The Three Little Pigs

by Walt Disney Company, Elizabeth Ross (Adapter), ROFry (Illustrator)

Relates the adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction, Fantasy, Animals, Fairy Tales

22 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.

Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.

Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.

The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.

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Reviews

[Archit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recently I visited a friend's home. His daughter started showing me the videoes she watches. There was this The Little Cats video, and I couldn't help associating these pigs and cats together.

Funny and adorable writing.

[Shirley Revill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A favourite classic children's story which is a favourite with my Grandchildren. Recommended.

[Ahmed Ejaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

☆☆ 5 Stars ☆☆
What a great story it is! Moral and the way of describing it is impressive.

OVERVIEW
This is the story of three pigs, who are building their houses. One of them, does a great amount of hard work and build his house with bricks and the remaining are LAZY. They build their houses with straws.
One day, a wolf comes to their place and destroies the houses of lazy pigs but couldn't distroy the house of hardworking pig, because he built his house with bricks and have done more hard work then lazy pigs in house-building.

Overall this short story is for children. BUT MORAL IS FOR EVERYONE!! ^__^

[The Celtic Rebel (Richard) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite fairy tales/fables when I was a child. We got this copy when our children were small and they loved it too. The story is very cute and very teachable with the lesson that you need to choose carefully in the decisions and choices you make in life. Reading it again with my grandchildren just makes me realize why it is still popular today.

[Bridgette · Rating 3 out of 5]

To find out it was an actual book instead of a little thing my Mama did when she played with my toes was interesting.

[Edgar Valdez]

The three little pigs is not one of my favorites book, I actually don’t have one. I chose this book because I read it with my little nephew and makes me real close to him. To me this short story it’s funny and ridiculous but at the same time interesting on how each of the little pigs had their house build of different materials. The bad wolf blow the first two houses of the pigs but could not blow down the house of bricks of the smarter pig. I would recommend this story to the parents that like to read small stories to their child before going to sleep.

[Deseree Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the challenged book of the “The Three Little Pigs” because that was a folktale every child has heard growing up and I was curious as to why it was challenged and even banned in some places. After reading it, I can see that the violence was a cause for it. I researched a little more and discovered it was also banned because the fact that the book is implying that pigs are food could be offensive to the Muslim community. There was even a movement that banned the book from teachers to ban all books involving pigs in primary schools throughout the UK.

[Monica Boddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can do an art lesson letting the students build the house out of different materials. Straw, popsicle sticks, etc. You could also do a lesson on sequencing. The setting is at the three pigs house.

[Mk · Rating 1 out of 5]

frankly the pigs should have faced more punishment for such foolish and poorly planned construction, and to solve their dilemmas with setting people on fire is a terrible message to send

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book as a child. My mom read this to me many times. Then I read this each night for myself. I remember that I liked it, and couldnt go to sleep without this book next to me :-D

[Jonathan Ayres · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good moral to this story, showing how not cutting corners and using the correct 'materials' can be very important. There are lots of variations to the specifics of this tale that I've come across, but the version where the pigs survive and live happily ever after (rather than get eaten) seems to make the little ones in the audience quite a bit less scared and upset

[Elise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic traditional tale to introduce children into traditional tales. Used also to teach children about sequencing a story.

[Maddie:) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short little book to finish my goodreads goal!

[Vidhya · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first! And my son’s first!

[Courtney Ennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the original version of The Three Little Pigs, the three pigs set off to find materials to each build their own house. The first pig builds the house out of straw. Once the pig is finished, the big bad wolf comes knocking on the door to let him. He disguises himself so the pig won’t know it’s him and let him in. The pig doesn’t let him in so the wolf huffs and puffs and blow his house down. The wolf then eats him. The second pig builds his house out of sticks. The wolf sees that he is finished and tries to come into that house. The pig doesn’t let him in so the wolf blows down that house and eats him. The third pig builds his house out of bricks. The wolf tries to blow down this house but can’t. It is too strong. The wolf tries to trick the pig into coming out of his house but he is too smart and doesn’t budge. The wolf then decides to come down the chimney and tries to get in that way.
I like this book because it is the original. I’ve known this folktale since I was little and can recite it without even looking at the book. There are so many original versions but they all have the same idea. I like how they use pigs that seem helpless but are actually very smart and outwit the wolf. I also liked all of the pictures because you can really see what is going on in the story. The illustrator does a really good job showing exactly what happens to the pigs and what happens to the wolf. This story is good and I hope they keep making new and updated versions of it.

