Review – Huff…Puff…Grind! by Lois Wickstrom #NewRelease #Children @loiswickstrom

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Synopsis

The wolf huffed and he puffed.

But the pigs had built wolf-proof houses.

The pigs couldn’t go out. The wolf-couldn’t get in.

They were all hungry.

The pigs knew that a problem can be a solution

out-of-place.

Could they make good

use of all that

huffing

and

puffing?

A problem can contain its own solution. Enemies can become good neighbors.

 

 

 

Review

I have enjoyed the children’s books by this author.  She takes common children’s stories but then adds STEM components and kindness into each one.

This book is the three little pigs and the big bad wolf but with a few twists.  The pigs have studied architecture in school and build strong solid homes that withstand the huffing and puffing by the wolf.  They are also smart as they escape out the back door while the wolf is occupied and run to their fellow pig brother’s home.  Now, you can’t blame the wolf for wanting to eat the pigs, he was hungry (and bacon is quite tasty) but the pigs have something else in mind and perhaps they can convince the wolf to become an ally vs an adversary.

This book was cute, made me chuckle (the pigs are named Stella, Hal, and Brad), and even gave me something to think about when it comes to people in our lives that are like the wolf.  This could be a very educational book for children in both STEM and kindness to our neighbors.  The illustrations are effective in the book and certain words on each page are highlighted with a different and bold font to make them stand out from the others.  If you read this book to your children, it gives you the opportunity to talk about those words from a STEM perspective and even a kindness perspective.

We give this book 5 paws up.

 

 

 

About the Author

Lois Wickstrom earned her BA in biology with Chemistry and English minors. She is the creator of the Imagenie videos on YouTube and “Starting With Safety” available from the American Chemical Society. She also co-authored the Nessie’s Grotto Books with Jean Lorrah, and the Orange Forest Rabbit books with Lucrecia Darling.

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