The Toll-Bridge Troll Book and Audiocassette Tape Set (Paperback Book and Audio Cassette Tape)

A classic fairy-tale scenario is updated here. Trigg is a modern little boy in blue jeans and sneakers, but his path to school every day takes him over a bridge possessed by an old-fashioned troll. When the troll demands the customary toll, Trigg decides to outwit him by using riddles. Wolff's text is fluid and playful and filled with riddles that will be familiar to readers. Root's attractive pen-and-watercolor paintings gracefully blend quaint and contemporary elements in an oversize format. A fun choice; kids will enjoy knowing the jokes and laugh when the troll decides to join Trigg at school so he can become smart, too.