The Three Billy Goats Gruff

A favorite with storytellers because of the rich, descriptive language of the retelling, this is a reissue of the classic edition of the famous Scandinavian tale. Marcia Brown's stylized illustrations capture the personalities of the clever goats and the horrible troll, making this book a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.

About the author

P.C. Asbjornsen (1812-1885) was a Norwegian writer who co-authored the popular Norske Folkeeventyr (Norwegian Folk Tales) with Jørgen Engebretsen Moe in 1842-1843. 

Summary

A favorite with storytellers because of the rich, descriptive language of the retelling, this is a reissue of the classic edition of the famous Scandinavian tale. Marcia Brown’s stylized illustrations capture the personalities of the clever goats and the horrible troll, making this book a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.

Product details

• Authors: P. C. Asbjornsen, P.C. Asbjornsen, Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Moe J. E. Moe, J. E. Moe, Asbjornsen P.C. Asbjornsen
• Assisted by: Marcia Brown (Illustration), Brown Marcia Brown (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.1991
• EAN: 9780156901505
• ISBN: 978-0-15-690150-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 254 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 132 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Ghost Stories *