The Three Little Pigs (Paul Galdone Nursery Classic)

Contains multiple spoilers but worth reading if you're considering getting this for your toddler. I bought this book originally because I loved the illustrations and the way the author did The Three Billy Goats Gruff. I remember The Three Little Pigs story as a child but I don't remember it being exactly like this. I do not recall the pigs being eaten by the wolf or all of the clever ways that the wolf tried to trick the third Pig into coming out of his house. Also the beginning is very sad the mother made her children leave because she didn't have the money to take care of them. I don't like that at all. It's just sad to me and I would imagine it would be sad to children as well. Mom and babies are shown crying on the very first page. Anyhow I just think that no matter how beautiful the illustrations are, the storyline may have a few of the original lines, but it does not incorporate into the story how hard the third Pig worked on his house as opposed to the first two pigs who were lazy, and just wanted to play if I remember correctly. They built their houses quick, while the third Pig worked day and night to finish his house. Why not just have the pigs run off to their brother's house instead of having them eaten by the wolf? Children don't need to have that image, not young children. I feel like this book might would give him nightmares, I read it to my 2-year-old tonight but I changed the words while I was reading it. And then I realized there was a bunch of other stuff in it that I don't even remember from the story when I was a kid. Like the apple tree and the butter churn. And then at the end the wolf gets boiled alive and the only surviving young Pig eats the wolf at the end. To me being boiled alive is terrifying for one. And secondly the most important part of the story is missing. We could do without all the eating each other and actually instill some morals and standards into the book like the safety of the pigs and the amount of work and thought and deliberation that it takes to keep your family safe. All the kids could have easily went to the third pigs house and been saved at the end, and then they would have all lived happily ever after and children wouldn't have to worry about having nightmares. I don't know that's just my two cents. I don't think it's appropriate, especially to be labeled a "nursery rhyme" book... for children aged 2-5... maybe back then when the author was a kid or when he wrote it, I know books were a lot more vulgar back then but children are a lot more sensitive and so are adults these days and I think that it's for the better to be that way. (For our children at least. ) One of those reasons is to protect your child from nightmares and feeling sad from a bedtime story.

The story is the more traditional one where the first two pigs get eaten. The final part where the wolf tries to trick the 3rd pig out of his brick house is a version I had not heard before. The illustrations were beautiful and the book was rendered in a very artistic way.

When my older son became fascinated with the Three Little Pigs after seeing a version of it on Sesame Street, I did some research on this site to decide the best version to buy him in book form, and decided on this one. I was glad I did---as he really enjoyed many readings of this version until he moved onto new interests! It's not for the faint hearted, as the first two pigs do get eaten, and the pictures of the houses falling show sticks all over and pigs flying away, but that's life in fairy tales! The text is straightforward, the pictures are clear and well done. Consider this version!

As a preschool teacher, I have read a few different versions of The Three Little Pigs, but Paul Galdone's is the best traditional version. SPOILER ALERT: Some of the animals are "eaten up" in this story. This is the more traditional version than the versions where the pigs simply run to the next brother's house. The illustrations in this book are beautiful. This story was loved by all in my preschool class and then children asked to hear it again and again. This is a great story for retelling and working on beginning, middle, and end as well as problem/solution. Yes, I would definitely recommend this book to parents and teacher of young children.

This is the version where the wolf eats the pigs, so in retelling it to my kindergartners I would change the wording to say, "And the little pig ran, ran, ran to the brick house of the third little pig." And at the end where the wolf falls into the pot of boiling water, I would not tell the kids that they ate the wolf. Having said that, the illustrations are great and the story is just the right length for young children.

We were asked to include a book instead of a gift tag on our gifts for a recent baby shower....this one was perfect.

THE BEST 3 PIG STORY IN THE WORLD!! Not politically correct as all versions are watered down now - so my boys love it (3 & 5). The first 2 pigs get ate by the wolf, and the 3rd pig wins out in the end by eating the wolf. Pictures are AWESOME! My kids love reading along - and we love doing voices for each character. Also - this version is a little longer than the normal story by having the wolf try to trick the 3rd pig into getting outside - which makes the story even better! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

No better way for a child to learn life's lessons than seeing Paul Galdone's delightful illustrations and hearing these beloved children's stories! I've been purchasing seven or eight of these different books illustrated by Mr. Galdone in hardcover (which are all about the same size) and can be given as a "library set" gift to newborns. The parents have been quite pleased. Incidentally, Amazon offers a great selection of Paul Galdone's books so they can be easily purchased all at the same time.

I returned this book , as its not appropriate for children, sure isn't the three little pigs book I had as a child.

That book tells the original the three little pigs's storie.Beautiful illustrations,

The book is nice. But the cd is read in a very American way

No está mal, pero sinceramente no era el libro que buscaba para mis hijos. La historia bastante diferente, siendo devorados el primer y segundo cerdito por el lobo.

よかった。三匹の子豚のストーリーが大好きな息子へのプレゼント。