Pistes d'exploration

Discuss what makes something scary, especially at night. Share strategies for coping with your fears.

Write a new version of a fairy tale and change the wolf/villain into a different animal.

Compare two villains from two different fairy tales. Use a Venn diagram to show how they are the same and how they are different.

In the story, the fairy godmother waves her wand and makes things happen. If you were a fairy godmother, what might you change in a fairy tale and why?

Browse through a few fairy tale books. Identify characters and settings. What similarities and differences do you notice?

Build a graphic organizer that will help you compare and contrast the different characters, animals and settings.

Discuss what makes something scary, especially at night. Share strategies for coping with your fears.

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Previously

Mots-clés

Fairy Tale , Humour , archetypes , fairy tales , fear , fractured stories , non-traditional text layout , wolves

Commentaire descriptif

After enjoying a story at bedtime, Herb makes his mother take the book away, because of the scary wolf. One night his mother forgets, and he finds himself face to face with a couple of wolves. Children will enjoy the banter that ensues, as Herb must think fast to avoid getting eaten. Bright colours and touches of collage fill the energetic lines that define these bold, expressive illustrations. Loose, carefree language bursts out of these pages. Phrases such as “Quick as a quick thing,” and “Things had taken a turn for the really quite bad,” are surprising and fun. Children’s own vocabulary will be enriched by a number of UK idioms: “The story got very nasty in the middle and everybody nearly came to a sticky end.” The text font varies in size and layout, often molding itself to the curves of the illustrations. This reflects the topsy-turvy nature of this story, where wolves go to the ball, and Cinderella has to stay home and do the dishes after all. With the help of a fairy godmother, Herb manages to put everything to rights, “happy-ever-afterly.” The last spread shows Herb with his bed resting on top of his stacked books, keeping them safely shut for the night.