Les Trois Cochons Hardcover - 1999

From the jacket flap

"Children will howl with laughter as les trois cochons (three little pigs) outwit the wily loup-garou (wolf) in this Cajun twist to the classic tale." --LACajunStuff.com

"This version of the beloved tale offers insight into and involvement with a unique culture . . . Youngsters will come back to this book again and again!" --Sue N. Howard, library media specialist, Locke Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee, Library Talk

Near Big Mamou in Southwest Louisiana, Mam�re Cochon must send her three little pigs, 'Ti Joe, 'Ti Claude, and 'Ti Fr�re, out into the great big world to seek their fortunes. As they prepare to go their separate ways, the brothers agree to watch out for the loup-garou, who's been planning a cochon du lait for as long as they can remember. Will they be able to avoid the hungry loup-garou? Well, if any three pigs ever had le savoir-faire (the know-how) to outwit the cunning wolf, their names would have to be 'Ti Joe, 'Ti Claude, and 'Ti Fr�re, I gar-on-tee!

Cajun storyteller Sheila H�bert Collins brings the three little pigs into bayou country in this delightful retelling with a liberal dusting of Cajun French. Louisiana native Patrick Soper's illustrations bring all the lushness of the state's rural areas. As a little lagniappe (something extra), the author includes a special recipe for Grillades and Grits. Bon app�tit!

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Citations

• School Library Journal, 04/01/2000, Page 119