The Three Silly Billies

Hold your horsepower, said the little man with a stamp, a stomp, and a snort. This is a troll bridge. I'm the Troll. Now, start passing the buck.
Bill Bob, Billy Bo, and Just Plain Billy don't have enough money to cross the troll bridge. But by pooling their pennies with the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack, the Three SIlly Billies are able to pay the toll and cross the deep river in jolly good style. And there's a whopping surprise in store for the Troll!
As in Earthquack!, Margie Palatini and Barry Moser combine their talents to create an inventive new version of a favorite folktale

Author: Margie Palatini
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 11.36h x 8.76w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780689858628
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 88497 / Three Silly Billies


Award: Florida Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 103
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2005 pg. 33 - Recommended
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 284 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booklist 03/01/2005 pg. 1205
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 41
Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2005 pg. 642
Christian Home & School 01/01/2006 pg. 30

About the Author
Margie Palatini is the author of many celebrated children's books, including Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes, The Three Silly Billies and Earthquack!, all illustrated by Barry Moser, as well as Sweet Tooth and Bedhead, both illustrated by Jack E. Davis. She lives with her family in New Jersey. Visit Margie at margiepalatini.com.

Barry Moser has won numerous accolades for his work, including the prestigious National Book Award for Design and Illustration and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He is both an author and an artist, whose illustrations can be seen in books ranging from Voices of Ancient Egypt by Kay Winters to Hummingbird Nest: A Journal of Poems by Kristine O'Connell George. Barry Moser's work is represented in collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the Library of Congress. He lives in western Massachusetts.