Folklore Book Review: The Three Little Pigs

Folklore Book Review: The Three Little   Pigs

Title: The Three Little Pigs

Author: Kath Jewitt

Publisher: Parragon Publishing

Copyright date: June 2012

Number of Pages: 32 pages

Awards: N/A

Reading Level: Learning to Read Sr. “The Journey Continues”

Generally appropriate for Kindergarten to 2^nd

Books at this level are appropriate for the reader starting to decode fluently.
This reader has mastered the concepts of print and is ready to experience the story.

Lexile: N/A

Genre: Children’s Literature, Fiction, Folklore

Summary:

In this story, three little pigs set off and leave home for the first time. The first little pig meets a man with a cart of straw and decides to build a house out of straw. The big bad wolf discovers the little pig in his straw house and demands the pig to let him in. When the pig says no, the wolf then blows his house down. The second little pig finds a man selling sticks and decides to build his house out of sticks. The big bad wolf, who is still hungry, finds the little pig and asks him to let him in. The second little pig says no and the wolf blows the second little pig's house down too!

The third little pig, who is much wiser, decides to build his house out of bricks because they are strong and sturdy. The first and second little pigs run to the brick house to hide. Then, the wolf shouts to all three of the pigs to let him come in, and the pigs respond by saying no. The wolf does not like hearing this, so he decides to blow their house in. Was the big bad wolf able to blow their house down? What was his plan to do next?

Academic Purpose:

This book emphasizes folklore and also cause and effect relationships. As teachers, we need to teach a lesson reaching the Common Core Standard about cause and effect relationships. I would implement this book in my classroom during a cause and effect relationship lesson. I would first introduce to my students to what cause and effect relationships are and what they mean. Then, I would read this book to them, and tell them to figure out what the cause and effect relationships are in this book. After I am done reading the book, I would discuss with the students the different cause and effect relationships that they identified in the story. For example, the first pig built his house out of straw….therefore it was easy for the wolf to blow down. I would then have the students write each cause and effect relationship down and illustrate their writing.

Rating System:

Categories:	5 Stars	3 Stars	1 Star	Comments
Style and Language	The book anticipates readers’ questions and uses great word choice for the age targeted. It has linear progression and communicates its point clearly.	The book follows a linear progression, with some unclear points. The word choice is okay.	The book is confusing as it doesn’t follow a linear progression at all. The vocabulary in the book is either too simple or too complex for the age group targeted.	This book uses great word choice for the age targeted. There is many vocabulary words such as, trotted, sturdy, and rumbling. The books style and language creates a great book for beginning independent readers. This book communicates its point clearly about a folklore story and has a linear progression for a storyline.   5 stars
Plot and Character Development	The plot is in depth and helps to create a picture in the reader’s mind. The plot is organized having a beginning, middle, and end. The character development is strong.	The plot is okay. The book is organized with a beginning, middle, and end. The characters are well developed.	The book is confusing and doesn’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end.	This book does have a plot, which creates a picture in the reader’s mind. The plot is organized having a beginning, middle, and end. Each pig in this story, does portray and certain character, for example the third pig was wise. 5 stars
Interest	The book holds real life situations which draw the reader in. The word choice and story hold the reader’s attention. The book is suitable for the age group targeted.	The book holds little interest and draws the reader in sometimes. The book is suitable for the age group targeted.	The book is very boring and doesn’t hold the reader’s attention. The book is not suitable for the age group targeted.	This book definitely holds the reader’s attention. The illustrations are detailed and the font on some pages are creative. This book keeps the reader guessing on what will happen next. 5 stars
Educational Value	The book is relatable to education. The book can be integrated into other content areas.	The book is relatable to education. The book may need further resources to help connect it to other content areas.	The book is not relatable to education whatsoever. The book is not appropriate to be integrated into other content areas.	This book is relatable to education. This book teaches about cause and effect relationships.           5 star