Billy Goat and his best friend Cyril are messing about with the farmer's
mobile phone, taking selfies and playing games... until they discover the number for a troll. Grandpa Gruff says all trolls are bad, so Billy
and Cyril decide to get their own back by sending mean messages. After
all, trolls really do stink! Don't they?
Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who's in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle.
"Wise and funny"
New Statesman - Amanda Craig
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absolutely understand the moral of the story too. Brilliant!"
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