[Amanda Brady · Rating 4 out of 5]

The three Little Pigs is a classic tale which has been enjoyed by many, for a number of years and still proves popular to this day. The story takes the reader on a journey of three little pigs leaving home for the first time. Each pig, purchases different materials in order to build their own home. The first two pigs are unsuccessful as the ‘big bad wolf’ is able to blow their houses down. The third little pig builds a house of bricks which the wolf if unable to blow down and therefore remains safe from the wolf. He welcomes the other two pigs into his home and the story ends on a positive note without any of the pigs being eaten.
The story highlights bravery, unionship and independence which I believe are all important topics for children to be familiar with. If children have siblings at home, they can relate to the three little pigs sticking together and looking out for one another, this can be said for their friendships they have at school. Peers support for children can often be as important as adult support, during their school years as it can help children develop both socially and academically.
Good for teaching structure, as children can generally recite this book, using a beginning middle and end. A drama element can also be implemented using this book; children can act out the book confidently. This book can be used in KS2 for the writing portfolio in SATs, once children are familiar with the story, they can use it to create a re-count.

[Anjana Murali · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this classic tale, three pigs find themselves building houses out of sticks, straws, and bricks. After building their houses, 'the big bad wolf' tries to blow down their houses to fulfill his hunger.

This story builds off of the genre of fantasy, as the events that occur are just simply not realistic and would not occur. I found that this book really stood out to me with its simple illustrations. Looking at the pigs, there aren't too many details to them as their faces are flat. The background adds character to it and is really what draws the reader in, as the mood of the story corresponds with the background. One design element that I really enjoyed as well was the texture of the illustrations. They looked extremely smooth and easy on the eye to understand, which helps narrate the story as well. A literary element that I noticed was that the plot contained a lot of sequencing that occurred. The houses went in order from least strongest to strongest, as well as there was a repetitive sequence with the wolf trying to blow down each house. I think this really helps in the classroom to have the students be able to recognize patterns and create a short lesson out of this.

Overall, I would give this book 4 stars, as although I found the plot line of the story to be intriguing, I feel that the illustrations- especially of the pigs- could have been more detailed.

[Faith Kraemer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This week I chose The Three Little Pigs for my fairytale selection. Growing up my siblings and I would always read this as a bedtime story. I really enjoyed reading this classic fairytale as an adult now. I personally never got tired of the book as a kid and still never do reading it! I never have read this version of the book though.

In this story each of the three pigs chose different materials to build their individual houses. The first two pig’s houses were not successful and the “big bad wolf” was able to blow their house down. For the third little pigs house he decided to make his house out of brick instead of straw. The “big bad wolf” said “let me in, let me in or I will huff and I will buff and blow your house down.” The third little pig’s house did not blow down because he put the time in and made his out of brick. The third little pig then shares his home with the other two pigs whose house blew down. The story ends on good note and all the pigs survive from the “big bad wolf.”

I believe this story shows that hard work pays off and that friendship is important. In friendship we help each other out in times of need, for example when the two other pigs didn’t have homes. Overall I like the moral of this story and enjoyed reading it again as an adult.

[Antoinette Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elizabeth Ross's The Three Little Pigs is a slight reworking of the classic tale of the Three Little Pigs. Rather than the pigs getting eaten as is the case with the original, Ross's story rather has the three pigs survive which ends the story on an positive note. The main themes that readers will take away are of cooperation, teamwork, and problem solving. Young readers are taken through the logical thought process, which is a great introduction into basic reasoning and logic. This would be an excellent piece to use in the classroom as students can be involved in the problem solving practice. Another aspect of The Three Little Pigs is the concept of togetherness and cooperation as the Three Pigs try to overcome the Big Bad Wolf's terror. Finally, the first two pigs take solace in the brick house built by the third pig. Young readers can appreciate the togetherness of the little pig family, how each one looks after one another. This is a timeless classic that is suited for reading at home or in the classroom.

[Taylor Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Three Little Pigs is a classic tale, which is why it is categorized in the traditional-literature shelf. In the story, the pigs build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But once their homes are built, a big bad wolf comes after them and tries to blow down each house in hopes of having a pork-y snack. After the first two houses are blown down by the wolf's huffs and puffs, the little pigs find refuge in the brick house.

The writing trait that sticks out in this story is organization. This is because there is a repetitive sequence with the wolf huffing and puffing and blowing each house down. This book could be helpful in teaching students how to recognize sequences (i.e. first, next, then, last). It could also help students learn about patterns in stories and help them to make predictions. For example, the teacher could say: "The first house of straw was easy for the wolf to blow down. The next house was made of sticks and was a little more challenging. How do you think he'll do with the brick house?"

[Kailyn Gilliam]

By using this story of The Three Little Pigs, along with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, I would challenge my students to think critically on whose voice matters and how retelling of stories in their own voice can change the meaning of the text. By starting with a read-aloud with The Three Little Pigs, I would conduct a think-aloud with the students to promote them to think about who has the voice in this story and how that influences the meaning of the reading. By using the think-aloud, in partnership with the read aloud strategy, I would be working as a whole class to foster discussion on voice and how it influences the way we read a text. Some of the critical questions that would be asked during the reading of this children's book would be:
1. Who has the voice in this story?
2. Who doesn't have a voice in this story?
3. How does that influence what we think about the story?
4. How would this story be different, if the voices were shifted?

