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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff | Mac Barnett
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Instant New York Times bestseller! The MOMENTOUS debut of a groundbreaking Fairy Tale series -- a brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on this beloved classic, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, from renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo and picture book pioneers Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen! Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats! This is the first in a groundbreaking new collection of fractured fairy tales crafted by one of today's most celebrated and acclaimed authors, Mac Barnett, and brought to stunning visual life by award-winning and beloved creator of I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen. Told with pitch perfect timing and pacing, hilarious detail, and Barnett's signature narrator voice, this is Billy Goats Gruff as never before. High-stakes page turns will have readers on the edge of their seats and giggling along, as they join each goat and anticipate the arrival of the hungry and terrible troll living under the bridge. With Klassen's brilliantly restrained scenes, arresting characters, and celebrated artistic style, this first of three fairy tales is destined to be a true publishing event! With a multitude of Caldecott Medals, Honors, international awards, and New York Times bestsellers to their names both independently and in collaboration, this is a creative pairing that is electric. So get ready to experience picture book magic... all you have to do is cross the bridge!
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mandarchy
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I used the video where Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen read their version of BGG so that I could take a break. But I love reading the story. It's so fun to read trip trap trip trap trip trap and modify your voice for each goat. I read the Galdone version to the younger students. I'm always amazed by how many students come to elementary school never having read some 398.2s. Nominated for the 2024 #WCCPBA

Tamra My favorite as a toddler! I had the edition on the left. 😍 My grandpa read it ad nauseam to me. 6mo
mandarchy @Tamra you will love the new version, it's slightly more "mature". Menu items fly over the kid's heads. 6mo
Tamra @mandarchy how fun & imaginative! 6mo
Aimeesue That is such a great video! I rewatch it once in a while because it makes me smile 😊 6mo
mandarchy @Aimeesue I just love them both! 6mo
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As expected from this brilliant duo—Barnett & Klassen—this picture book retelling is hilariously clever. It follows the traditional pattern, with surprises. The convention of the troll‘s poetic manner of speech has him fretting over what rhymes with strudel. The trick played on him by the first 2 goats becomes, in the troll‘s mind, his own doing. Goat #3 is astonishingly huge. There‘s another big, bigger, biggest towards the end. Etc. Kidlit fun!

Chelsea.Poole Love these two together! 1y
Lindy @Chelsea.Poole Yes, they seem to amp up each other‘s sly playfulness. 😊 1y
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“Wow. You‘re really big.”

mandarchy When I read this out loud to the kids, they ate equally astonished. 1y
Lindy 😁 1y
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Lindy
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“I love goat! Let me count the ways.”

I love authors who sneak in some exposure to Elizabeth Barrett Browning to preschoolers.

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mandarchy
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I should have spent more time getting a better #underthedustcover image. I love reading folktales to my students and this tale is probably one that really holds their attention whether it's by Barnett/Klassen or Galdone. The kids love the clip clop - I'm going to eat you up vocalizations that seem to mesmerize them. This version is especially funny, something I expected since I follow them on Instagram. 🐐 🐐 🐐 🐐 🐐

mandarchy Just look at how big that goat is! The kids were enthralled and the element of surprise when they met the biggest goat was tangible. 1y
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