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Usually ships in 24 hours  (5 customer reviews)Buy New: $6.95 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours EDITORIAL REVIEW"Perhaps not the funniest, it's funnier than many; and definitely a funny book." - Publisher's Weekly A Rick Walton classic (and one of his most popular children's books) returns in paperback! It's the three little pigs with a whole new twist! When three brothers (Pig, Pigger, and Piggest) meet three sisters (Witch, Witcher, and Witchest) the results are a muddy mess in which they all live sloppily ever after. Author Rick Walton is well known for his highly entertaining illustrated books, which simultaneously teach children language arts principles. This rollicking tale is enhanced by the lively illustrations of Jimmy Holder. Now available for the first time in paperback, Pig, Pigger, Piggest is a book your whole family will love. Rick Walton is the author of more than forty children's books. He lives with his wife and four children in Provo, Utah. Jimmy Holder is an illustrator who does work for magazines and advertising agencies, as well as illustrating children's picture books. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. PRODUCT DETAILSPublisher: Gibbs Smith, PublisherPub. Date: 21st May 2003 Catalog: Book Media: Paperback Format: Illustrated Number Of Pages: 32 Ean: 9781586853181 Isbn: 158685318X ABOUT THIS BOOKUSER REVIEWS
This was a cute book. I use it as a first grader teacher in my math unit.
Pig, Pigger, Piggest should not be overlooked! This is a great example of why authors change a memorable story like the three little pigs into something imaginative and innovative. Pig, Pigger, Piggest also bridges the gap in reading from read to me, to let me try to read. My 5 year old loves pigs and requested this book on the name alone. Pig, Pigger, Piggest is cute, funny and a great wierd read. My son still reads this one. Its illustrations are hysterical. The plot is wierd but semi predictable. And yet, it's not the same old story. Pig is the smallest, Pigger is larger, and Piggest is the largest pig. They are a bit uppity and meet three witches: Witch, Witcher and Witchest. The story rolls from there but it's cute and worth a read. I love it, my son loves it and he can read it himself so I guess that's more of a review in itself. He likes the book. I think it's cute and it's worth a read!
In a loose retelling of the story of the Three Little Pigs, author Rick Walton provides a romp through the world of superlatives. Join Pig, Pigger, and Piggest as they build their homes from the mud, muddier, and muddiest places. Of course there are the mean witch, witcher, and witchest, who seek to bring trouble into the lives of the pigs, but in a surprise ending everything turns out for the best for everyone. A fun book that is sure to keep children entertained Pig Pigger Piggest gets a high, higher, highest recommendation.
As a first grader teacher, this is the BEST book to really drive home the comparison of big, bigger, and biggest (and similar ideas). The students really enjoyed predicting what the next -er and -est would be once they heard "cheap sheep", "tall wall", "squeak", "cat", "witch", "huff and puff", etc. The story line was even OK for a children's book, but it's definitely worth it just for learning the skill of adding -er and -est to words!!
I have a growing collection of works that are variations of classic folk and fairytales. This is one of the cleverest reworkings of the 3 Little Pigs I've seen. In the literacy program I am working on in Chicago Public Schools, we are using this book in several intermediate grade classrooms as an engaging way to teaching a point of grammar (comparative and superlative forms) and as one of a series of 3 Little Pig stories we are comparing--the end goal is to turn the kids into authors of their own "fractured fairy tale." SIMILAR ITEMS: |
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