Once upon a time there were three little pigs. The first little pig built his house of …
I am certain each of you, and your munchkins, can finish the story. It’s a story that has been retold orally and in books from as far back as the 1840s!
I challenge you to use the storyline that we all know so well of The Three Little Pigs to introduce a new story and new vocabulary to your preschooler/elementary aged little one. The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell is a great start. With the great familiarity of the “pigs” storyline, your child will be quick to understand the story (what happens first, second…) as new words are introduced with this rather hilarious Southwestern variation. A conversation about straw and bricks will easily be replaced with adobe bricks and tumbleweeds. You can …
