The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Read-Aloud Stories

by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey (Editor), Thea Kliros (Illustrator)

Storytime magic casts its spell in this treasury of time-honored tales from many lands. Handed down from one generation to another are such delightful stories as "Johnny Cake," an early English peasant tale; "The Wonderful Pot" and "The Little Old Woman Who Went to the North Wind," two entertaining Danish fables; "The Gold Bugs," an old German tale; and "Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter," a popular story from the American South.
In addition to the title story young listeners will also delight in hearing such old read-aloud favorites as "The Three Bears," "The Little Girl Who Wanted the Stars," "Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar," "The Boy Who Found His Fortune," "The Discontented Coffee Pot," "Why the Bear Has a Stumpy Tail," "Chicken Little," "The Cat and the Mouse," "The Story of Lambikin," and many others.
An ideal way to introduce youngsters to the pleasures of a good story as well as inspire them to read on their own, these entertaining tales have been reset in large, easy-to-read type and accompanied by six new illustrations by Thea Kliros.

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1994

About the author

Carolyn Sherwin Bailey was an American children's author. She attended Teachers College, Columbia University, from which she graduated in 1896. She contributed to the Ladies' Home Journal and other magazines.

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

This collection of children's stories was not the greatest thing I've read. I would not read it a second time.

[Skye · Rating 3 out of 5]

That Three Billy Goats Gruff is a horrific story.

[WSL Library]

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[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well-written, I suppose, but I did not enjoy these stories at all.

[Jayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short, easy to read tales, some more well known, such as The Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Chicken Little, and some lesser known. I always wonder though why these tales always seem to end so abruptly.

[Krisz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was looking for a book to read to my 4-yr-old that doesn't have so many pictures, and at the same time has more text. This is just perfect, and teaches the kid such fun words like "discontented".

[Mike Hatfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of short stories for children!

[Raeleah Slone · Rating 4 out of 5]

It would be so much fun to read this to younger children. Dialogue in the book is perfect for making silly voices while teaching the value of not judging a book by its cover.