The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Read-Aloud Stories

By Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486280217
• ISBN13: 9780486280219
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Low-cost Rea-aloud stories

Book arrived quickly, in good condition(new). No colorful illustrations in this book...a few black & white drawings. Book contains 22 short stories, good for bedtime reading...old favorites...'Billy Goats Gruff'...'Chicken Little'...'Little Bear;...'Cat and Mouse'....Small size to carry in purse.

Stories from My Childhood

All my favorite stories from the early 1940's are captured here: "Three billy goats" presented in 3 pages can easily be memorized, told to children and grandchildren who will pass it on ... "Chicken Little" is here, as is the "Three Bears", "The Teeny, tiny Lady" and many more. Mostly from unknown sources, Bailey captured the best of the best in these 92 pages at a price everyone can afford. Twenty-two stories that delighted children in yesteryear, continue to do the same. Not to be omitted is the fact that Carolyn Sherwin Bailey was a prolific writer herself with the skill of editing with inflection and choice of words for the delight of the storyteller and reader.