The Troll
The Troll book cover

The Troll

Paperback – July 1, 2010

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Price
$5.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0230017948
Dimensions
9.25 x 0.2 x 11.75 inches
Weight
6.6 ounces

Description

About the Author Julia Donaldson is today’s best-loved picture book writer, famous for THE GRUFFALO (978-0-333-71093-7) illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Julia loves to write songs and plays, and her amazing children’s shows are much in demand. She also makes an excellent fish pie. David Roberts is a prize-winning illustrator whose beautiful and distinctive illustrations have won him many fans since he swapped a career in fashion for the world of children’s books. David sometimes eats fishcakes for tea, but he’d much rather have a victoria sponge.

Features & Highlights

  • The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat – but he’s stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure and pay for a ship’s cook... but it seems they’ve sailed to the wrong island. Again.
  • Watch the fun unfold as two very different worlds collide in a gloriously comic story from the creators of the highly acclaimed TYRANNOSAURUS DRIP.

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

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Most Helpful Reviews

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We loved it.

I like to use more than one version for each story we read... and this paired wonderfully with the traditional 'billy goats gruff'. In both stories, the troll is tricked. This one has pirates. We also used the book for the TR blend- trip, trap, troll, trick, treasure. This is also one of our favorite authors!
4 people found this helpful
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We love Julia Donaldson

We love Julia Donaldson! If your a long time fan this book is full wonderful humor and beautiful pictures you've come to love in Julia's books. It's definitely one of our favorites along with Room on the broom, Charlie Cook's favorite book, and The snail and the whale. If your new to Julia's books this book book will bring laughter to both parent and child.
3 people found this helpful
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Not the Julia Donaldson You Know and Love

I'm rating this book against other Julia Donaldson books - which we love. I can't think of any we don't have. This book doesn't have the flow, not even a hint, her books have and are known for. It would be a cute story, but it's, for lack of a better word - plain. If she would have written it in rhyme or somehow connected it better, it was a really cute concept and could have been a big hit, but overall, compared to her other stories, this one is remarkably disappointing. My boys, who will read all the others multiple times for days, didn't even want to finish this one.
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Such a cute story! The illustrations are superb and ...

Such a cute story! The illustrations are superb and had my kiddos laughing out loud. Very quirky twist on old classics.
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We love ALL Julia's books

We love ALL Julia's books! Our collection is almost complete. The Troll is adorable and a must have for J. Donaldson fans!
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eh.

Huge fans of Julia Donaldson in this house. My kids 3.5 and 1.5 love this book but I don't! It drags on and is repetitive without the signature rhyming she is so fantastic at. So until they can read it to themselves, 3 stars.
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it's the perfect combination of adventure and funny carachters with her fav ...

My daughter loves this story. it's the perfect combination of adventure and funny carachters with her fav things at the mo, monsters (troll) and pirates (adventure). She's 4
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Five Stars

Great author; Great book!
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One of her worst

Love most of Donaldsons books, this one not included. My daughter likes it though
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Troll and Pirates

Great book for a 4 year old little boy. Has both pirates and trolls.

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