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Overview

This clever retelling of a tried-and-true tale has a paleontological twist!

Three Triceratops brothers by the name of Tuff are on a mission to find some grub. There’s just one thing standing in their way: a Tyrannosaurus Rex who has a very different idea of what’s for dinner! The Tuff brothers must find a way to outsmart this bossy beast, for their very lives—and a bounty of delicious greens—hang in the balance.

This vividly illustrated story transplants the classic tale of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” into the Cretaceous period, where dino fans of all ages will enjoy seeing their favorite subjects use their smarts to battle it out for dinner.

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ISBN-13:	9781442443976
Publisher:	Beach Lane Books
Publication date:	04/02/2013
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	550,277
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Stephen Shaskan is the author and illustrator of The Three Triceratops Tuff and A Dog Is a Dog. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has created artwork for advertising agencies and poster designs for local bands, theater companies/productions, and area events. Stephen has also worked in early childhood education and has taught children’s art classes through the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul Academy, and the public schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife. Visit him at StephenShaskan.com.

Stephen Shaskan is the author and illustrator of The Three Triceratops Tuff and A Dog Is a Dog. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has created artwork for advertising agencies and poster designs for local bands, theater companies/productions, and area events. Stephen has also worked in early childhood education and has taught children’s art classes through the Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul Academy, and the public schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife. Visit him at StephenShaskan.com.

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Editorial Reviews

Shaskan doesn’t update the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff so much as send it into the past, “sixty-eight million years ago,” to be exact. Food is scarce for Stanley, Rufus, and Bob Tuff, but they spy some lush vegetation on the other side of a valley. The only problem: “At the bottom of the valley stood a... tyrannosaurus rex!” Shaskan draws the dino midroar, an effect he visualizes using a giant red starburst that blasts across the spread (even the tiny mosquito flying by looks scared). As in the original, each triceratops tricks the T. rex into letting him pass, with the promise that a larger, tastier morsel will be coming along. Shaskan retains the chunky, weathered style of his debut, A Dog Is a Dog, which is well suited to this story’s punchy text and colossal personalities. The climactic showdown, however, is surprisingly static; Bob Tuff takes out his opponent with a “mighty blow” from his tail, but there’s no real sense of the movement behind the action that sends the T. rex hurtling into the distance. Ages 3–7. Agent: Teresa Kietlinski, the Prospect Agency. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"In this amusing retelling of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” the goats are replaced by a triceratops trio, and the nasty troll here is a Tyrannosaurus rex…. Humorous turns of phrase (“Once upon a time, sixty-eight million years ago . . .”) make this an entertaining read aloud selection, and teachers and libraries will appreciate the usefulness of the folktale connection and dinosaur theme.

May 2013 Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

"In this amusing retelling of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” the goats are replaced by a triceratops trio, and the nasty troll here is a Tyrannosaurus rex…. Humorous turns of phrase (“Once upon a time, sixty-eight million years ago . . .”) make this an entertaining read aloud selection, and teachers and libraries will appreciate the usefulness of the folktale connection and dinosaur theme.

May 2013 Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books