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Reviewed by Bruce Arrington for Readers' Favorite
Trip Trap Trouble: A story about the Three Billy Goats Gruff and Gratitude (Fairytale Fraud) by Katie Pye is a children’s illustrated story, turning the original tale on its ear. Instead of the troll being a nasty, grumpy villain, he is a peaceful, loving creature. And unlike the original story in which the goats wish to simply cross the bridge, these are more aggressive, bossy and basically spoiled critters who can’t seem to be content with what they have. We’ve all heard the expression “The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side.” This fits the goats to a T, at least the largest one, since every time they go to one side they look yet again on the other, seemingly observing things that weren’t there before. This leads of course to considerable conflict with our gentle troll, who receives a lot of abuse from the biggest goat. Finally, the troll comes up with a plan, but will it succeed?
The story plays into the concept of being grateful for what you have, which is good lesson material for small children. It allows parents to open a discussion (it even has discussion points in the back of the book) in a positive way. The story is written in clever, humorous rhyme and the artwork is excellent. Trip Trap Trouble by Katie Pye is a good recommendation for children ages 4 and up, and perhaps older ones who struggle with gratitude.
