![]() ![]() The illustrations come across as an homage to Japanese art and culture. Santat utilized a sumi brush on rice paper technique combined with Adobe Photoshop, which gives an Asian-aesthetic to each image. The art is vibrant, full of movement, and the characters appear to jump off the page. Pigs one and two fail, but the stoic and dark-haired female pig three wins the final battle with her mix of determination and persistence.ĭan Santat illustrates the characters in a hilariously anthropomorphic style. ![]() Each confrontation takes place at the house of the individual pig, and fans of the original will be happy to see that the houses are straw, sticks, and brick, respectively. ![]() Pig one chooses aikido, pig two chooses jujitsu, and pig three chooses karate. ![]() In this version by author Corey Rosen Schwartz, each pig chooses to study a different style of Japanese martial arts in order to defeat the wolf. The basic plot remains the same: a mean and hungry wolf is determined to defeat (and eat) the pigs, and each pig chooses a different method to keep the wolf from achieving his goal. The classic fable of the Three Little Pigs is given a comic book-like twist in this retelling that delivers plenty of punches, kicks, and limericks to boot. ![]()
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