The Three Pigs

This is a very meta version of The Three Pigs, which goes on to additionally be a meta version of a book experience. First, we see the wolf blow a pig right out of the story panel border, and then everything really implodes conceptually from there. The pigs then regroup in a non-book void, despite still being in the book we are holding, and from there devise a plan to return to their original story with a wolf-proof reinforcement they got from a different story. Sounds wild? It is.

This book takes classical nursery rhymes and turns them on its head! The three extraordinary pigs were able to escape the big bad wolf into the white meta-landscape of the book where they enjoyed an adventure through other stories, saving another classical fairytale victim and bringing it home, along with a cat. They were able to take matters into their own hand, despite the narration. Towards the end, one of the pigs even rearranged the text to spell out a much improved happy ending! I love the play with text and illustration that enriches the storytelling experience, and also the… show more.