The Three Little Pigs Book Review

[Tadeo Lentz]

StillDavid Wiesner takes his illustrations to levels beyond that of a manga and does intricate details, adding little things to help make the story come alive. One of my favorite scenes from the book is when he masterfully uses the negative space on a page. There is a portion of the book that has nothing more than a two page spread with one page being entirely white while the other has a very small illustration, it seems under whelming to describe but when in the middle of the story it captures the imagination and makes me love the book even more.

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Chris Marks helms the Three Little Pigs brand which was born out of his Kansas City based barbecue team that has racked up awards in 50 national competitions, over 600 awards in local comps, a win at The Jack, and 8 wins at The American Royal. With a ton of barbecue know-how under his belt, Chris is very active in spreading his knowledge, teaching classes all over the United States each year. On top of that, he bottles and sells his sauces and rubs, with six different recipes of each.

A heavy smoky molasses aroma fills the nose upon the first whiff of this sauce. There's a medium vinegar tang and a strong fruitiness at play too, which smells mainly of the familiar tomato, but its depth certainly hints at there being more in play. It's a bit difficult to get more out of this smell than these primary traits, but a slight note of onion makes itself know with some extra effort. The aroma is notably pretty devoid of heat, but the dominant sugars could be masking that.

This sauce's dark maroon color, glossiness, and opaqueness make it hard to see any spices at all, although in the bright sunlight you can see some small white specs here and there. The sauce's thickness sits right at the medium line and it has a very syrupy consistency which has it falling in a larger drip at first, then a medium and even pour following that. The stream slows to a few final drips before ceasing and leaving a medium layer of sauce left clinging to the silverware, in which you can now see black spice specs as well.

While the aroma was tilted toward tomato, the cherry hits right out of the gate in the flavor. An initial wave of sour cherry melds with molasses and vinegar as it begins to settle on the tongue, providing a tart experience with a heavy sugary back-up. The longer the sauce sits in the mouth, the more the tomato comes out, but it never overtakes the cherry flavor. There's some fleeting tastes of onion as sugars get drowned out by another wave of vinegar tartness which works to elevate the sour cherry flavor to a crescendo as the sauce makes its exit and the faintest touch of heat comes out in the aftertaste.

This sauce coated the chicken in a medium, kind of splotchy looking layer that became more uniform as it baked down well and built up with multiple brushing over indirect heat. There was then quick caramelization when the chicken was moved directly over the fire, but no overt burning and just a bit of sauce loss here and there. That strong cherry flavor persisted after being cooked, giving the chicken a very unique taste from the first bite. A little boost of molasses sweetness and tomato brought the sauce a bit more in the realm of standard barbecue, but it still would not be mistaken for a tomato-only sauce.

So many fruit sauces are "tomato and," so it was immediately commendable that Touch of Cherry actually tasted like cherry both out of the jar and after being cooked, making what's normally a supporting player a staring one. That brought on some initial excitement when trying out this sauce, but the more I sat with it, the more I was missing the full depth and complexity of what I consider to be some of my favorite specimens. This sauce certainly delivers the sweet, tangy, and fruity barbecue experience, but after the cherry, it fell a bit flat on delivering spices or savoriness. I don't think you'd be disappointed with Touch of Cherry by any means, and its deep molasses and cherry flavor would be very well suited on beef, especially burgers, and, dare I say it...steak. Still, being over 300 reviews in at this point, I feel like there's better options for backyard uses, while a sauce like this may be best at turning heads and giving you a leg up in competition.

Sheryl C Not sure why cherry is mentioned so many times on this page about the sauce when the recipe doesn't even contain any hint of cherry, what's up??Posted Sun, May 21 2023 6:32PM

The pieces for the board are shaped like jigsaw pieces and Jessica enjoyed putting this together while I read the instructions on how to play the game. Each player has a three little pigs counter and works their way around the board, trying to build three houses made from straw, sticks and bricks without the big bad wolf blowing their houses down. Once the three houses are complete, the player needs to head to the middle of the board and reach the safety of the brick house in order to win the game.

I found the three little pigs counters a little hard to slot into the plastic stands without damaging the pictures on them but otherwise setting up the board and house pieces ready for play was straightforward. Jessica chose a red counter for herself and a blue one for Mummy and we started the game.

Once the houses are complete, the player needs to head to the middle of the board, throwing the exact number to get to the brick house in the centre. The first time we played the game, Jessica threw the correct number on her first go after completing the houses but the second time she just threw the die and decided that she would just go straight to the brick house anyway!

We love Orchard games and this one sounds great too. I love that the game is developed around a well know children story they can relate to. Looks like Jessica had fun

Thanks for sharing #LetKidsBeKids

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Since I already maximized my brain cells over everything at my new house, I took this opportunity to request Jiejie to do the review on my behalf and she gamely chose to review the musical over her past year papers. Smart one! (Oops, I mean myself. Hahahhah!)

The show started on time and it was more interesting than the last one I watched. My most favourite part was when the wolf jumped into the hot pot of stew and did not listen to the pigs warnings and ended his own life.

"Three Little Pigs" (8:51) is simply a retelling of the child's fable in the instantly identifiable Disney style, while "The Big Bad Wolf" is in the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but with one big difference - she and Grandma are saved by the same Three Little Pigs.

"Three Little Wolves" tells the story of the three sons of the Big Bad Wolf, a trio of rotten little juvenile delinquents and quite obviously his misbegotten offspring. The wolves succeed in capturing the two little pigs who live in the straw house and the wood house, and only their quick wits (and the third little pig who lives in the brick house) can save them. I could sure put the Wolf Pacifier to good use.

Narrated by Sterling Holloway "Lambert The Sheepish Lion" is the story of how the Stork mistakenly delivered a lion cub to a herd of sheep who raise him anyway. Going through life as a cowardly lion, Lambert finally faces a situation where he has to make a life-altering decision.

While I don't remember the original story of "Chicken Little", I don't imagine everybody else in the story was nearly as stupid. But I suspect that stupid chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese probably taste as good as intelligent ones...

For the "Three Blind Mouseketeers", just imagine the Three Blind Mice as the King's Musketeers and their archrival the big fat old cat on guard duty. Watching his eyepatch move frequently from one side to the other and back was nowhere nearly as hilarious as seeing how the Three Blind Mouseketeers managed to avoid one life threatening situation after another.

In "Elmer Elephant", we see how the other animal children bully, taunt, and torment him, until circumstances change drastically and they need him to try and save the day. I particularly loved the brown pelicans and the little tribute to Jimmy Durante.

So I took another pass at AI technology, using ChatGPT. Remember my last attempt was to get a story or rhyming story of a spin on The Three Pigs. It was not a publishable success! So what if I wrote the story but let AI do the Twitter pitch and back cover synopsis, which I admit I find tedious.

Frank, the grandson of the Big Bad Wolf, is tired of his boring diet of turnips. He dreams of devouring the succulent grandchildren of the original Three Little Pigs. Join Frank on his adventure to capture the pigs and satisfy his hunger. Will the pigs outsmart Frank or will they end up in his belly?

The book teaches children the importance of friendship and kindness, as Frank Grandwolf learns the value of sharing a meal with his new companions. The story is also full of suspense and surprises, keeping children engaged from beginning to end.

Multi-award-winning author Robin Currie learned story sharing by sitting on the floor, in library story times. She has sold 1.7 M copies of her 40 storybooks and writes stories to read and read again! Robin is pleased to report that How to Dress a Dinosaur has many 5-star reviews from humans!

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