Frank Carlson Library

Joey Goat loves to play tricks on his animal friends, but finally he learns that a joke is only fun if everyone enjoys it.

"Looks at what life is like at a farm sanctuary in upstate New York." --

Billy goat brothers Gruff, Ruff, and Tuff are bullies who rule their meadow, but when they cross Little Ogre's bridge and are mean to the baby animals on the other side, they are in for a surprise.

In this humorous adaptation of the tale, Arty the troll is really a poetry-loving, non-aggressive guy who is being pressured by the Troll Patrol to act more troll-like or lose his rights to the bridge--so he makes a deal with the largest of the billy goats that makes them both look good.

"When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on top of their apartment building. Rumor says there's a goat living on the roof, but how can that be?"--

"When Frog and Goat turn a simple game into an all-out competition, things get out of hand...until finally, they're over it"--

From the creators of Lambslide, comes a hilarious children's story about a scapegoat who escapes blame just in time. The Farmer family has a big problem! Every day their goat escapes, and every day, Mr. Farmer brings him back. So when things start to go awry on the farm, it must be the goat's fault. Who's to blame when Mrs. Farmer's petunias are trampled? Or when all the cupcakes for Archie's party disappear? And when the whole bucket of paint is...

"We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils...

In this retelling of the classic fable, how is Mr. Troll supposed to sleep when the three Billy Goats Fluff travel noisily over his bridge every day? The goats go to a field that makes their fleece extra fluffy for Mother Goat's knitting business. One day Mr. Troll loses his temper and threatens to eat the Fluffs. How will Mother Goat solve the problem and make a friend of Mr. Troll?

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of goats, focusing on those found on farms or in circuses.