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorites growing up, so naturally I would read this book to all the neighborhood children as well as the children I would babysit. It's a funny quirky story that engages young readers to get excited about reading. With the nursery rhyme books; I feel that it excites young readers to want to read more and I have seen that it does. This story draws children in by just reading the first page, which is exciting. This book excites children because they are animals that are building a home out of hay until a wolf comes and destroys it. I liked all the illustrations in this story; it tells you what is happening with all three pigs and the home and the wolf. I enjoyed the end when the wolf falls into a caldron and dies. This is a funny, admiring nursery rhyme story that still captivates children's reading and will continue.This is a book that I've read myself and to many others to engage them in reading stories for fun.

[Anjanette Avila · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. I think it is a timeless classic. I love how each little pig experiences an encounter with the wolf. I love how the children can judge for themselves if the pigs use the right kind of material to keep their houses standing. I like how none of the pigs got eatten in this book.

I would read this book before the children went to the block center, or the drama center. I would have the children reflect on what they can do to prevent the blocks from falling down. I would have the children perform the book in the drama center. They can retell this story in their own way. This will give them a chance to change the story around. I think this book will help the children to expand their imagination.

[Elizabeth Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Three Little Pigs is a great example of a traditional tale picture book. The story is a classic! I enjoyed this book and the illustrations along with it. I was drawn into the story by the different personalities of the pigs. It's cute to see the different ways the pigs thought to build a house. I think that could be made into a great interactive lesson with students. I would ask them what materials they would use to build a house. It could even be turned into a science lesson and I would actually have the kids make small houses out of various materials and then see which one could stand up to the huffing and puffing. I would recommend this book and think that it's a great book to use with children of varying ages.

[Allison]

The Three Little Pigs is a classic story about three pigs and their work ethic when it comes to building their own homes. As the first two pigs take a more relaxed approach on building their homes out of straw and then sticks, a wolf comes into the picture and quickly teaches them that being lazy has its downfalls. When the wolf meets the third little pig he meets his match, because the third pig is far more hardworking and cleaver than the first two. This is a tale of the true benefits of how having a strong work ethic, being responsible and have a sharp mind can take you places in life. This story has a strong message that can be incorporated into any grade level and even encouraging students to add their own ending ( or modified ending) to make the story more entertaining.

[Dominic Cifuni · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the story of three pigs, who are building their houses. "One of them, does a great amount of hard work and build his house with bricks and the remaining are LAZY. They build their houses with sticks and straws". This places an emphasis on sibling rivalry in the family construct.
'One day, a wolf comes to their place and destroys the houses of lazy pigs but couldn't destroy the house of hardworking pig, because he built his house with bricks and have done more hard work then lazy pigs in house-building". This teaches children that there is no substitute for hard work, which is a terrific life lesson.
In a classroom, I would have students role play ad act the story. They could also make their own story based on this classic, or even create a new ending!

[Jennifer Hackett]

Traditional Literature: Folktale
The Three Little Pigs is a fable about three pigs that each builds a house using a different material. Then a big bad wolf attempts to blow down each house. He is successful blowing down the house made from straw and wood, but is unable to blow down the house made of brick. A timeless classic that never gets old. A story that teaches the importance of staying focused and not taking the easy way out. This would make a great read aloud for libraries and classrooms. This is an easy read with repetition that is good for beginning readers. The illustrations are cute that will keep young readers attention. Grades PreK-2.

[Chanita Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this story. I love to tell and retell this story. This is a classic and have many different virgins. I will always keep this in the classroom.




I would relate this to a classroom lesson, because when we grow older we have to part with our parents. We will move out on our own, but we will still need guidance. We have to watch out for the unknown and don't answer to strangers. These all are things we should be aware of when we are without our families. It is several different ways to complete certain task and when people give advice most of the time it is to help make the right decisions.

[Shelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actually read this to a little girl at church today and have not read it from the book in ages. My grandfather used to tell us the story but always jazzed it up. The pigs rode motorcycles and flew B-12 bombers (yes, he was a pilot trainer in WW2) and it was ALWAYS a good story, no matter how they got from house to house. And the wolf? Well sometimes he was just a troubled soul who was hungry for pinto beans and cornbread. Sometimes he was a bloodthirsty beast who wanted a pig roast. Love this story no matter how it is told. And I miss my grandpa so very much today. :)

[Maeve Mcgill]

The Three Little Pigs is a classic that never gets old. This story shows children what is means to build a sturdy home or foundation. This story not only goes through the motions of building homes and finding out which on is sturdy enough to last, but it shows children that staying focused is most important. In this book, the two pigs who build their houses out of straw and sticks decide to take the easy way out and it comes back to bite them in the end. Students may realize that if you take the time to do it correctly that first time, that the effort is worth it...