Porkenstein

by Kathryn Lasky

Book Overview

Newbery writer Kathryn Lasky presents a wildly funny Frankenstein / Halloween tale in the vein of Dav Pilkey's bestseller THE HALLO-WIENER, with hilarious illustrations by new artist David Jarvis. Dr.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439560632
• ISBN13: 9780439560634
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cute book

Dr. Smart Pig was a famous inventor, but he didn't have any friends. His two brothers had been eaten by the Big Bad Wolf a year ago, and he had been lonely ever since. So he set about inventing a friend - who was wolf proof. Good funny illustrations.

The Ultimate Sequel to The Three Little Pigs

Porkenstein tells us what life is like for the pig who built his house out of bricks a year after the murders of his two brothers by the big bad wolf. Life is not great for a lonely pig and instead of joining a sports team or social club of some sort he decides to play God and make himself a friend in his lab. After a few unsuccessful attempts with results of a pig fish and pig bat (apparently he is too good to become friends with these lesser beings) he creates another pig, only thing is his new friend is huge and always hungry. Now I'm not going to give away the rest of this dramatic plot but rest assured there is a reappearance of the big bad wolf. The fact that he died in the pot under the chimney in the brick house a year earlier is conveniently overlooked with the author using "writer's licence" and the reader just has to conveniently play along with the story. Anyway you'll have to read the book to know what happens next in this sensational can't put down horror thriller. The only thing that lets this book down are the rather average illustrations both in quality and imagination which is a shame because it is a kid's book after all. I mean belts for Halloween costumes, come on a bit more effort would have been nice here. The written text though is brilliant and this is a sequel tale those of all ages will enjoy. Highly recommended. If you like the fairy tale humorous style books also read There's a Hair in My Dirt an hilarious tale by Gary Larson about a princesses life in an enchanted forest. For those a bit older Whatever Happened to...? tells us how the big bad wolf was framed for the killing of grandma (red riding hood), the pigs and Peter (and the wolf). Politically Correct Fairy Tales and Once Upon a More Enlightened Time are also great. In adult fiction Once Upon a Crime is the ultimate novel based upon the classic fairy tales.Avoid the children's book The Big Bad Pig and the Three Little Wolves. It is terrible. As is Fractured Fairytales, Snow White Blood Red and A Wolf at the Door. Do not waste your money on these.

All the kids loved this book so much.

I read Porkenstein to my little brother and his kindergarden class. All of the kids in his class loved this book so much they wanted to keep it and show there mom and dads.It's a funny story and really cool pictures. The ending is the best.Amanda