Independent Reading Level: 1st - 2nd grade ( )

Independent Reading Level: Grades K-3 (ages 5-8), Guided Reading Level: J
Paul Galdone's folktales are widely acclaimed and often included in classroom and library collections.

Independent Reading Level: Grade 2
Awards: ALA Notable Children's Book

I liked the art for this classic story.

childrens literrature, folk tale, picture book ( )

Traditional telling of a classic tale. ( )

Genre
Folklore
Subject
Goats
Trolls

Fantasy
The many renditions of this book detail the story of the three billy goats all named Gruff. They have eaten all the grass on their side of a bridge, so they all try to cross the bridge to get to the grass on the other side. A troll stops each of them, telling them he will eat them if they don't turn back. The biggest and toughest of the three goats eventually gets to the troll and kicks him off the bridge, allowing him and his brothers to pass. It teaches the lesson of patience, being good, and good trumps evil. This is in the fantasy genre because of the troll character, which wouldn't exist in real life; the talking billy goats also wouldn't exist in real life either.

This book is very cute and a classic tale, I loved this book growing up and it would be good to start the lesson on folktales or morals of stories ( )

Very cute! ( )

This is another story I can remember enjoying as a child. The three billy goats are determined to get across a bridge so that they may enjoy the deliciousness that is on the other side. However, only one thing srands in their way and that is the mean troll who lives under the bridge. One at a time, the billy goats trick the troll into allowing them to cross. When the final and biggest billy goat tries to pass, the trolls is thrown into the riveer and the three billy goats are left to enjoy their tasty treats. I love the illustrations throughout this book just as much as an adult as I remember enjoying them as a small child. ( )

This book is about three Billy goats that wanted to cross the bridge in order for them to get food, but they could not go by because of a mean troll. The goats eventually trick the troll and make it to the other side of the bridge. A student can learn that when they have difficult situation or challenge in their life, they can overcome it if they are confident and try. As the teacher is reading the story she or he can ask the students to predict what is going to happen next to see if the students have gotten the rhythm of it. ( )

the classic story of the three billy goat gruff
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This book coudd be very fun and engaging for younger children. The goats walk about on their hind legs, the smallest goat wears a diaper and sucks a pacifier, and the biggest wears a black leather jacket, to reinforce the point that he is tough enough to destroy the troll. The troll is quite scary, and although he does have a nose as long as a poker, his eyes are not as big as saucers. Age Range: 4 - 7 years, Grade Level: Preschool - 3

I remember this story from when I was younger, and still really liked it. It has so many lessons in it to teach children. It is predictable enough that students can figure out what will happen next, but still be surprised and engaged in the reading. ( )

The Three Billy Goats Gruff must each face an angry troll to cross the meadow to get fat. Each goat faces the troll but smarts their way out of it, until the third gruff comes along and handles the troll himself.
Critique: In this version of the Three Billy Goats Gruff the author uses great describing words for how the goats crossed the bridge (trip, trap, trap). The book also have great illustrations to describe what was taking place.
Craft element: pg 11 "What do you think the troll will do to the first goat?" allow students to say the goats movements will you (trip, trap, trip, trap). pg 16 "What is the troll going to do to the second goat?" pg 18 "What is the troll going to do with the third goat?"
Have students write by comparing and contrasting what the troll did with all three goats.

The Three Billy Goat Gruffs is a picture book about three goats who are on a mission to cross the bridge to get to greener pastures. There is a troll that lives underneath the bridge so they have to be careful and clever when crossing the bridge. The first goat, who is the smallest, crosses the bridge first. He tells the troll to wait and not eat him because there is a bigger goat behind him. Then the medium sized goat crosses the bridge, also telling the troll that an even bigger goat is behind him. Then the big goat crosses the bridge, the troll cannot stop him and the goat shoves him into the water. All three of the goats reach the green grass and munch away.

