THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
Barry Moser, THE THREE LITTLE PIGSBarry Mo. , $14.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-316-58544-6
In this unforgiving version of the cautionary classic, a scrawny wolf easily dispenses with two little pigs, but engages in a long-running battle of wits with their brother. At the outset, three blush-pink pigs set off to build their houses. The two pigs who build with straw and wood fall victim to a hollow-stomached wolf with mousy-gray fur and yellow fangs. Closely observed details attest to their grim fates; in a postmeal spread, the wolf dabs his mouth with the second pig's blue bandana as white bones protrude from a metal tool bucket and a jar of barbecue sauce (decorated with Moser's self-portrait) lies empty. Moser (
Reviewed on: 03/12/2001
Genre: Children's
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