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Star Trek Little Golden Books
Too Many Tribbles! (Star Trek)
Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise come face to face with adorably fuzzy Tribbles in this exciting and fun-filled Star Trek (TM) Little Golden Book!
Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise are ready for almost anything--except tribbles! When these small, furry creatures invade the ship, Captain Kirk and the crew must act quickly, before they are buried in fur balls! Star Trek fans of all ages will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the rest of the crew from the classic TV series in a unique retro art style!
Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise are ready for almost anything--except tribbles! When these small, furry creatures invade the ship, Captain Kirk and the crew must act quickly, before they are buried in fur balls! Star Trek fans of all ages will love this action-packed Little Golden Book featuring Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and the rest of the crew from the classic TV series in a unique retro art style!
24 pages, Hardcover
First published July 2, 2019
About the author
Frank Berrios
211 books9 followersI was born and raised in Spanish Harlem, Queens, and the Bronx. As a New York kid, I remember riding graffiti-covered subways and hearing hip-hop blaring from parks and passing cars on the street. I loved my city. It was always buzzing with activity and different things for kids to see and do.
But I also loved to just sit and read. It started with daily comic strips like Peanuts by Charles Schulz. Then I discovered Mad Magazine and superhero comics like Batman, Spider-Man and Black Panther. These stories dealt with heroes and villains, innocence and guilt, freedom and justice. I became interested in justice and the legal system and was encouraged to become a lawyer. I had enjoyed working with kids as a counselor at a summer day camp, so I also thought about being a teacher. But after graduating from college, I knew that being a lawyer or a teacher just wasn’t right for me.
I found a temp job at DC Comics in midtown Manhattan. I answered phones, sorted mail, and did other small jobs. It wasn’t creative work, but I met cool people and got lots of free comics. That led to a full-time job in the Editorial Department. I went from reading comic books for fun, to working with legends in the comic book industry. Before long, I moved from DC Comics to Random House Children’s Books, where I’ve worked on a wide variety of Disney and Nickelodeon books over the last twenty years.
I’ve also written several Little Golden Books, including Black Panther, The Amazing Spider-Man, Falcon, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, I Am Captain Kirk and Too Many Tribbles! as well as My Little Golden Book about Jackie Robinson, Football with Dad and Soccer with Mom.
But I also loved to just sit and read. It started with daily comic strips like Peanuts by Charles Schulz. Then I discovered Mad Magazine and superhero comics like Batman, Spider-Man and Black Panther. These stories dealt with heroes and villains, innocence and guilt, freedom and justice. I became interested in justice and the legal system and was encouraged to become a lawyer. I had enjoyed working with kids as a counselor at a summer day camp, so I also thought about being a teacher. But after graduating from college, I knew that being a lawyer or a teacher just wasn’t right for me.
I found a temp job at DC Comics in midtown Manhattan. I answered phones, sorted mail, and did other small jobs. It wasn’t creative work, but I met cool people and got lots of free comics. That led to a full-time job in the Editorial Department. I went from reading comic books for fun, to working with legends in the comic book industry. Before long, I moved from DC Comics to Random House Children’s Books, where I’ve worked on a wide variety of Disney and Nickelodeon books over the last twenty years.
I’ve also written several Little Golden Books, including Black Panther, The Amazing Spider-Man, Falcon, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, I Am Captain Kirk and Too Many Tribbles! as well as My Little Golden Book about Jackie Robinson, Football with Dad and Soccer with Mom.
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April 9, 2020
Enjoyed the reading by Ethan Peck.
July 19, 2023
A neat little retelling of the episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" from the Original series. I'm amazed how they got in all the important details in such a short little book. Charming.
July 3, 2019
This was a fun retelling of the classing Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" done in a picture book format. Using simple language, vibrant colors, and retro-style art, even the youngest of readers can enjoy this story, which introduced the cutest pets in the universe.
March 5, 2022
After my fun discovery of a Little Golden Book’s I Am Captain Kirk, I absolutely HAD to get two more in this weird, classic Star Trek series: Too Many Tribbles! and I Am Mr. Spock. I wish I could combine them both into one review, but I can’t, so here’s Too Many Tribbles! by Frank Berrios (adapted from the screenplay by David Gerrold).
The cover on this book is worth the $5 or so price. Once again, our handsome hero Captain Kirk is pictured looking bemused but with perfectly coiffed hair, this time clutching red, pink, and white tribbles (if you’re familiar with this ST episode, The Trouble with Tribbles, you’ll recognize it immediately). The basic plot of the story: a space station has a storage of valuable grain but Klingons in the area may try to steal it for themselves so Kirk & co. are there to protect the grain…and then the tribbles—small, fluffy, guinea pig-like animals that multiply quickly—complicate matters.
There’s a picture of Kirk and Spock on the space station talking matters over with space station assistant Mr. Darvin () and in this picture, Spock looks thoughtful while Kirk looks as if a Klingon had just grabbed his ass. In all the pictures that feature Dr. McCoy, he always looks grumpy. Unfortunately, none of the books I read have him exclaiming, “I’m a doctor, dammit, not a mechanic/psychic/comedian/waiter!”
