Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Three Little Pigs

by Tom Roberts

Holly Hunter narrates this popular nursery tale, one of the most beloved children's classics of all time. The moral is that hard work has its rewards and becomes evident as the cleverest and wisest pig finally gets even with the big bad wolf. Ages four and up. It comes packaged with a second story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, which is also narrated by Holly Hunter. Both stories are augmented by original music by Art Lande. Both stories are part of the award-winning Rabbit Ears series, Storybook Classics.

Genres: Picture Books

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First published April 1, 1989

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Reviews

[Hannah Holthaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

In all of the versions of The Three Little Pigs that I have read, all of the pigs have been boys. In this version, they are girls which I found to be interesting. Almost all of the other details in the book are like the same story that everyone knows. There are three pigs who build houses: 1 out of straw, 1 out of sticks, and 1 out of bricks. The wolf eats the pigs that live in the straw and brick houses, but cannot outsmart the pig in the brick house. The wolf tries to meet up with the pig at a turnip field and the county fair to eat her, but she outsmarts him every time. Finally, the wolf tries to enter the house by the pig's chimney, but she was boiling hot water for stew. The wolf goes down into the chimney, in the pot of hot water, and the pig gets several meals of wolf stew out from him! Great story to use to compare other versions of The Three Little Pigs.

[Kiersten Koch · Rating 3 out of 5]

The three little pigs were sent by their mother out into the world because she could not feed them. The first pig made his house out of flaxen, but the wolf blew the house down and ate him. The second pig made a house out of sticks, and that too was blown down and the pig was eaten. The last pig made their house out of brick, and the wolf could not blow it down. The wolf tried to trick the pig with turnips, apples, and the fair. When the wolf finally tried going down the chimney, he fell into a pot of boiling water and was made into stew. This book can be used in the classroom to learn about trust, and how not everyone who seems nice can be trusted.

[Sierra Dirksen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a traditional retelling of the three little pigs. It is about three pigs who build house and the wolf comes and blows down the house made of straw and the house made of wood. However, the wolf is not able to blow down the brick house. Since he can not blow it down, he tries to trick the pig to come out so he can eat her. The pig is too smart for that, so the wold tries going down the chimney and falls into a pot of water. Overall, this was a nice book. I loved how they made the pigs female instead of male. The illustrations were very well done.

[Billy Noecker · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great interpretation of the timeless classic. This story goes beyond the traditional story of the big bad wolf stalking the 3 pigs. When he meets with defeat by not being able to blow down the third house, the wolf gets clever. The story is extended and we find the wolf become a delicious stew for the three pigs in the end.

[Alyson Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great interpretation of a story everybody knows and loves. The wolf tries to blow all the houses down, except the pigs outsmart him. I would love to read this to my special education class.

[James Biser · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy this story. I listened to it as an audiobook and remembered the humorous wisdom taught about trust (of a wold) and preparation (in house construction.

[Nathaniel Buffington]

A story about adaptation and improvement, a common fairy tale teaching the value of innovation. A great book to read to early ages.

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG if you can get the audio of this do IT!!! Sissy spacek is the reader!!!!

[Brooklyn Schamens]

This book is about three little pigs that are told by their mother that they need to go out in the world and start living on their own. The first pig makes a house out of straw, but gets blown away by the big bad wolf. The second pig makes a house out of sticks, but gets blown away by the big bad wolf. The third pig makes a house out of bricks. The wolf could not blow it down. The third pig went to the fair and hid in a butter churn that tumbled down the hill and over the wolf, the wolf was furious. The wolf insisted he would come down the chimney, so he did. The pig had a stew boiling under the chimney that the wolf fell in to and the wolf became the pigs stew.

[Private Account · Rating 1 out of 5]

-Pigs are given supplies to build their houses for free.
-Book makes no connection between laziness/hard work and survival--they just build their house out of whatever supplies come along
-Book has the long alternate ending where the hardworking brick house pig doesn't survive because he built his house out of bricks but rather because he is tricky with the wolf.

Which is to say: this book has nothing to teach children of any value.

[Madimeier]

There was three little pigs. One pig built a house out of straw, one built a house out of sticks, and one built a house out of bricks. A wolf comes around and tries to destroy the houses. He succeeds at destroying the first two houses but can not destroy the brick house. The wolf ends up falling into the chimney and dies.

[Brittany Cullen]

This was really different than the version i learned as a kid. it has a lot more violence in it and a lot more to the story. the pigs are girls and the wolf goes through a lot more to get the pig in the brick house. I enjoyed this version but it would not be one to read to young children. the wolf eats the pigs and goes through more to eat the third one.

[Abby Huhe]

This is the story of three little pigs who are sent to live on their own. One pig makes his house out of straw. The next one makes his house out of sticks. The last pig makes her house out of bricks. It tells the story of the wolf coming and the only house remaining is the house of bricks.

[Carole · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated version of The Three Little Pigs.