The Three Pigs
Three pigs... Straw, sticks, bricks... Huffs and puffs... You probably know the rest. It's an old story, And every time someone tells it The same thing happens.
But who says it's supposed to? Who's in charge of this story? Who gets to decide? Has anyone asked the pigs? No? Well, it's about time someone did. Here, Thanks to David Wiesner, Is the answer.
Receiver of the Caldecott Medal.
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David Wiesner
RISD ’78 [Illustration]
With an extraordinary sense of humor and wit, David Wiesner ’78 IL captivates both parents and young readers alike with his wondrous picture books. In 2007 he became the second person in history to win a third Caldecott Medal, and was also selected as the US nominee for the 2008 Hans Brinker Anderson Illustrator’s Award. Wiesner won his most recent Caldecott for Flotsam (2006), preceded by a 2002 Caldecott Medal for his ingenious recounting of The Three Pigs and another in 1992 for Tuesday, a fanciful account of flying frogs.
With an extraordinary sense of humor and wit, David Wiesner ’78 IL captivates both parents and young readers alike with his wondrous picture books. In 2007 he became the second person in history to win a third Caldecott Medal, and was also selected as the US nominee for the 2008 Hans Brinker Anderson Illustrator’s Award. Wiesner won his most recent Caldecott for Flotsam (2006), preceded by a 2002 Caldecott Medal for his ingenious recounting of The Three Pigs and another in 1992 for Tuesday, a fanciful account of flying frogs.