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Best Children's Books of the Year 2012, Bank Street College 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.
Humor abounds in this masterfully-bilingual twist on "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" that dares to ask the question: why is that troll so grumpy anyway? Three little cabritos have a clever plan to get past the grumpiest troll in the land. But then one of the billy goats wonders: Why is that gigante so grumpy, anyway? This thoughtful question sends their plan in a new direction, and the results are better than they ever imagined. Dashes of humor, empathy, and kindness make this modern twist on a classic tale a charming delight.
In the book Goats of Anarchy, Leanne shares adorable photos of her goats with descriptions of their personalities, touching rescue stories, and funny anecdotes about their antics.
This is the true story of Polly, a blind goat rescued by Leanne Lauricella, owner of an animal sanctuary in New Jersey. Includes real-life pictures of Polly at the end of the book.
The "Goat with Three Kids" tells the story of a mother, on a quest to win her kids back when they fail to take her advice and let the bad wolf bring havoc to their home. The Grand Fairy Tales adaptation of the original Romanian version (written by Ion Creanga in 1875) has a happy ending, skips the descriptive parts and puts the emphasis on the morale of the story. The disobedient kids are having a hard time, but the love of their mother finds a way to bring them back, even in a most difficult situation. In the end the kids learn from their mistake and the mother is rewarded through her congeniality and love.
Goatilocks gobbles more than porridge in this fractured fairy tale that puts a hilarious twist on a favorite story. Once upon a time, there was a kid named Goatilocks. She lived down the road from a family of bears... Goatilocks can’t resist sampling first Papa Bear’s porridge, then Mama Bear’s porridge, then Baby Bear’s porridge—and his bowl and spoon, too. And it turns out Goatilocks has a taste for chairs and beds as well. Has Goatilocks devoured her way to disaster? What will happen when the Bear family returns home from their walk? This playful adaptation of a favorite fairy tale is full of tummy-rumbling fun.
This retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" is set in the heart of a city where an enormous rat tries to keep three goats from crossing the street.
Brought to live at the Goats of Anarchy farm, a small goat named Prospect is given a series of coats to keep warm during the winter.
