The classic story of The Three Little Pigs is a beloved fairy tale that has a rhythmic tone and a sense of predictability. However, David Wiesner’s The Three Pigs creates an unpredictable twist of this beloved tale. His evolving dimensions of text and illustration evoke a sense of adventure while traveling through a realm of imagination. This journey begins as the traditional fairytale and in the first illustration I am introduced to a wolf that is meekly observing three pigs; one whom is building a house of straw and two others with a cart of sticks and bricks. Then through a change in composition, layout, and unforeseen text, the shift of the story changes. The three pigs experience a whole new world as they escape the wrath of the wolf.…show more content… The text, “Hey! He blew me right out of the story.” changes the tone of the storyline and makes me want to read more. The text indicates that the wolf ate the pig up, however the illustration contradicts the text and the wolf has a confused look on his face with a sense of wonder as to what happened to the pig. In the next two pages the pig with the house of sticks joins the first pig and the use of shadowing in the negative space creates juxtaposition from the initial story to a new world. The artful technique of the illustrations changes to easily distinguish that the story is transforming. The medium Wiesner uses consists of water color, gouache, colored inks, pencil, and colored pencil on hot press paper. The new style is three dimensional and more realistic. The lines are softer and the texture of the fur makes them come to life. This use of texture makes me want to reach out and touch the pages of the story and even attempt to pet the pigs. I appreciate how Wiesner collaborates the two illustration compositions and his use of the white space. It makes me reflect about the significance and importance of illustrations in a book and how every page is imperative to the