There’s another fun scene with Mr. Scot and a Klingon getting all he-man in each other’s faces (Scotty is defending the virtue of the Enterprise). The Klingon is impressively scary with big fists and thick, muscled arms and shoulders (but again, perfectly styled hair). He is drawn with pointed ears, which isn’t correct (Romulans have the pointy ears as they are genetically—if distantly—related to Vulcans).
This skinny, weird little adaption ends with the same scene from the tv show: everyone on the bridge tee-heeing about how Scotty transported all the tribbles to the Klingon ship. This still bothers me because if the Klingons hate the tribbles (and the tribbles screech whenever they come near a Klingon), what do these jokers think the Klingons will do to the tribbles? Murder them all by transporting them into space (or something else). So, okay, it’s lame, but I still find this not funny. They should have transported all the tribbles back to the ship of the trader who first brought them onto the station.
Star Trek: Too Many Tribbles! yet another fun, but odd, offering from Little Golden Books. I recommend this only if you are a classic ST fan; if you have no clue about the show, I don’t think you’ll find it as funny. Unless you’re drunk. Or high.
The cover on this book is worth the $5 or so price. Once again, our handsome hero Captain Kirk is pictured looking bemused but with perfectly coiffed hair, this time clutching red, pink, and white tribbles (if you’re familiar with this ST episode, The Trouble with Tribbles, you’ll recognize it immediately). The basic plot of the story: a space station has a storage of valuable grain but Klingons in the area may try to steal it for themselves so Kirk & co. are there to protect the grain…and then the tribbles—small, fluffy, guinea pig-like animals that multiply quickly—complicate matters.
There’s a picture of Kirk and Spock on the space station talking matters over with space station assistant Mr. Darvin () and in this picture, Spock looks thoughtful while Kirk looks as if a Klingon had just grabbed his ass. In all the pictures that feature Dr. McCoy, he always looks grumpy. Unfortunately, none of the books I read have him exclaiming, “I’m a doctor, dammit, not a mechanic/psychic/comedian/waiter!”
There’s another fun scene with Mr. Scot and a Klingon getting all he-man in each other’s faces (Scotty is defending the virtue of the Enterprise). The Klingon is impressively scary with big fists and thick, muscled arms and shoulders (but again, perfectly styled hair). He is drawn with pointed ears, which isn’t correct (Romulans have the pointy ears as they are genetically—if distantly—related to Vulcans).
This skinny, weird little adaption ends with the same scene from the tv show: everyone on the bridge tee-heeing about how Scotty transported all the tribbles to the Klingon ship. This still bothers me because if the Klingons hate the tribbles (and the tribbles screech whenever they come near a Klingon), what do these jokers think the Klingons will do to the tribbles? Murder them all by transporting them into space (or something else). So, okay, it’s lame, but I still find this not funny. They should have transported all the tribbles back to the ship of the trader who first brought them onto the station.
Star Trek: Too Many Tribbles! yet another fun, but odd, offering from Little Golden Books. I recommend this only if you are a classic ST fan; if you have no clue about the show, I don’t think you’ll find it as funny. Unless you’re drunk. Or high.
November 16, 2019
This a Little Golden Book version of the classic Trek episode. It's actually quite cute and fun. If you like Star Trek and Golden Books (or want to introduce a child to Star Trek) this is a good place to start.
December 21, 2019
The tribble story was one of the best Star Trek episodes and this is great fun for young and old alike (probably more fun for the old :D ).
March 11, 2021
Why: I told my Mom about my ambitious GoodReads goal, and how I would have to count kids books and cookbooks towards my goal to make it. She was worried I wouldn’t make my goal,and bought me this book. Oh, and I’m a nerd.
How was it: Love the pictures, and how colourful they are. However, they really rely on having seen the episode, or how kids just believe what they are told. I mean . I’ve never seen the original series, so I have not context.
Good for fans. Me, a little less so. Still rounds out my collection!
How was it: Love the pictures, and how colourful they are. However, they really rely on having seen the episode, or how kids just believe what they are told. I mean . I’ve never seen the original series, so I have not context.
Good for fans. Me, a little less so. Still rounds out my collection!
February 6, 2020
This book is just about perfect. I remember having lots of these Little Golden Books as kid, often telling new stories of my favortie shows or adapting old ones. Just as a man of my age is getting nostaligic for such things, one of my favorite shows ever- Star Trek is getting the Golden treatment.
At was dubious of the idea at first, but reading it, it was perefect. it took a classic episode, one of the more simplistic and fun ones to begin with, and just wrote it in language a child could understand. If you want kid friendly Star Trek: TOS, Tribbles is the way to go. I'm not sure it would work with say City on Edge of Forever. The art looks like the original series while maintaining Little Golden Book cuteness.
If you have a 3-7 year old in your life who loves Star Trek- or just want to introduce to the series- get them this book. I can't vouch for the other two- I am Captain Kirk and I am Mr. Spock... but this one is great.
