The happy troll / by Max Bolliger ; translated from the German by Nina Ignatowicz ; illustrated by Peter Sis.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2005.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN: - 0805069828 (hc : alk. paper)
- Zwergengeschichte. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Fantastic Creatures | Bolliger, Max | Available | 33111004758823 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Trolls from far and wide came to hear Gus sing.
His singing made them happy.
The tale of a troll who learns the hard way that riches don't bring happiness
In exchange for Gus's songs, the trolls brought him crunchy nuts and juicy berries. As a special treat they brought him a shiny pebble from the bottom of the brook. Gus was happy. Then one day he saw a gold ring on the toe of a raven. Owning that ring, Gus decided, was the only thing that would make his happiness complete.
New illustrations and a new jacket by Peter Sís illuminate Max Bolliger's timeless classic tale.
Originally published in Switzerland in 1998 by Bohem Press under the title: Eine Zwergengeschichte.
Gus, a troll who loves to sing, makes everyone happy with his songs until his desire for gold becomes so strong that he no longer has time to use his beautiful voice.