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This is a very cute retelling of the three little pigs (as you might imagine by the title.) And it worked super well in storytime. However, my older readers pointed out discrepancies in it (like sand not having a door or seaweed being tough to work with.)

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When three little fish, Jim, Tim, and Kim, build their own homes, only Kim's house is able to stand against the big bad shark.

This is a great interactive book for a classroom setting with group participation. The color illustrations are engaging and encourage problem solving skills, reading comprehension, and memory strength. I think this would be a great lap book for one on one. I would recommend this for any collection wanting a new take on an old classic.

This is a new Halloween book that I purchased from Scholastic. It's our first Story Play book yet. The story can be read to the song "We're Going on a Bear Hunt." The story contains little questions along the way that inspire young readers to count and answer questions about the story. It really gets them thinking about the story. The illustrations are detailed and interesting. I'm happy with this one and I think it's best for preschoolers.

I love this book. It is a story based on the three little pigs but it is placed underwater. It has exciting illustrations and a funny story line.

This is such a fun pop up informational text book. Many kids will love to read this and have fun looking at the pages and pull out things. It is full of information and many of the kids will want to know more. The topic of the Titanic is something that middle schoolers would be interested in such as 4-7 grade. This would be a good book for a resource about introducing the Titanic and can be used in research and in many lessons for math, science, and language arts.

I would use this book for a 3-5 classroom. We would use it as a read aloud. I think it's a good book for them because children are always very engaged with situations like shipwrecks or natural disasters. I would use it when teaching students about the titanic. We would talk about the shipwreck due to the iceberg. This would lead into science instruction on environmental structures. We would use this book to learn about the composition of a ship as well. I would also use this book to discuss timelines. We would talk about the timeline of the titanic, or the timeline of major events around this time period.

Overall I though this book was pretty good. The overall big theme is handling yourself out in the real world. I was intrigued that this variation of the classic “Three Little Pigs” story leads to interesting changes in the language of the story. For example, the Shark now “munches and crunches” instead of “huff and puffs”, and the houses are now made of materials that exist in the sea. While the plot is a copy of the source material, having all of these accurate changes makes it feel like a refreshing twist on a classic tale rather than just a change in the wording or illustrations. Additionally, I like that one of the fish is now clearly identified as a girl fish named Kim. This leads to girls and boys both having someone in the story to relate to.
In my personal opinion, this book is not as good as other adaptations of this story. While it is a larger departure than other variations, much of the story is the same as the original besides a switch to a different setting. With so many variations of he classic take out there, I do not think I would recommend this book over the more unique adaptations.

The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Will Grace was a great book. I really enjoyed this version of The Three Little Pigs. One reason I liked this book was its spin from the traditional book. This book’s characters were three fish and a big bad shark rather than pigs and a wolf. This lead to more inventive houses underwater. The houses were made out of seaweed, sand, and a sunken ship. Another reason for liking this book included the ending. I like the traditional books ending but it’s so violent. This book ended with no violence and a toothless shark. The shark loses all his teeth attempting to “crunch and munch” the third fish’s house. This books main idea is enjoyment. It is a fun and creative spin on a classic tale.

I liked this book because I enjoyed reading "The Three Little Pigs" as a child. I wasn't aware that authors did multiple renditions of this story line so it was a refreshing read. I liked how the story was generally the same as "The Three Little Pigs" but had it's own small differences. One of the similarities that Geist included was the response of the fish. When the shark asked to come into the houses, the fishes always replied "not by the skin of my finny fin fin." This was changed to fit the new characters but the rhyming stayed the same. One of the aspects that I enjoyed was the language used in this picture book. The repetitive pattern made it easy to follow and understand. It also allowed me to anticipate the next event in the book. The plot also helped to build anticipation in the book. Each time the shark succeeded in breaking down the houses, the more convinced readers were than he would succeed in breaking down the last one. This helped to build tension and suspense. The big idea or message of this picture book is to have a solid foundation otherwise a shaky one can be torn down easily.

This is a story about three fish that go out on their own and have to build their own homes to withstand the bad shark when he comes to ruin their homes! Which house will be able to stay strong and keep the fish safe from the shark?

This is a retelling of The Three Little Pigs. The illustrations in this book are incredible but they do not distract the reader from the story.

This story is very similar to. "The three little pigs". The three little fish decides to leave their moms house and soon began to be bullied by the big bad shark. But just like the three little pigs, the three little fish out smart the big bad shark

This book is another version of the three little pigs. The shark tries to eat also the fish but he is only able to get two of them. This is good for retelling and also could be used for readers theatre.

A fun twist on the three little pigs story. This book is a good way to teach about the importance of setting and characters. Most kids know about the story of the three little pigs, and this could be a fun way to show that the setting and characters are what makes a story important. Could use this as an activity to have them change the setting of their favorite story.

An appealingly illustrated rhyming story featuring several pairs of animal twins.

the cover was shiny silver with a moving replica of the ship in the middle. The story is told by ten year old Jack in a child’s voice. Each page has interesting facts about the time period, and the technology of the titanic and the actual ship. One of my favorite facts was the ship being shown in comparison to the Eiffel Tower. Jack and his family survived the ship going down. It was a great read.

When Mama Fish sends Jim, Tim and Kim off to make their homes in the deep blue sea, a Big, Bad Shark is watching. It is not long before he knocks at a door and roars, “Little Fish, Little Fish, let me come in.” A really delightful addition to a picture book collection, youngsters will enjoy chiming in when the Little Fish replies, “Not by the skin of my finny, fin, fin!” Bold, bright illustrations compliment this clever adaptation and ensure a very happy ending.

Geist, Ken. The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark. Illus. Julia Gorton. Cartwheel
Books, 2007.

In Geist’s underwater tale based on the story of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, three little fish leave their mother to make their own homes in the sea. The first fish constructs his house out of seaweed, but is chased by the big, bad shark, who eats through the house’s seaweed walls. The second fish, who constructs his house out of sand, is next chased out of his home as the shark bites through the sand walls. While fleeing the shark, the first two fish finally reach their sister, who has built her house in an old wooden ship. The shark approaches the wooden ship and loses all of his teeth while trying to bite through the ship’s hard wooden walls. The three fish live happily ever after.
Preschoolers and kindergarteners will enjoy this happy-ending story in which the “bad” shark is punished and will have fun retelling the story while looking at Julia Gorton’s bright, colorful cartoon illustrations. They will also enjoy Gorton’s creative use of white text to form the giant teeth within the shark’s mouth and her inclusion of interesting objects like an old shoe, a handheld telescope, and a torn surrender flag on the ocean floor. Undersea endpages featuring bubbles and waves make the book even more visually appealing for children.
This book can be used in conjunction with the traditional wolf and pigs story to discuss characters, setting, and how changing the characters and/ or setting of a story can lead to new stories. In class, children can practice discussing story elements by talking about the similarities and differences between the two books and can then tell and act out their own imaginative versions.

Julia Gorton