The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up to the mountain. In the lyric colors of a Norwegian spring, Marcia Brown, the Caldecott Medal - winning artist, brings to life the exciting folktale about the three billy goats and the wicked old troll. 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. Generations of children have claimed this as a favorite story, and it is presented here in a perfect harmony of pictures and text.