Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett
A Fun Read
Trevas trouble with trolls begins when she climbs Mount Baldy with her
dog Tuffi. The trolls who live there long for a dog, and they try to kidnap
him. But Treva is brave and quick-thinking. She outwits one troll after
another until she reaches the very top of the mountain, where five trolls are
waiting--and they want her dog! From underground to mountain peak, Jan
Bretts story is filled with adventure and eye-catching detail.
With the flavor of a Scandinavian folktalke, this engaging picture book has
lots for little eyes to spy....Playful and funny, with a valiant female
protagonist, this is a first-rate read, wintertime or anytime. --Booklist,
starred review
* An IRA-CBC Childrens Choice Book

* A Child Study Childrens Book Committee Childrens Book of the Year
* Book Links A Few Good Books of the Year
* A Picture Puffin
* Full-color illustrations
* 32 pages
* Ages 3-8
Personal Review: Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett
As parents, bibliophiles, and teachers, we are always on the lookout for
good children's books and books with positive girl characters are always
needed. This one is fabulous. Treva is smart, creative, courageous,
loving, strong, competent and clever. This is exactly the kind of child that
we would want our 2 1/2 year old son to be exposed to. It's a fun
adventure story that shows how a child can be creative and use their
imagination and other intellectual abilities to problem solve and come up
with a plan in a tough situation (without resorting to physical force) and
then use their physical and creative skills in executing their plan. The last
few sentences of the book also add a more abstract, creative idea that
expands the depth of the book depending on the age and abilities of the
child who's hearing the story. The illustrations are well done - they're
good and easy to follow and help the child to understand the story, They
also provide additional details and threads for the child to explore. And,
something I'm always on the lookout for, it was a great alternative troll
story. On the chance that most of his fellow schoolmates would be talking
about pirates, superheroes, fairy tale characters and such, I didn't want my
son to have no idea what others were referring to simply because we
tended to avoid such stories because they tend to be completely
objectionable in terms of their values and characters. So, I'm always on
the lookout for good alternatives, and this was a very positive way to
introduce him to a troll. (As a side note, a good alternative for superheroes
is "Max" by Bob Grahm; for pirates try "Pirate Pete", "Edward and the
Pirates" and "Pirate Pink"; and there are many fractured fairy tales which
are clear winners over the traditional sexist, violent, etc fairy tales, e.g.
"The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig", "Wolf" by Becky Bloom,
"The Big Bad Wolf is Good", "The Emperor [Penguin] has no clothes", and
on video - CinderElmo - where Elmo goes to the Princesses ball). This
was my first exposure to Jan Brett and I'm looking forward to more books.
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