Alamosa Public Library

Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain. Retells the traditional tale about three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under the bridge.

"A warm-season sequel to the surprise bestseller, The Little Winter Book of Gnomes. Kirsten Sevig is mad about gnomes-both the legendary little creatures who sport pointed hats and a carefree style, and the less familiar iteration: the wise, pithy saying. Here, she brings the two together again, as she did with The Little Winter Book of Gnomes. Boat-y gnomes go a-sailing ("A fair wind at our back is best"), raspberry-speckled gnomes balance on ladders...

"The first in a groundbreaking new collection of fractured fairy tales, this brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on the beloved classic finds three goats putting their horns together to cleverly outsmart a hungry troll"--

"An easy format retelling of the classic fairy tale, Billy Goats Gruff and how the goats trick a troll living under a bridge. Original edition revised with new illustrations. Includes reading activities and a word list"--

A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.

Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain. Retells the traditional tale about three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under the bridge.

Tells the story of Tomten, a little troll who talks to all the animals that live at a lonely, old farmhouse. On a bitterly cold winter night at a lonely farm in the woods, when all the people are asleep, the Tomten comes out from the hayloft and talks to the animals in Tomten language which they can understand of summer that will come again.

Three billy goats must outwit the big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they have to cross on their way up the mountain.

A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.