Description
Billy Goat and his best friend Cyril are messing about with the farmer's mobile phone, taking selfies and playing games... until they discover the number for a troll. Grandpa Gruff says all trolls are bad, so Billy and Cyril decide to get their own back by sending mean messages. After all, trolls really do stink! Don't they?
Billy Goat discovers the perils of sending mean messages in this timely tale about online bullying
About the Author
Jeanne Willis (Author) Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who's in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle.Tony Ross (Illustrator) Tony Ross has been illustrating books for 50 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5's Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams' best-selling children's books. Tony's books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole's Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He was named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK's libraries' most-borrowed illustrator. He lives in Macclesfield.
Reviews
"Wise and funny" -- Amanda Craig * New Statesman *
"It's as witty as Belloc and as much fun to read aloud, and children will absolutely understand the moral of the story too. Brilliant!" -- Andrea Reece * Lovereading4Kids *
"Imaginations will go wild with this funny tale about some very unusual animals!" -- Hazel Holmes * Askews & Holts Library Services *
"Filled with fun, pathos and drama" * MinervaReads *
Awards
Short-listed for Hillingdon Book Award 2017 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781783445691
Author Jeanne Willis
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 165g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 272mm * 2mm
Billy Goat discovers the perils of sending mean messages in this timely tale about online bullying
About the Author
Jeanne Willis (Author) Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who's in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle.Tony Ross (Illustrator) Tony Ross has been illustrating books for 50 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5's Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams' best-selling children's books. Tony's books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole's Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He was named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK's libraries' most-borrowed illustrator. He lives in Macclesfield.
Reviews
"Wise and funny" -- Amanda Craig * New Statesman *
"It's as witty as Belloc and as much fun to read aloud, and children will absolutely understand the moral of the story too. Brilliant!" -- Andrea Reece * Lovereading4Kids *
"Imaginations will go wild with this funny tale about some very unusual animals!" -- Hazel Holmes * Askews & Holts Library Services *
"Filled with fun, pathos and drama" * MinervaReads *
Awards
Short-listed for Hillingdon Book Award 2017 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781783445691
Author Jeanne Willis
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 165g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 272mm * 2mm
