The Three Billy Goats Gruff
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022 · Est. 7 min read-aloud

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Fairy Tale series

A troll tries to eat three goats who are crossing a bridge.

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48 pages· 838 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
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Three Billy Goats Gruff must cross a bridge guarded by a ravenous troll. As the troll plots his goat feast, the goats have their own cunning plans. Will the troll's hunger be his downfall, or will the goats' cleverness save them? This fresh twist on a classic tale promises laughter and suspense as readers discover who truly holds the upper hoof.

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Instant New York Times bestseller!The MOMENTOUS debut of a groundbreaking Fairy Tale series – a brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on this beloved classic, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, from renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo and picture book pioneers Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen! Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats! This is the first in a groundbreaking new collection of fractured fairy tales crafted by one of today’s most celebrated and acclaimed authors, Mac Barnett, and brought to stunning visual life by award-winning and beloved creator of I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen.Told with pitch perfect timing and pacing, hilarious detail, and Barnett’s signature narrator voice, this is Billy Goats Gruff as never before. High-stakes page turns will have readers on the edge of their seats and giggling along, as they join each goat and anticipate the arrival of the hungry and terrible troll living under the bridge. With Klassen’s brilliantly restrained scenes, arresting characters, and celebrated artistic style, this first of three fairy tales is destined to be a true publishing event!With a multitude of Caldecott Medals, Honors, international awards, and New York Times bestsellers to their names both independently and in collaboration, this is a creative pairing that is electric. So get ready to experience picture book magic… all you have to do is cross the bridge!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Words
838
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
560L
Themes & topics
Books about monstersBooks about farm animalsBooks about trollsBooks about social themesBooks about goats
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.9
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
517220
Publication
Published
October 18, 2022
First published
October 1, 2022
Publisher
Orchard Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338673845

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