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Three billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypso Joe / written by Cathrene Valente Youngquist ; illustrated by Kristin Sorra. by Youngquist, Cathrene Valente   Publisher:  New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2002. Description:  1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Reviews:  How about those Gruffs tromping across their famously troll-guarded bridge between two Caribbean islands? Debut author Youngquist couldn't resist landing this well-known story in the heart of the area in which she spends part of each year. The drill here is the same: the three goats decide to opt for greener pastures, but must face their fear in the guise of a mean troll. They do so with their usual cleverness and strength. With island accents for the goats and troll and the help of Sorra's bright, Philippines-inspired acrylic colors, the story takes on the sun-drenched, water-surrounded rhythm of the verdant West Indies (sorry, no sandy beaches, just luscious grass and wavy water). Sorra (Venola in Love, 2000, etc.) visualizes the troll Calypso Joe as a regular stitch with his seaweed green hair and flip-flops. It's hard to take him seriously when mean Calypso Joe exercises his scare tactics. Youngquist, to her credit, paces her version just right and infuses the accents with a truistic tinge so parents and librarians can read it over and over to their children without cracking. However, one is left feeling that the newly mannered Calypso Joe is such a promising idea for a character in this setting that his further adventures will be more interesting than this debut. (Picture book. 3-7); 32pg. VNU EMEDIA, c2002.- Citation:  CL 06/00/2002 KK 05/15/2002 0746 Summary:  In this retelling of the Norwegian tale, three clever billy goats outwit Calypso Joe, a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge on Split in Two Island in the Caribbean Sea. Added Authors:  Sorra, Kristin Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885. Tre bukkene Bruse Additional Titles:  Mean Calypso Joe ISBN:  0689828241 : LCCN:  00040153 No. of Requests:  0 Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Main Library - Dayton Children's Nonfiction 398.2 YOUNG Available Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList Dayton View Library Children's Nonfiction 398.2 YOUNG Available Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList Huber Heights Library Children's Nonfiction 398.2 YOUNG Available Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList Kettering Moraine Library Children's Nonfiction 398.2 YOUNG Available Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList Wilmington Stroop Library Children's Nonfiction 398.2 YOUNG Available Request This Item Only Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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