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The Three Armadillies Tuff | 
 enlarge | Author: Jackie Hopkins
Creator: S. G. Brooks
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 402151
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 9.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1561452580
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2
UPC: 765288525804
EAN: 9781561452583
ASIN: 1561452580
Publication Date: March 2002
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Product Description
In this humorous version of "Three Billy Goats Gruff," three armadillo sisters encounter a strange creature in a culvert when they try to go dancing.
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 A GREAT OLD TALE RETOLD...WITH A NEW TWIST. May 10, 2007
D. Blankenship (The Ozarks)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I liked this one from cover to cover. It retells the tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, this time using three Armadillo sisters trying to talk a coyote out of eating them by turning them into Armadillo Chilly, new shoes and handbags. The story is fast moving and the play on word, using local dialect is quite nice. I personally am rather fond of coyotes, so at first was sort of put off by the way the coyote lady was portrayed here, but as it all turned out well, I forgave the author by the end of the book. The kids in class seem to enjoy this one as I get requests for multiple readings. I personally like the illustrations, but do somewhat agree with another reviewer here in that they tend to be rather dark and could quite well be a bit upsetting to a very young reader. This is another reason for parents and teachers to closely review books their little ones read before they are read or shown to the child. They, the parents and teachers, are the best judge as to what their particular child or children can handle. Be-that-as-it-may, I liked the art work, found it very detailed and interesting and quite different. As a side, I was gratified to see that the young armadillo sisters were aware of what happens to their kind when crossing the highway. I do wish those little crittter around here could learn the same lesson.
Elem. Librarian's Recommendation November 14, 2004
Aileen Kirkham (Texas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Humor at its best...instead of Three Billy Goats Gruff, there's Three Armadillies Tuff, but a twist in the tale saves the sister dillies from being eaten by the coyote when the dillies convince the coyote that instead of having them for dinner, she needs to join them for a night on the town! Once again author, Jackie Hopkins, of The Horned-Toad Prince book fame, has a winner of a tale.
 Scary Illustrations January 10, 2006
Linda Hillin (Hillsboro, Oregon)
The text of the book is delightful, the illustrations frightful. I found the illustrations dark and unpleasant. Not suitable for my 3 year old.
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