Bill was a dancing fool, more interested in capering and cavorting than in farming, baking, or any other kind of work. His neighbors despaired of him, predicting that he would not come to a good end, and when the fairy-music lured him into the hands of the google-eyed goblins one All Hallow's Eve, it seemed as if they were right. Fortunately, Bill wasn't a real fool, and he used his wits to trick the goblins, challenging them to a dancing contest and eventually escaping from their underground lair...

I have long meant to track down Bill and the Google-Eyed Goblins, given my great love for the work of its illustrator, Patricia Coombs, who created the Dorrie the Little Witch books which were such a reading favorite of mine, when a little girl. I'm glad that I finally did, as the story itself is well-written and engaging, and the artwork lovely. The goblins here reminded me quite a bit of those in Coombs' Dorrie and the Goblin, which is no great surprise, but was nevertheless a pleasure. I wish that Coombs had illustrated more fairy-tales and magical stories like this! Recommended to fellow Coombs' fans, and to picture-book readers who enjoy fairy-tales. ( )