I enjoyed reading this book. It stood out to me because I had remembered reading it as a child. The illustrations brought more meaning to the text with the detailed facial expressions of both the goat and the troll, as well as the unique choice of colors. The story has figurative language and also uses the technique of amplifying the text, especially with the “Trip, trap! Trip, trap!” The illustrations are bright and attractive and the book also uses great symmetry with double-paged spreads.

After reading this book to children I would ask them about what scares them i.e the boogie man and so on. I will ask them why and how they think they can overcome their little fears in class discussion. Another extension idea would be to put them in little groups, where they can build a bridge out of glue and wood. They can also make goats out of three different sizes of wool as well as the troll. I would then ask them to recite the story with their bridge, goats and troll. This will help them with their memory, creativeness and teamwork. ( )

This book interests me because of the pictures that go along with the story. The illustrator used watercolor and lines to depict the series of events. The facial expressions are creative and the book uses great symmetry. This is a classic folktale that any generation would love to read! ( )

I enjoyed reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone for many reasons. I really like the illustrations throughout the book, as they are bright and attractive to the reader. The many different watercolors on the troll made my eyes attract towards him, as he was made of many different colors to make him look scary. I also enjoy the repetition of the phrase, “Who’s that tripping over my bridge?” (15), from the troll because he seems big and bad, but in the end the nice goats end up being the ones to scare him. The main idea of this book is to be nice to everyone, because being mean will truly not work out well for you in the end. ( )

This is a very cute story about three billy goats who cross a big bridge to get to the greener pastures. Under the bridge lives a troll who eats goats so they have to be tricky when crossing. The first little goat tells the troll to wait and not eat him because there is a bigger goat coming. The medium goat tells the troll the same thing, and the biggest goat is so gruff that he boots out the troll into the water. The three goats now can eat and get as fat as they want.
Genre: Fantasy
Medium: Ink and water colors
I would use this book in my classroom to teach the rules of three in writing and stories. I could use this to show how many things were in three in this story. ( )

Summary:
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone is a classic story about overcoming obstacles. The goats, all named Gruff, want to pass a bridge guarded by a troll. The goats all use their size to their advantage and outsmart the troll to be able to graze on the lush hillside.

Personal Reflection:
This book brought back fond memories from my childhood. I can remember my grandmother reading this story to me. I loved the illustrations in this version of the book, simple yet told the story.

Classroom Extension:
1) Split children into groups, have each group consist of four. Assign each child with a part. Have them illustrate a mask for each goat and the troll. Have them act out the parts to the story.

2)Build a "bridge" using several different materials (string, glue, popsicle sticks, candy, etc) to test if it is stable enough for all three goats.

A great story to allow children to be exposed to traditional folktale! This book is a classic read for children! This book is a great way for children to be introduced to a folktale from different countries, in particular Norway! ( )

This book, and any of its spinoffs, can be used in lessons that focus on expression. This book is a classic and can be analyzed in many different ways, for instance, asking the students what they would do if they were in the same situation as the goats. The book can also be used as a mentor text for writing. In my opinion this book can be used in kindergarten through third grade.

This is a great book for first graders. My mentor teacher read this with the students and as a classroom extension, broke them into groups and had them each act out and make the sounds of each of the goats and the troll. They had so much fun doing this activity. I will definitely use this book for expression! ( )

Paul Galdone took classic fairy tales and told them in language that keeps the cadence and style of the originals, yet is accessible to a preschooler. His illustrations were strong and bright. This story is about three billy goats called Gruff,Gruff,Gruff who want to cross the bridge and get to the meadow on the other side in order to get some delicious grass. But, there is a mean troll who lives under the bridge that they are trying to cross and ways to teach them. When the first goat crossed, he told the troll that the next goat is much bigger so he let him pass. Then, when the second goat came he told the troll that the next goat was much bigger and he let him pass. Finally, when the last goat came he scared away the troll. The theme of this story is that being greedy can backfire on you. ( )