The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Hardcover

Pinkney, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316341576 ISBN 13: 9780316341578

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 2017

Synopsis

A classic read-aloud favorite addressing bullying retold by acclaimed artist Jerry Pinkney.

Jerry Pinkney puts his indelible stamp on another beloved folktale in the same vein as the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse and the highly acclaimed The Tortoise & the Hare and The Grasshopper & the Ants.

When the three billy goats Gruff are hungry, they see bountiful grass to eat across an old bridge. But the bridge is home to a terrible troll, who is peckish himself, and looking for a tasty morsel to gobble up. In his interpretation of the timeless tale, Jerry Pinkney shows there's little good to come from greed--but in the end, redemption for even the most trollish bully is possible. A dramatic gatefold heightens the climax of this brilliant rendition.

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Review:

Praise for The Tortoise & the Hare A 2014 ALSC Notable Children's BookA 2013 Publishers Weekly Best Children's BookA 2013 Kirkus Reviews Best Children's BookA 2013 School Library Journal Best Children's BookA 2013 Booklist Editors' Choice BookA 2013 ABC Best Book for ChildrenA 2013 Parents' Choice Awards Gold Award WinnerA 2013 Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Multicultural Children's BookAn Autumn 2013 Kids' Indie Next List PickA 2014 Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College Outstanding BookA 2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison CCBC Choices Book

*"Pinkney brings a thoughtful, nuanced perspective to this classic tale....[that] helps readers see that cleverness, community, and confrontation all have a time and place in dealing with a bully."--School Library Journal, starred review


* "[There is] a note of homespun vibrancy to Pinkney's elegant watercolor paintings.... The tortoise may have won the race, but the real winner here is the listening and viewing audience."--Booklist, starred review

* "The anthropomorphism blends seamlessly with the naturalistic detail.... A lively and imaginative take."--The Bulletin, starred review

* "Pinkney's luminous art, rendered in watercolor and colored pencil, suggests a natural harmony... The ambiguity that results from the lack of words in this version allows for a slower, subtle, and ultimately more satisfying read. Moments of humor and affection complement the drama. A classic tale from a consummate artist."--School Library Journal, starred review

*"Pinkney suggests that the world is better when everyone can follow his or her own gifts."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

*"From an unparalleled artist, another brilliant work."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Pinkney's magnificently illustrated version of this famous fable gives the race the excitement of an Olympic event."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "Will engross readers.... A captivating winner--start to finish."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "Pinkney has again created a tour de force."--Library Media Connection, starred review

About the Author:

Jerry Pinkney has the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott medal. He has won the 2016 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Coretta Scott King Award five times, the Coretta Scott King Honor four times, and has been nominated for the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson Award. He was also the first children's book illustrator elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0316341576
• ISBN 13: 9780316341578
• Binding: Hardcover