‘The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs’ Turns 25

By Maryann Yin 

The True Story of the Three Little PigsThis year marks the 25th anniversary of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Viking Children’s Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, first published this book back in October 1989.

Author Jon Scieszka and illustrator Lane Smith’s parody picture book was inspired by a classic fable. In honor of this occasion, we’ve put together a list of three ideas on how fans can celebrate.

(1) Watch the cartoon from the Silly Symphony series produced by Walt Disney.

(2) Who’s up for karaoke? Follow this link and sing along with the “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” song.

(3) A little theater, anyone? Act out the play version of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Click here to access the script.