A cute take on “Three Billy Goats Gruff.” The art is absolutely adorable. And the story is a gentle reminder to celebrate differences, rather than reject them.

A cute story with an important lesson.

Bright, fun and engaging! Children will love all the detail, as there are so many great things to look at and read. Also, this book is playful to read out loud. It will definitely be picked up more than once by children.

Oh my goodness, this is so cute!

The intricate detail in all the illustrations were really fun to explore by taking a closer look at everything. The image of the goats in house coats was adorable, and I loved the surprise visitor at the end!

Definitely will be purchasing this for my nephew.

My daughter and I loved this book! The illustrations are so detailed with cute little signs to read and the troll hidden in many of the pages. We had fun finding him and seeing what mishaps the goats would stumble into. I really enjoy fun rhyming in children’s books and catchy phrases and this book delivered on both fronts! We can’t wait to add it to our home library!

"So silly!" - Gideon, age 4

Goats Afloat made my son laugh, which is always good. We love rhyming books, plus the illustrations were fun. I can see us adding this one to our bedtime routine.

I really enjoyed this children’s book. The rhyming is fun and the illustrations are adorable. I love when there are lots of different details in pictures so that children can find new things with each re-read.

This book is adorable! The illustrations were captivating and the three goats were endearing. I loved the rhyme scheme, and how planning and thinking forward and big picture is an underlying theme of the story.

This was absolutely adorable. Read it to my son tonight. He is an animal lover and enjoyed the pictures of the goats. It was a very cute story and amazing illustration. Never reviewed a children’s book before but can’t wait to do more. My son is going to be a reading machine when he gets older.

Oh my goodness, what an absolutely adorable book. The rhymes are perfect, the pictures are beautiful, the story is wonderful…I loved everything about Goats Afloat. I can’t wait to buy lots of copies of this great book.

Goats Afloat

ARC Review - Publication date May 6, 2025

This was a fun book about a family of goats trying to make their way through obstacles to see their grandmother for her birthday. The reading had a nice rhyme to it which made it fun to read and easy to follow along. The pictures were fun and kept my child looking to see what was hiding in the background and what was happening to the poor goats.

The troll was my child's favorite thing about the book

My 3 year old daughter thought this book was “so funny” and that the goats were “so cute”!! She thought it was silly when the cake fell over and loved when the troll delivered it. She said the goats should all be friends with the troll.

This book was absolutely adorable! I loved that it rhymed, and I found myself almost singing the words. My kid might be a little old for this, but the young kids will love this. The graphics were also great.