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Ross Montgomery is the award-winning children’s author of bestselling middle grade fiction and picture books, including the Costa Children's Book Award shortlisted The Midnight Guardians, The Chime Seekers, and Ten Delicious Teachers. He previously worked as a primary school teacher and now tours the country for school events and festivals.
<p>"Gruff – the inveterate naughty nibbler of fairytale fame – takes centre stage in a wonderfully tasty and witty tale from bestselling children’s author Ross Montgomery … A laugh-out-loud, easy-to-read cake escapade which will go down well with all young mischief-makers!" – <em>Lancashire Evening Post</em></p>
<p>"The Three Billy Goats Gruff takes on a whole new meaning in this charming who-dunnit" — Scope for Imagination, blog</p>
<p>"A superb early chapter book filled with fun, witty words and lots of humour … but which also teaches children a valuable lesson about jumping to conclusions. There are plenty of gaps between the paragraphs, short text blocks of story and lots of cute, colourful illustrations by Marisa Morea interspersing the wonderful words and these really help to bring the story to life." — Fiona Eaton, blogger</p>
Who’s the NAUGHTY NIBBLER?
Someone has taken a big bite out of the birthday cake the famer has baked, and he’s FURIOUS!
For once, it’s not Big Goat Gruff who’s to blame, but can he find the real culprit before the famer turns him into GOAT PIE?!
Big Goat Gruff is always in trouble for eating things on the farm. So when the farmer discovers that the birthday cake he made for his wife has a huge bite taken out of it, Gruff is naturally the first suspect. But he didn’t do it! Can Gruff find the culprit and clear his name before the farmer and his wife get home and turn him into goat pie?!
Who’s the NAUGHTY NIBBLER?
Someone has taken a big bite out of the birthday cake the famer has baked, and he’s FURIOUS!
For once, it’s not Big Goat Gruff who’s to blame, but can he find the real culprit before the famer turns him into GOAT PIE?!
Can Big Goat Gruff prove his innocence? Fairytale fun from bestselling author Ross Montgomery
- Follows Sheep School and Porky Pies to complete a witty trilogy of animal stories
- Designed for the newly independent reader, this riotous story combines mystery with humour to teach a valuable lesson about the risks of jumping to the wrong conclusion
- Ross Montgomery is a former primary school teacher and a hugely successful writer for children, with titles including The Midnight Guardians, which was selected as a Waterstones Book of the Month, and acclaimed picture book Ten Delicious Teachers
- Filled with charming, comical illustrations from top illustrator Marisa Morea
- Accompanied by a fun-filled, downloadable activity sheet
- Little Gems are fully illustrated first chapter books for children aged 5-8. With their super-readable layouts, they help build reading speed and stamina, and encourage readers to bridge the gap between decoding phonics and accessing longer texts
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Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Ross Montgomery is the award-winning children’s author of bestselling middle grade fiction and picture books, including the Costa Children's Book Award shortlisted The Midnight Guardians, The Chime Seekers, and Ten Delicious Teachers. He previously worked as a primary school teacher and now tours the country for school events and festivals.