The Three Sillies

by Steven Kellogg

Book Overview

Inspired by a folktale first told in the 1890s, The Three Sillies has been reinvented by popular author-artist Kellogg as a deliriously outrageous comedy. Full color. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763608114
• ISBN13: 9780763608118
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Mr. Tom, You're Silly.

This is a retelling of the classic folktale about a young man who agrees to marry a young maiden, but only after he had found three people who are sillier than she. Thus he begins a quest that leads him to all sorts of strange places where he meets many silly people. But in the end, the suitor learns that it is he who is the silliest of them all.The illustrations are wonderful and really make the story come alive in a real, but humorous way. I love the cat, he has some of the best lines in the whole book.I loved this book because of the old folktale, but it's still a great story for modern kids. My younger siblings enjoyed the story, even though they called parts of it strange.

A wonderful classic folktale for children and adults

As one of the classic folktales, this story is fascinating both for children and adult. Children will find the story amusing and easy to follow. The story is a good selection of the noodleheads.