The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Rueda, Claudia

Huff & Puff

32 pp. | Abrams/Abrams Appleseed | March, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-0170-2 $12.95

(2) PS "Can You Blow Down the Houses of the Three Little Pigs?" invites the sturdy die-cut cover. Each pig builds a house; then, small participants serve as "one wolf huffing and puffing" through a dime-sized hole. The first two pigs are shown beating eggs and mixing batter; the third time, the "wolf" has blown out birthday cake candles. Like her repetitive text, Rueda's illustrations are gently funny and elegantly simple.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012