The Three Little Pigs Ruth Bendel Rand McNally Junior Elf Book 1956

The Three Little Pigs, illustrated by Ruth Bendel. A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book.  Copyright 1956, published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, and printed in the U.S.A..   Hardcover book, 6 1/2" x 4 3/4" (165mm x 121mm) , 32 printed pages. The book's covers have some wear on the edges and there is a name written on the front cover. There is a tear on the top corner of the illustration on the inside of the front cover. The interior pages are in very good condition (see photos). The 1956 Junior Elf Book version of The Three Little Pigs is a classic retelling of the traditional fairy tale. In this version, the story follows three pig siblings as they each build their own house to protect themselves from the Big Bad Wolf.  - The first pig builds a house of straw, which the wolf easily blows down. - The second pig constructs a house of sticks, but it too fails to withstand the wolf's huffing and puffing.- The third pig, wiser and more diligent, builds a sturdy house of bricks. When t