The Three Little Pigs

by Betty Miles, Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

Huff! Puff! BLOW! The wolf blows down the straw house! He blows down the stick house! What can the three little pigs do? Read this book and see!

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Betty Miles wrote more than thirty books for children, including easy readers, picture books, non-fiction books and nine novels for pre-adolescent readers. Her book HEY! I’M READING! is the first book about reading, written for new readers and their families.

Miles was an editor of the innovative Bank Street Readers. She has taught kindergarten children, graduate students, and volunteered as a visiting author in fourth grade classrooms at PS 291. Bronx, NY. She spoke and read workshops on reading and writing with children, parents, librarians, and teachers around the country. Betty Miles was a graduate of Antioch College. She taught children’s literature at Bank Street College of Education. Miles died on July 19, 2018 at her home in Shelburne, Vt. She was 90. She is survived by three children, Sara, David, and Ellen Miles (herself a middle grade author), and three grandchildren.

Reviews

[avery walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has only a few small words on each page making it a good book for beginner readers, with very detailed pictures to help explain. In the end of this book the pigs realize that it was the house of bricks that kept them safe and that it is important to use strong building materials. This can be true in our lives as well because we have to use strong materials to build a strong foundation otherwise we will not be strong or successful. I do wonder why the author chose to end this retelling with the wolf jumping down the chimney and ending in the pig's soup pot. I was surprised at the ending because the last words are "Mmm! Good soup!" It almost put more emphasis on the soup rather than the pigs teamwork to keep the wolf away. All in all i thought it was a good retelling of a very classic animal tale. The pigs were able to outsmart the wolf and stay safe in their brick house and it showed teamwork and proved that a strong foundation outlasts the weaker ones in the end.

[Megan Garrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Copyright- 1998
Number of Pages-32
Book format-hardcover
Reading Level- Lexile Measure-120L GR Level- 5-6 years
Genre- Fiction
Lit. Requirement- Traditional Literature-1

This is a rendition of the classical tale of The Three Little Pigs. It is similar to the original in that there are three houses made by pigs, including, one made of straw, one of sticks and one of bricks. A wolf comes by each house and says, "Little Pig, Little Pig, Let Me In!" In which each pig replies, "Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!" And the wolf blows two of the houses down. In ways that are different with this version from the original are that the wolf is riding a bike to go to each pig's house which is a more modern twist from the traditional. Also, none of the pigs are eaten they just run to the next pig's house and in the end the wolf climbs in a chimney of the third pig's house and falls into a pot in the fireplace then runs away. So in some minor details it is more modern and less violent by the pigs being eaten, but still has the same message. This would be a good story for a fairy tale unit as a way to begin a lesson with a traditional fairy tale. Kids will most likely enjoy it, and it is a beginner book for easy readers so the text is simple and helpful being mainly sight words.I enjoyed this version of the book and I think many other children will too.

[Private Account · Rating 2 out of 5]

-Changes the moral of the story from "laziness could get you killed" to "build a strong house."
-At least it HAS a moral though, unlike every version of the Three Little Pigs I have read today