The Three Billy Goats Gruff

by Jim Lawrence (Retold by), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Tim Hildebrandt (Illustrator)

Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.

20 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Aka Hunter Adams, Victor Appleton II

Jim Lawrence has written fiction extensively for both children and adults in a variety of media: books, magazine articles, film and radio scripts, and comic strips, including "decision" strips. He estimates that he has written some sixty books of fiction, many of them under pen names for series like Tom Swift Jr. and Nancy Drew. His radio credits include weekly scripts for Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, The Green Hornet, and Sky King. He has written for, and in some cases created and illustrated, the comic strips Dallas, Joe Palooka, Captain Easy, Friday Foster, and Buck Rogers. To date, he has authored two works of interactive fiction: Seastalker and Moonmist.

Reviews

[Javier Trost · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this children's story. This version was published the same year I was born. I think it is good for kindergarteners and 1st graders. This is the type of book that I would recommend the reader use different voices when reading it to kids. It gives you the opportunity to create a variety of 5 different characters.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

For fairy/folk tales, the art is as important as the text. In this case, the goats are too 'cutesy,' and the troll doesn't fit my image of a troll. I'll keep watching for the 'perfect' version.