No fairy tale is safe when author Karleen Tauszik starts thinking, ‘What if...?’ What if Rapunzel got head lice? What if the Big Bad Wolf got asthma? What if Sleeping Beauty drank espresso? Each short story in the Tangled Tales series uses humor and imagination to make kids think beyond the standard stories they already know. They’re funny, but they also contain valuable lessons on such topics as bullying, kindness, independence, and taking a stand for what’s right. In WHEEZING, the three little pigs are moving into their new brick house, built to the most current hurricane specifications. The straw house got blown down. The stick house didn’t last either. Will this brick house hold up against the notorious Big, Bad Wolf?But Wolf has worries of his own. He has asthma, so no more huffing and puffing and blowing houses down for him. Will the Big, Bad Wolf turn from his destructive ways? And are the three little pigs safe at last?Suitable for readers from ages 8 to 12, WHEEZING is also the perfect length to read aloud to children of all ages.
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