Tell The Truth B Wolf Essay

Tell the Truth B.B. Wolf by Judy Sierra is the story B.B. Wolf from the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs, but now B.B. Wolf is a new, better wolf, or so he says. When he is asked to tell the story of how he meet the three little pigs, B.B. Wolf becomes embarrassed and tells a lie. He said he accidently blew down the first house because he blew on a dandelion to make a wish. He blew down the second house trying to blow out a fire and he only came down the chimney because he was told to. When the three little pigs call B.B. Wolf on his lies, he is forced to tell the truth and apologize for what he did. At the end of the story B.B. Wolf makes it up to the three pigs by building them a new house. This picture story book would be a great asset to use in my second grade classroom because it is a book that offers a new point of view, humor, and …show more content…
Before reading the story I would ask one of my students to tell the real story of The Three Little Pigs. After reading the book, the class and I would compare and contrast the real story to the story B.B. Wolf told in the book. Then on their own each student would pick another fairy tale from the book that they know like Three Bill Goats Gruff, Rumpelstiltskin, or Hansel and Gretel and write their own story from the point of view of the villain. In their version of the story the villain would not be seen as a bad guy but instead as someone who made some mistakes. I believe my students would have a lot of fun coming up with their own stories. Tell the Truth B.B. Wolf is a story you haven’t heard before. There are other books out there that have the tale of The Three Little Pigs from the point of view of the wolf, but Judy Sierra is able to add humor and a lesson on honesty in her version. Tell the Truth B.B. Wolf was published Alfred A. Knopf in 2010 and is a great resource to get the kids imaginations