Classic Tales: "The Enormous Turnip", "The Three Billy Goats" Beginner Level 1 - Sue Arengo

Advantages: A great childrens book
Disadvantages: None

...This is one of the books that used to get read to me when i was a little girl. The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a great childrens book and it is a book that children like. This book is about three billy goats gruff (as you can tell by the title) who are in search of some sweet green grass. The three billy goats gruff find the grass they want in a meadow across a bridge which people are afraid to cross because of the troll that is underneath the bridge. The three billy goats gruff want to eat the sweet green grass so they cross the bridge starting from the little billy goat until the big billy goat. The Illustrations for this book is excellent the pictures on the pages help to tell the story if the child wants to try and read the books themselves. The colour of the pictures are in a light colour and the pictures are drawn so you can... Read review

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Advantages: A great childrens book
Disadvantages: None

...help read the book by looking at the pictures and the colours of the pictures are light so you can tell what the pictures are. This is a classic childrens book thatthey will want read again and again. It was read to me when i was young and i did like this book the enormous turnip is a book that i would recommend.... Read review

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Advantages: Good rhyming text and lift-the-flap opportunities.
Disadvantages: Some may miss the chant of "Who's the trip-trapping over MY bridge"

...♠♠♠ The book ♠♠♠ This is a re-telling of the traditional story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. In my youth I was a big fan of the traditional tale and particularly enjoyed the chant of “Who’s that trip-trapping over MY bridge”….however this book doesn’t use that chant but is still an enjoyable re-telling of the tale. The story is cleverly told in rhyme, the second page of which I have shown below to give you an idea of the content: ‘Now over the stream they could see a fine meadow, As lush and as green as could be. “It’s time,” said the youngest “to cross the red bridge” And his brothers just had to agree. What brave billy goats! For each of them knew that under the bridge in a shack Lived a horrible troll who kept watch all the time, And goat was his favourite snack.’ As the traditional tale... Read review

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