Synopsis Juxtaposes the traditional tale of the three billy goats that outwit a menacing troll with a retelling in which the troll tells his side of the story.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-08-01 | | Series: | Another Point of View | | Illustrator: | Thomas Newbury, Tom Newbury |
| Size | | Length: | 48 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 7.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note This book you flip over after you finish one story to read the other.
Industry Reviews K-Gr 2 A rather pedantic retelling of the venerable Norwegian folktale is placed back-to-back with "Another Point of View." According to the Troll, who lives in a well-appointed home under the bridge, he is just being hospitable by inviting the Goats Gruff to dinner. It's not his fault that they think he wants to eat them. Newbury's Troll isn't especially fearsome?he's just an ugly man?and Nidenoff's illustrations for the Troll's tale feature a pastoral setting with pointy-eared, smiling, humanlike characters. True, there are two sides to every story, but for more satisfying retellings and illustrations, rely on versions by Glen Rounds (Holiday, 1993), Janet Stevens (Harcourt, 1987), and Paul Galdone (Clarion, 1979). Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NE Lopate
K-Gr 2 A rather pedantic retelling of the venerable Norwegian folktale is placed back-to-back with "Another Point of View." According to the Troll, who lives in a well-appointed home under the bridge, he is just being hospitable by inviting the Goats Gruff to dinner. It's not his fault that they think he wants to eat them. Newbury's Troll isn't especially fearsome‘he's just an ugly man‘and Nidenoff's illustrations for the Troll's tale feature a pastoral setting with pointy-eared, smiling, humanlike characters. True, there are two sides to every story, but for more satisfying retellings and illustrations, rely on versions by Glen Rounds (Holiday, 1993), Janet Stevens (Harcourt, 1987), and Paul Galdone (Clarion, 1979). Virginia Opocensky, formerly at Lincoln City Libraries, NE School Library Journal (03/01/1996)
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