The three little superpigs : once upon a time

Format:

Book

Title:

The three little superpigs : once upon a time

Author:

Evans, Claire (Illustrator) author illustrator

ISBN:

9781338245486

Edition:

First American edition.

Publication:

New York : Scholastic Press, [2019]

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

General Note:

"The Three Little Superpigs: Once Upon a Time was originally published in Great Britain by Fourth Wall Publishing in 2017 under the title The Three Little Superpigs: The Origin"--Copyright page.

Summary:

When they arrive in Fairyland to settle down and build their own houses, everyone they meet warns the three little superpigs about the Big Bad Wolf, but only one of them pays much attention--and when the Wolf comes looking for a pork dinner, it is his brick house that saves his foolish brothers and earns them all the status of superheroes in Fairyland (which is what they have always dreamed of being).

Title Subject:

Three little pigs -- Adaptations.

Three little pigs

Subject(s):

Swine -- Juvenile fiction.

Brothers -- Juvenile fiction.

Wolves -- Juvenile fiction.

Superheroes -- Juvenile fiction.

Fairy tales.

Characters in literature -- Fiction.

Pigs -- Fiction.

Brothers -- Fiction.

Wolves -- Fiction.

Superheroes -- Fiction.

Humorous stories.

Genre:

Picture books for children.

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

Learn how the Three Little Pigs became the Three Little SUPERPIGS in this hilarious story set in Fairyland! Everyone thinks they know how the Three Little Pigs defeated the Big Bad Wolf. But that's not the whole story. The Three Little Pigs always dreamed of being superheroes. They wore superhero outfits and played superhero games. But when they move to Fairyland, they finally get to put their superhero skills to use! When the Big Bad Wolf blows down the houses of the first little pig and the second little pig, all seems lost. But, luckily, the third little pig comes up with a SUPER plan to save the day! The hilarious twist on the Three Little Pigs story teaches readers how exactly the Three Little Pigs became the superpigs who protect Fairyland from the Big Bad Wolf.

Author Notes

Claire Evans is an author and illustrator from Liverpool, England. Her other books include The Chicken That Hatched a Cow , Robot Stop , and The Bear and the Hair .

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

An origin story for the Superpigs looks a lot like one many readers will be familiar with."Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. They dreamed of becoming SUPERHEROES! In fact," readers are told, "they were so obsessed that their family house became cluttered with all of their superhero" paraphernalia. Evidently fed up with the mess, their mother sends them off into the world to find homes of their own, and after hours of travel, they arrive in Fairyland. Signs on trees warn of a wolf, and their new friend Little Red Riding Hood tells them stories of stolen sheep and stolen granny nighties. The pigs build their houses (you know the ones). Along comes the wolf and chinny-chin-chin rebuffs and huffing and puffingit all leads to the inevitable two flat houses and one scalded, captured wolf. All of Fairyland declares them the "THREE LITTLE SUPERPIGS"and the pigs get their wish. Evans' unnecessary prequel to her cheeky, fractured original (2018) is a head-scratcher. Part of the charm of her first was that it picked up where the traditional tale left off. Why return to the source material with a rote retelling of the tale that a great many in her audience already know? Yes, this has a superhero twist, but that simply rehashes the first Superpig outing. The few giggles from the illustrations don't make this more than a pork-barrel project. (Picture book. 2-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.