A second Yellow Storybook featuring this lively little troll -- with attitude as he experiences many familiar childhood situations. It's Little Troll's birthday and he can't wait to open his presents. He wants to get up far too early, then he decides to have a closer look at the wonderfully wrapped presents. One of the presents seems to have a big smily face beckoning him to open it up...which he tries, but with diastrous consequences. In the second story, Little Troll gets chicken pox and he can't understand why his friends don't want to come and cheer him up! Alan Durant 's stories and Julek Heller's illustrations of this lively, independent little character are a winning combination in this new title for beginner readers.

 

This book features in the following series: Collins Storybook, Collins Yellow Storybooks .

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Alan Durant is the author of books for a wide age-range, from picture books such as Burger Boy to top-end teenage thrillers. He also writes prize-winning poetry.