Remixed Fairy Tales: The Silly Goats’ Bluff

Willy, Lily, and Billy want to cross a bridge to eat a big bowl of chili. However, Grant the Greedy Ant has staked his claim to the hearty meal. See how Grant attempts to stop three silly goats from eating the big bowl of chili.

Written by David Hollaway and illustrated by Catfish Garcia, this story is a remake of the classic children’s fairy tale, The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

FEATURES
* Read – The reader has the option of reading the story or tapping the screen to hear the sentence
* Watch – The app will read to the child while the animated story displays in the background
* Vocabulary – Has a vocabulary section with 13 words
* Behind the Scenes page with original sketches from the illustrator
* High quality animated scenes and characters for more interactivity
* Story is professionally narrated

RECOMMENDED FOR
* Boys and girls ages 5 to 9
* Lovers of fractured fairy tales!

AGE
4 to 10

GRADES
K-5

THEMES
Benefits of sharing, deception

ACADEMIC TOPICS
Creative writing, fractured fairy tales

TEACHERS USING COMMONS CORE STATE STANDARDS
Remixed Fairy Tales: The Silly Goats Bluff assists teachers and parents, both directly and indirectly, in supporting Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English Language Arts. Below is a list of the corresponding CCSSs for grades 1-4:

Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas>Grade 1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.

Reading: Key Ideas and Details>Grade 2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Reading: Literature>Craft and Structure>Grade 2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas>Grade 2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas>Grade 3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)

Reading: Key Ideas and Details>Grade 4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

Reading: Literature>Craft and Structure>Grade 2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.