Review: A creative retelling of the classic Three Little Pigs fable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
Various versions of "The Three Little Pigs" fable have been around in printed form since the mid-19th century, but spoken versions are believed to have been told well before then. Roberto Piumini's retelling is pretty close to traditional versions where the wolf blows down Golli's straw house and Fonfon's wood house, with the two pigs fleeing for refuge in their brother Pombo's brick house. When the wolf comes down Pombo's chimney, he gets a very rude awakening. The colorful illustrations by artist Nicoletta Costa are quite good, and even youngsters who have heard the story before should enjoy this version of the classic tale. It's a good opportunity for parents to discuss the moral(s) of the three pigs' experience with the wolf.Note: The story features Kindle Text Pop-Up, which enlarges the text when you double-tap a text block. This is very helpful for some books with small print, but on my Kindle Fire HD 7", the text was already big enough to be read easily, and using the Text Pop-Up made the text block so big that it covered most of the drawing.