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Product Description When Gruff, Ruff, and Tuff, bully their way across a bridge and into a meadow―teasing a kind ogre and butting small animals along the way. The ogre, frustrated that being friendly and polite didn't work, hatches a plan to teach the "bully" goats a lesson. This twist on The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a great read-aloud (and discussion starter) will have kids laughing in the aisles. From School Library Journal K-Gr 3-Gruff, Ruff, and Tuff, three bully goats unhappy on their own turf, want to cross the bridge to the greener meadow on the other side. Little Ogre trembles as the first scary goat calls out, "I'm Gruff, and I mean, I'm really gruff./And you, you're just a powder puff./Now stop squawking, or I'll butt you/from here to Brazil." Gruff crosses the bridge, tramples the meadow, and butts the baby bunnies. Then Ruff repeats the refrain, crosses the bridge, and butts the baby deer, while Little Ogre weeps in frustration. When Tuff comes "TRIP TRAP" over the bridge, the ogre thinks quickly and directs the largest bully goat to the tall grass. He tosses four baby skunks head over paws before they raise their tails and spray all three goats. All the animals in the meadow sing, "Hip hip hooray!/We called their bluff! /So long, bully goats/Gruff, Ruff, and Tuff!" The neon-bright cartoonish illustrations show goats with bullish features-especially the third goat-and a small green troll with a purple curl and warty fingers. The sky is pink and yellow over a lime green meadow. Compare this contemporary version with a twist to Paul Galdone's classic The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Clarion, 1973). Here the bullying theme seems heavy-handed; a more redemptive version is Ann and John Hassett's The Three Silly Girls Grubb (Houghton, 2002).-Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Review "A good springboard for both bullying conversations and problem-solving sessions."―Kirkus Reviews "Neon-bright colors accent the smug goats, while Little Ogre looks like a troll doll with a hot-pink, spiky Mohawk and iridescent green body. With bullying a hot issue these days, teachers can pair this with any number of other versions to get the message across."―Booklist "Children will enjoy reading and looking at the pictures of this delightful new version; it would be an excellent independent reading book for a school's anti-bullying program…Because there is not much literature about bullying for this age group, The Three Bully Goats would make an excellent selection for the library collection."―Library Media Connection starred review Best Children's Books of the Year 2012, Bank Street College "That's right, it's bully goats―a smart and timely idea for breathing new life into a classic…most of the fun comes from seeing a fairy tale's tables turned―and turned again."―Publishers Weekly From the Inside Flap In a twist on the "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," three mean goats threaten and intimidate a shy, kind troll who lives under a bridge, until the troll finds a way to stop them. About the Author Leslie Kimmelman is the author of many picture books, including Belly Breathe and Trick Arrr Treat. Will Terry has illustrated more than twenty picture books including The Three Little Gators and Little Rooster's Diamond Button. He teaches illustration part-time at Utah Valley State College, creates ebook apps, and lives in Utah.
