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The Three Sillies
Inspired by an 1890s folktale, THE THREE SILLIES has been reinvented by popular author-artist Steven Kellogg as a deliriously outrageous comedy.
Once upon a time, a gentleman set out to court a farmer's daughter. But, as this gentleman soon discovers, the farmer, his wife, and their daughter are all hopelessly silly. The three of them cry a roomful of tears one day, all bec...more
Once upon a time, a gentleman set out to court a farmer's daughter. But, as this gentleman soon discovers, the farmer, his wife, and their daughter are all hopelessly silly. The three of them cry a roomful of tears one day, all bec...more
Paperback, 40 pages
Published
August 3rd 2004
by Candlewick
(first published 1999)
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Title: The Three Sillies
Author: Steven Kellogg
Recommended Ages or grades: Preschool - 8
Three Sillies is a funny book. It's about a farmer’s daughter who is being courted by a gentleman and wishes to marry her. However, the family is a very silly family. As the daughter begins to think about her marry the gentleman and having a baby, she image that her child will one day be DONKED on the head by a falling mallet. The gentleman, who is flabbergasted, sets out on a journey to find three other silli...more
Author: Steven Kellogg
Recommended Ages or grades: Preschool - 8
Three Sillies is a funny book. It's about a farmer’s daughter who is being courted by a gentleman and wishes to marry her. However, the family is a very silly family. As the daughter begins to think about her marry the gentleman and having a baby, she image that her child will one day be DONKED on the head by a falling mallet. The gentleman, who is flabbergasted, sets out on a journey to find three other silli...more
The book, The Three Sillies, is not a book that I would recommend for Primary children. The wording in this book is very confusing and all of the place. There are many dialogue bubbles that take over the pages making it unclear if I read the text first or the dialogue. I feel that many Primary children may get overwhelmed if they try to read this story on their own. The illustrations in this book are very neat and the facial expressions on the characters are priceless. The story itself is very f...more
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Great retelling of a little known English folk tale. Kellogg has a great sense of the comedic, both in his words and pictures.
This was one of my favorite folk tales growing up.
I'm not sure I like the layout of this book, in comic style, I think it's a little hard to read, but my nieces enjoy it and I haven't yet found a better edition of JUST this folk tale.
I'm not sure I like the layout of this book, in comic style, I think it's a little hard to read, but my nieces enjoy it and I haven't yet found a better edition of JUST this folk tale.
the sillies are very silly
This is my last one for the day...this is our family's absolute favorite book to read together (which may give you some insite into our family that you may not have wanted :) We just have very silly boys and this book is filled with complete nonsense! 3 and up :)
The same story as Six Fools by Zora Neale Hurston with a few changes. Cute if you like Steven Kellogg's style of having speech bubble along with blocks of text.
Cute story; causes me to wonder if silly things are really silly as people say they are.
More for older kids. I like the illustrations.
May 30, 2013
Kirsten Harms
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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Feb 15, 2013
Igraine
marked it as auf-gar-keinen-fall
Dec 01, 2012
Tema
marked it as to-read
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Steven Kellogg is an author and illustrator who has contributed over 90 books for children. He is best known for writing books about animals, for which he credits his grandmother .
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