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|title=The Three Billy Goats Fluff
|sort=Three Billy Goats Fluff
|author=Rachael Mortimer and Liz Pichon
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A fun, light-hearted twist on the Billy Goats Gruff fairy tale. Any child that's familiar with the original will find plenty of giggles here, as well as a warm-hearted ending.
|rating=3.5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-0340989906
|hardback=0340989904
|pages=32
|publisher=Hodder Children's Books
|date=September 2010
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989904</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0340989904</amazonus>
|website=
http://www.evewhite.co.uk/new/component/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,41/page,shop.browse/category_id,40/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=41&page=shop.browse&category_id=40&vmcchk=1
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Mr Troll has a headache. The Billy Goats Fluff keep trip-trapping over his bridge, making an awful racket. He's not happy one little bit. He's cursing the newspaper advert that brought him under the bridge, and desperate for something to stop the goats from ruining his life. Whatever can a troll do in those circumstances?
''The Three Billy Goats Fluff'' is a fun twist on the Billy Goats Gruff fairy tale. Seeing things from the troll's point of view immediately has kids giggling along as their expectations are turned on their head. This is cranked up with plenty of light-hearted silliness and the troll getting crosser and crosser. Everything is played for laughs, although within that, children will pick up on the importance of considering things from the point of view of others. The warm-hearted ending is a nice touch too, as consideration and helping others lead to happiness all round.
Liz Pichon's illustrations suit the text with their bright, cartoon style. The goats are suitably sweet, the troll big, green and gruesome. Although the troll features heavily, there's nothing at all to scare even the most sensitive of souls. Each page is packed with plenty of action and excitement, which makes it an enjoyable read from start to finish.
The vocabulary is accessible for all ages, yet with plenty of nice touches that ensures children will enjoy reading it as they get a little older too. The writing style is crisp and clear, reading just like the fairy tale that it's mimicking. Any child that's familiar with the original will enjoy reading ''The Three Billy Goats Fluff''. Recommended.
My thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.
[[Tortoise vs. Hare - The Rematch! by Preston Rutt and Ben Redlich]] flips a well-known story on its head, whilst [[Me and You by Anthony Browne]] approaches Goldilocks from a different angle. If you want fairy tales in their original form, then [[My Favourite Fairy Tales by Tony Ross]] is a great choice, and [[Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Fiona Waters and Fulvio Testa]] is also a great compendium.
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[[Category:Rachael Mortimer]]
[[Category:Liz Pichon]]
|title=The Three Billy Goats Fluff
|sort=Three Billy Goats Fluff
|author=Rachael Mortimer and Liz Pichon
|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A fun, light-hearted twist on the Billy Goats Gruff fairy tale. Any child that's familiar with the original will find plenty of giggles here, as well as a warm-hearted ending.
|rating=3.5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-0340989906
|hardback=0340989904
|pages=32
|publisher=Hodder Children's Books
|date=September 2010
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989904</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0340989904</amazonus>
|website=
http://www.evewhite.co.uk/new/component/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,41/page,shop.browse/category_id,40/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=41&page=shop.browse&category_id=40&vmcchk=1
}}
Mr Troll has a headache. The Billy Goats Fluff keep trip-trapping over his bridge, making an awful racket. He's not happy one little bit. He's cursing the newspaper advert that brought him under the bridge, and desperate for something to stop the goats from ruining his life. Whatever can a troll do in those circumstances?
''The Three Billy Goats Fluff'' is a fun twist on the Billy Goats Gruff fairy tale. Seeing things from the troll's point of view immediately has kids giggling along as their expectations are turned on their head. This is cranked up with plenty of light-hearted silliness and the troll getting crosser and crosser. Everything is played for laughs, although within that, children will pick up on the importance of considering things from the point of view of others. The warm-hearted ending is a nice touch too, as consideration and helping others lead to happiness all round.
Liz Pichon's illustrations suit the text with their bright, cartoon style. The goats are suitably sweet, the troll big, green and gruesome. Although the troll features heavily, there's nothing at all to scare even the most sensitive of souls. Each page is packed with plenty of action and excitement, which makes it an enjoyable read from start to finish.
The vocabulary is accessible for all ages, yet with plenty of nice touches that ensures children will enjoy reading it as they get a little older too. The writing style is crisp and clear, reading just like the fairy tale that it's mimicking. Any child that's familiar with the original will enjoy reading ''The Three Billy Goats Fluff''. Recommended.
My thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.
[[Tortoise vs. Hare - The Rematch! by Preston Rutt and Ben Redlich]] flips a well-known story on its head, whilst [[Me and You by Anthony Browne]] approaches Goldilocks from a different angle. If you want fairy tales in their original form, then [[My Favourite Fairy Tales by Tony Ross]] is a great choice, and [[Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Fiona Waters and Fulvio Testa]] is also a great compendium.
{{amazontext|amazon=0340989904}} {{waterstonestext|waterstones=7521795}}
{{commenthead}}
[[Category:Rachael Mortimer]]
[[Category:Liz Pichon]]
