The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Hardcover

Pinkney, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316341576 ISBN 13: 9780316341578

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 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.

About this title

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.

Review:

Praise for The Three Billy Goats Gruff:
A Publishers Weekly Best Summer Book of 2017 and Best Book of 2017 Pick
A News & Observer Wilde Award Book of 2017
School Library Journal Best Picture Books of 2017
Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2017
*"Pinkney's vivid watercolors are full of texture, and large double-page spreads showcase the lush landscapes...[a] beautiful, exciting, and memorable retelling."―Booklist, starred review


*"Pinkney's graceful note invites readers to ponder issues of forgiveness, redemption, and peaceful coexistence in a terrific tale well-suited to family and group read-alouds."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

*"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


*"This version and its new conclusion are worth the wait....Pinkney is generous with his gifts; his paintings are splendid, nuanced, and unfailingly entertaining."
―Publishers Weekly, starred review


*"Gorgeously landscaped and entertaining...a sterling introduction to a classic for young kids--the human kind."―BCCB, starred review


"Witty, dramatic, and delightful. ...[A] terrific variation on a classic."―The Washington Post


"Beautiful illustrations fill the pages with Pinkney's signature visual style in this conversation-sparking picture book."
―Brightly.com

"Perfectly paced words and pictures."―The News & Observer


"The celebrated illustrator Jerry Pinkney has satisfied a long-held desire with The Three Billy Goats Gruff."―Wall Street Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0316341576
• ISBN 13: 9780316341578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40