Wait! No Paint!

by Bruce Whatley

Book Overview

The three little pigs go off to build their separate houses one out of straw, one out of sticks, and one out of bricks.

But wait Who just spilled juice on the first little pig′s house? Why are the pigs turning green? And what is that mysterious Voice the pigs keep hearing?

Ages 4 - 8

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064435466
• ISBN13: 9780064435468
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Slapstick Silliness: Wait! No Paint!

It's a bad day for the Three Little Pigs. Full of slapstick silliness and colourful character/illustrator interactions, this twist on the traditional tale tickles our two.

The other side of the 3 little pigs!

Not only do we see a new side of a favorite tale, we also get to meet the illustrator through his humourous actions throughout the book. If you think they pigs had problems with just the wolf, wait and see what happens when a bumbling illustrator gets involved!

The 3 Little Pigs Get Silly

The Three Little Pigs story has been slightly twisted around here. Once your child has grown used to the original version, they'll love this take on the story. It starts out in the similar vein but goes off in another direction once the illustrator runs out of red paint and cannot draw the pigs pink any more. The funny twist at the end always gets us laughing.

The Three Little Pigs with an Unusual Twist.....

You know the story...Once there were three little pigs who built three little houses: The first with straw, the second with sticks and the third with bricks. Then there was the big bad wolf who wanted to huff and puff and blow their houses down and eat them. And of course the illustrator...Ah, this is where the usual story takes a left turn and becomes a hilarious UNusual tale..... Bruce Whately has outdone himself with this very clever and humorous picture book that adds a clumsy illustrator with all kinds of paint problems to the mix. First he spills his juice on the straw house, it collapses into a mushy mess and the poor pig barely gets out alive. Then he runs out of red paint, so the pigs aren't pink anymore and look like ghosts. He tries to remedy the problem with another color, green, but all agree that green pigs just won't work. In the meantime, the wolf has climbed up on the roof and is about ready to slide down the chimney, so the pigs decide to build a fire to keep him out. Only without red paint, they can't build a really hot fire and without a fire, the wolf will have no trouble coming in and eating them up. The story is definitely getting out of control and that's when one little pig says the magic words: "We don't want to be in this story anymore!"..... Mr Whately's witty text, full of jokes, wordplay and surprises, coupled with his marvelously expressive and "sometimes" colorful illustrations, is a laugh out loud romp youngsters 4-8 will want to read again and again. With an unexpected twist at the end to really tickle your funny bone, Wait! No Paint! is a book that shouldn't be missed and a terrific addition to all home bookshelves.

Great new 3 Little Pigs Journey

You will laugh out loud reading this book to your child(ren) It's a funny tale about the misadventures of the Illustrator and the retelling of the 3 little pigs. First there's a a glass of juice that spills then redrawing the big bad wolf and then the worst the Illustrator runs out of red paint. This is a great juncture betweeen the drawn world and the real world. The illustrations our beautifully done.I don't purchase many hard bound childrens boks but this one is worth the money. Add this to your collection of Three Little Pigs stories. ~ 3 Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig ~ The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!