Genre: Children’s literature
Medium: Hardcover, retelling
Synopsis: The three little pigs aren’t going to be threatened by the big bad wolf anymore…instead, they’re going outside of their story and creating a new one not only for themselves, but for other animals in distress!
Review: Can someone say metafiction??? I’m a total sucker for all of Wiesner’s books. They’re intriguing, artistic, and pleasantly weird. This book takes on a comic-style format which allows the pigs to escape from their panels and into the empty space in the gutters and save other animals. So, just like I said–intriguing, artistic, and weird. I absolutely love the use of white space and comic-style word bubbles, as well as the narrative itself. After all, there’s something empowering in rejecting an imposed narrative and creating your own. This is definitely a retelling that you all should read if you haven’t already!
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