Stinky’s Stories #

The Three Smelly Goats Gruff

AVAILABLE March 18, 2025!

The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein
Early Readers (6-10) / Chapter Books
Harper Collins, 2025

ISBN‏: ‎ 9780063311244

FULL SERIES

Authors J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

J.J., Stinky, and Chris

Stinky’s Stories #3

The Three Smelly Goats Gruff

AVAILABLE March 18, 2025!

Written and read by J.J. & Chris Grabenstein

ABOUT THE BOOK

In this third installment of the hilarious series, Stinky the skunk tells the story of the Three Smelly Goats Gruff, a reimagining of the classic fable “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”—except this time, the fairy tale is told from the troll’s point of view.

It’s story time again at the Hickleberry Elementary School Library! Mrs. Emerson, the librarian, has just read “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” to the class. But after the fun is done and Mrs. Emerson has left, Stinky the stuffed skunk and his stuffy friends come to life. The kids need to know what happened to the grumpy troll after the goats pushed him off the bridge. Lucky for them, Stinky has the scoop!

With illustrations in every chapter from Alex Patrick, reading has never been so much stinkin’ fun!

REVIEWS

“Really perfect for second grade-ish readers. Ample fun illustrations, short chapters, and a large font add to an already appealing premise—library stuffies spinning a silly tale.”
School Library Journal, Post-It Note Review

“Imaginations get a good, giggle-inducing workout… it would be hard to top this outing for child appeal.”
Booklist

“The Grabensteins prove they’re masters of second grade silliness.”
—Dan Gutman, bestselling author of the Weird School books