's certainly very different (apart from being hilarious).
Very very funny. Children and Adults will love it - By: , 30 Sep 2000 I read this book to a group of Year2 children (age 6-7), & they loved it. It is very very funny & the children & myself laughed right through it. Definately worth reading.
