Billy doesn't want to go to school...not because he doesn't like it - he loves it - but because getting there is such an ordeal. For en route to school is the terrible, troublesome Troll! Tired of feeling bullied and scared, Billy and his best friend Tiny Mole pit their wits against the Troll - and in so doing discover that actually all he needs to be is loved, not loathed.

 

There are 32 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 2006 by Scholastic .

Nick Ward is the author of Giant and Ride the Black Horse, both published by Oxford.