Thursday, November 10, 2005

My All-Time Favorite Children's Book

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by: A. Wolf
 

As told to: Jon Scieszka
Pages: 32
Age Recommendation: 4-8 (I recommend 6 thru 12 or so)
Average Amazon Rating: *****

Make no mistake, this is the one and only true story of The 3 Little Pigs. Don't listen to the other tales, they're hogwash! After reading Mr. wolf's account of what really happened, you'll undoubtedly come to the same conclusion I did: He was framed! And another thing, those 3 little pigs aren't as innocent as they'd like you to believe. Finally, Mr. A. wolf sets us straight & clears up decades of slander against him, albeit from behind the bars of a pig penitentiary.

This is absolutely my all-time favorite kids book. In order to get the most of out it, I offer these recommendations:

1) The child has to know the story of The 3 Little Pigs
2) They should at least be 6 or so, to get this story.
3) Don't let the child read it, but have their dad, grandfather, uncle (or you, if you're one of the above) read it to them. Mainly, it should be read by a man in his best ever Mr. A. Wolf voice.

One of the best memories my kids & I have is of their Papa (my dad) reading this story to them when they were about 7 & 9. We all laughed so hard as he sat in the rocker, his reading glasses on & a most convincing Mr. Wolf voice. To this day, it's a book I always give as a gift when someone's child turns 7 or so. It's absolutely a hoot!
Whether you get this as a birthday present, Christmas gift or just for the heck of it, just get it!

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posted by jane at 11:40 AM