At was dubious of the idea at first, but reading it, it was perefect. it took a classic episode, one of the more simplistic and fun ones to begin with, and just wrote it in language a child could understand. If you want kid friendly Star Trek: TOS, Tribbles is the way to go. I'm not sure it would work with say City on Edge of Forever. The art looks like the original series while maintaining Little Golden Book cuteness.
If you have a 3-7 year old in your life who loves Star Trek- or just want to introduce to the series- get them this book. I can't vouch for the other two- I am Captain Kirk and I am Mr. Spock... but this one is great.
February 23, 2020
This is an adaptation of David Gerrold’s original episode, “The Trouble with Tribbles”. It translates really well to this format and the fun and colourful artwork will appeal to kids of all ages.
July 2, 2019
The puns....oooooh the puns. Loved it, but had to take a star off as Scotty didn’t look like Scotty and he wasn’t missing a finger like he should be...
August 14, 2019
An excellent introduction to Star Trek for the youngest future fan :)
December 31, 2023
It's a children's book adaptation of the original series Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles." It's fine, doing exactly what one would expect with that basic description. The one slightly odd thing--and I get why this might have been done, since this isn't part of the larger series where one might reasonably expect readers/viewers to know the characters--is at the beginning it starts with a captain's log entry, in which Kirk refers to "Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise." Since Kirk is the one speaking for the captain's log, it's odd that he's referring to himself in the third person.
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December 9, 2019
Rewrites the Tribbles Star Trek episode in picture book format.
I had high hopes for this. It is my favorite episode of the original Star Trek series. But somehow they managed to convey the story and lost a lot of the humor. So sad. They also just summarized the episode without really adapting it for kids. Scotty's fistfight was for some reason included. Kinda disappointed. I think this could've been done so much better.
I had high hopes for this. It is my favorite episode of the original Star Trek series. But somehow they managed to convey the story and lost a lot of the humor. So sad. They also just summarized the episode without really adapting it for kids. Scotty's fistfight was for some reason included. Kinda disappointed. I think this could've been done so much better.
September 24, 2025
This was a Little Library find. It is a Little Golden Book version of the well-known Tribbles episode of Star Trek. The furry little creatures who seem to reproduce at ease take over the Enterprise in the midst of a conflict with the Klingons. The story will introduce the readers to all the familiar characters of the original Star Trek as they try to deal with Tribbles, Klingons and some suspicious cargo. A good collectible for Little Golden fans and Star Trek fans.
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June 4, 2022The juvenile script of the classic episode unsurprisingly adapted very well to being a children's book. My daughter loved it, asking if she could have a tribble, and in the process, learned no moral nor lesson, but only the actually horrible idea that an entire race of sentient species (The Klingons) are all bad.
July 14, 2020
No Tribble to Read
This early years reader is actually a good and accurate synopsis of the Classic Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". Brightly illustrated, this is a good children's book.
This early years reader is actually a good and accurate synopsis of the Classic Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles". Brightly illustrated, this is a good children's book.
November 30, 2020
The story you know and love is done in a simpler format, but the Trouble with Tribbles is alive and well. The perfect gift for the adult fan, but also the Golden Book crowd will get a kick out of those furry, lovable, destructible critters!
February 11, 2022
It's a fun (and obviously abridged) version of the classic episode. Read it in bookstore and chuckled at the bit where Scotty defends the Enterprise in the book - that drew in a confused look from a kid down the aisle. Definitely a pick for Trekkie families.
September 8, 2022
I love the illustrations in these Trek Golden Books, and this was a fun adaptation of a classic episode.
Nitpick alert! The narration is presented as the captain’s log, but it’s all in third person which makes no sense.
Nitpick alert! The narration is presented as the captain’s log, but it’s all in third person which makes no sense.
February 1, 2024
"Too Many Tribbles" is an enchanting addition to the collection of Little Golden Books set in the iconic Star Trek realm. With its stunning illustrations and a narrative that stays faithful to the corresponding episode, this book promises a delightful experience for young readers.
July 3, 2019
An illustrated retelling of the classic Star Trek episode. Nice artwork!
July 3, 2019
Adorable!
July 27, 2019
I really liked it, but it couldhave more kidified.
August 30, 2019
To short of a story, to where it was just dull for me.
September 14, 2019
An adorable little read about the trouble with tribbles!!
October 10, 2019
Wow.
I just happened to come across this "Little Golden Book" of a well known Star Trek show. It's a wonderful take on the show. Well done. Please do more in one in this series.
I just happened to come across this "Little Golden Book" of a well known Star Trek show. It's a wonderful take on the show. Well done. Please do more in one in this series.
November 3, 2019
How freakin' cool is this?!?! There are Star Trek Golden Books!!! Yes yes yes!
March 11, 2020
Loved it!!!
November 2, 2020
A fun re-telling of The Trouble With Tribbles episode with lovely artwork.
December 25, 2021
Passible, if you've seen The Trouble with Tribbles, but it skips over most of the charm in an effort to fit the story into a Golden Book.
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