Hello, I'm Richard Nicholas Nimz, prospector of the written word. Time for a more modern Caldecott winner, I think, and compared to the previous book, this really helps demonstrate how diverse the winners have been over the years. Whereas Cinderella was stylized and flat, this is a more realistic and three-dimensional style. This is David Wiesner's Three Little Pigs.
Citation: Wiesner, D. (2001). The Three Pigs. New York: Clarion Books.
Plot: The book starts out with the Big Bad Wolf about to blow down the Straw Pig's house. However, the wolf blows so hard that he blows the pig out of the story. That pig then takes his brothers out of the story, and the three go off to explore other books, including the nursery rhyme of the Cat and the Fiddle, and a story about a dragon, a knight, and a golden rose. In those stories, they find friends, friends who might be able to help them with their own story.
Impressions: I'm very impressed by the artwork. David Wiesner's mainly known for a very realistic style, so seeing him work with other styles as well is very interesting. The story also is very interesting, and the pages where the pigs explore the void between stories are very interesting in their silence. One small issue I have is that the dragon brings a golden rose with him, which he stole. Other than the pigs possibly being arrested as accessories to theft in the future, though, this is a great book, which can be very useful in getting kids to try different art styles, possibly even merging them together.
Second Opinion: "David Wiesner’s postmodern interpretation of this tale plays imaginatively with traditional picture book and story conventions and with readers’ expectations of both... Wiesner may not be the first to thumb his nose at picture-book design rules and storytelling techniques, but he puts his own distinct print on this ambitious endeavor."
Citation: Flynn, K. (May, 2001). David Wiesner reviews. The Horn Book Guide. Retrived from http://archive.hbook.com/magazine/reviews/group/wiesner.asp
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