The Grumpy Goat

Usborne Farmyard Tales (Numbered) #12

by Stephen Cartwright (Illustrator), Heather Amery

Poppy and Sam have lots of clever ideas - but they can't coax Gertie out of her pen until Rusty comes to the rescue. But why does Gertie want to stay in her pen? Farmyard Tales are gently humorous stories of the people and animals on Apple Tree Farm. Ages 5+.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

16 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1990

About the author

Stephen Cartwright was a British children's book illustrator who illustrated more than 150 books which sold millions of copies worldwide. His illustrations are noted for being instantly recognizable and usually depicting open-faced, innocent-looking children and animals. Throughout his 27 years of book illustration, he was closely associated with Usborne Publishing.
He died Feb. 12, 2004 in London.

Reviews

[Anto · Rating 5 out of 5]

A avut 21 de pagini

[Yalın · Rating 5 out of 5]

2.5 yaş civarında favori kitaplarımızdan. İleri yaşlarda hikayenin detayları daha iyi anlaşılabilir ama şu an bile keçinin huysuzluğu ilgimizi çok çekiyor.

[The Nobbs Family · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rated by our 6 year old.

[Sau Tsui · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book introduces the characters which include Sam, Poppy, Gertie the goat, ted, rusty. The book is based on a farm in which Sam, Poppy, and Ted wanting to clean Gertie the goats shed yet they find it difficult to clean due to Gertie being grumpy. It takes them many attempts to convince Gertie to leave her shed, the ideas that they came up with were bread, grass, dressed up as farmer ted and rope which in the end Gertie the goat ran after Sam and Poppy that led to her leaving her shed. Once Sam and Poppy had managed to clean Gertie the goats shed, they were still grumpy until they checked on Gertie the next day. When checking on Gertie the next day, Sam and Poppy saw that Gertie had a kid (baby goat) leading to them discovering that Gertie is not grumpy anymore.

[Sarah A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun Usbourne book with a gentle fun sorry with its own thoughtful bits and challenging bit together with the rubber duckling hunt! Interesting ending - launched us into a big explanation about the hormonal imbalances of pregnant affecting one's mood and the need to nest!

[Jules · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 4 year old niece enjoyed The Grumpy Goat.