The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

Alexander T. Wolf, now in jail for crimes against the three little pigs, insists he was framed. The truth, he explains, is that he visited the neighboring pigs' homes asking for a cup of sugar to make a cake for his dear old granny. He notes he had a bad head cold that day. So there was never any violent huffing and puffing, as the traditional story says. He just had a couple of bad sneezing fits.

When he found the first two lifeless pigs in their houses, which he'd accidentally blown down, he felt it would be wrong to leave food around to spoil. So he ate ham . . . which, he says, would be just like his readers eating a big, juicy cheeseburger. He admits he was pounding violently at the third pig's door when the cops arrived, but only because the pig had made derogatory remarks about granny. That's when he was arrested and the media spun the whole event to vilify him. (http://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/true-story-of-the-three-little-pigs)

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Scieszka, Jon AR Quiz No. 9506 EN Fiction  IL: LG - BL: 3.0 - AR Pts: 0.5  AR Quiz Types: RP, RV, VP  Rating:  The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

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The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

There was once a tree that loved a little boy. Everyday, throughout his childhood, he would come and visit the tree. Each day that the little boy comes, he takes something from the tree. Sometimes, it's apples, sometimes it's shade and at times he just uses her to play on. As the boy grows older, he visits less and less. When he does visit, he always wants something. Since the tree loves the little boy, she continues to give, while the selfish young man does nothing, but take and take and take. 

Over the course of many years, the interactions between the boy/man and the tree remains the same, him taking, her giving more and more of herself until she has nothing left. Even when the tree has nothing left for the boy/man, she still continues to give in her own gentle and thoughtful way. 

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The Giving Tree Silverstein, Shel AR Quiz No. 5469 EN Fiction  IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 0.5  AR Quiz Types: RP, RV, VP  Rating:  An apple tree shares all it has with a boy from the time he is very young until he is very old.

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