The Three Armadillies Tuff [Hardcover]

Jackie Hopkins (Author), S. G. Brooks (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Droll turns of phrase and hints of dialect add fun and flavor to the tale."
-School Library Journal

"Most Clever-Sounding and Spicy Spin on a Fairy Tale"
-Publishers Weekly

About the Author

JACKIE MIMS HOPKINS is a storyteller, a school librarian and a former teacher. She is the author of The Gold Miner's Daughter: A Melodramatic Fairy Tale, The Three Armadillies Tuff, and The Horned Toad Prince, among other books. She lives near Houston, Texas.

S. G. BROOKS received a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and has worked as a fine arts illustrator and mural painter. Brooks is best known as the illustrator of Smokey the Bear; The Three Armadillies Tuff is his first book for children. He lives in Arlington, Virginia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers; 1st edition (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561452580
• ISBN-13: 978-1561452583
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT OLD TALE RETOLD...WITH A NEW TWIST., May 10, 2007

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D. Blankenship (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Armadillies Tuff (Hardcover)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elem. Librarian's Recommendation, November 14, 2004

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Aileen Kirkham "bamaaileen" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Armadillies Tuff (Hardcover)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great selection, May 1, 2009

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E. M. Hardaway "preK teacher" (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Armadillies Tuff (Hardcover)

I purchased this book to use as a supplement to "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". I teach preschool and they could not get enough of this story. They loved it and loved doing activities that went along with the story. An overall great book to have.