The 3 Little Dassies

By Jan Brett

Book Overview

The Three Little Pigs with a twist In the tradition of her bestseller The Three Snow Bears, Jan Brett finds inspiration for her version of a familiar story in Namibia, where red rock mountains and vivid blue skies are home to appealing little dassies and hungry eagles.

Mimbi, Pimbi and Timbi hope to find "a place cooler, a place less crowded, a place safe from eagles " to build their new homes. The handsomely dressed Agama Man watches from the borders as the eagle flies down to flap and clap until he blows a house down. But in a deliciously funny twist, that pesky eagle gets a fine comeuppance

Bold African patterns and prints fill the stunning borders, but it is the dassies in their bright, colorful dresses and hats that steal the show in this irresistible tale, perfect for reading aloud.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399254994
• ISBN13: 9780399254994
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten