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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Jan Brett's richly illustrated take on a classic tale—it's just right!
Everybody loves the story of the curious little girl named Goldilocks, who made herself quite at home in the house of the three bears. Jan Brett's lavish illustrations for this classic tale, full of details and surprises, gives this edition a special flair. Children will marvel at the enchanted world created herein.
Everybody loves the story of the curious little girl named Goldilocks, who made herself quite at home in the house of the three bears. Jan Brett's lavish illustrations for this classic tale, full of details and surprises, gives this edition a special flair. Children will marvel at the enchanted world created herein.
32 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 1987
About the author
Jan Brett
105 books933 followersWith over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
--from www.janbrett.com
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
--from www.janbrett.com
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February 24, 2021
Wow, Jan Brett has outdone herself in this book with the artwork. The story is the story we have heard a million times over. It’s the same. The impertinent little girl breaks and enters and the bears are very patient. I like the story someone told where they ate the girl. That made me laugh, but Jan tells the story traditionally.
What is so amazing here is the artwork. OH my Word! You must check out how detailed she can be and how she draws furniture that looks like wood carving. It reminds me of being out west and seeing all the woodcarving artwork. The details are outstanding. I am simply blown away by the beauty in each page.
This might be a story in the lesson of forgiveness. Someone breaks into your home, eats your food, destroys your harmony and safety, as well as furniture and is simply asleep in your bedroom, like the world is hers. Some homes in this country, she would be shot on sight for that behavior as an intruder.
It could also be a story about the middle way. Not too big, not too small, but just right. One can see it that way from the girls perspective. Any way the story is told, this is an edition of the story worth seeing and checking out.
The Master - Jan Brett
What is so amazing here is the artwork. OH my Word! You must check out how detailed she can be and how she draws furniture that looks like wood carving. It reminds me of being out west and seeing all the woodcarving artwork. The details are outstanding. I am simply blown away by the beauty in each page.
This might be a story in the lesson of forgiveness. Someone breaks into your home, eats your food, destroys your harmony and safety, as well as furniture and is simply asleep in your bedroom, like the world is hers. Some homes in this country, she would be shot on sight for that behavior as an intruder.
It could also be a story about the middle way. Not too big, not too small, but just right. One can see it that way from the girls perspective. Any way the story is told, this is an edition of the story worth seeing and checking out.
The Master - Jan Brett
May 4, 2019
One of four versions of this tale that I have read in the past year - the other three being done by Lauren Child, Ruth Sanderson, and Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock - this picture-book retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears has Jan Brett's signature illustrations, rich in color and detail, with a secondary visual narrative occurring in the decorative borders.
Brett is a master at animal characterization, and I really enjoyed her depiction of the three bears, whose facial expressions were often very droll. Although human figures and faces aren't always her strength, I thought her (very) fair Goldilocks was well done, if a little stiff. I also appreciated the folk costumes and motifs - which looked somewhat German to me - that Brett included. I was a little distracted by the fact that she referred to the bears as "the great, huge bear," "the middle-sized bear," and "the little, small, wee bear" throughout, rather than as Papa, Mama and Baby Bear, but I suspect that is owing to the fact that her adaptation is taken from Andrew Lang's The Green Fairy Book .
All in all, an engaging retelling of this traditional tale. I think the Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock version is still my favorite, but this edition is also worth a look - particularly for Jan Brett fans!
Brett is a master at animal characterization, and I really enjoyed her depiction of the three bears, whose facial expressions were often very droll. Although human figures and faces aren't always her strength, I thought her (very) fair Goldilocks was well done, if a little stiff. I also appreciated the folk costumes and motifs - which looked somewhat German to me - that Brett included. I was a little distracted by the fact that she referred to the bears as "the great, huge bear," "the middle-sized bear," and "the little, small, wee bear" throughout, rather than as Papa, Mama and Baby Bear, but I suspect that is owing to the fact that her adaptation is taken from Andrew Lang's The Green Fairy Book .
All in all, an engaging retelling of this traditional tale. I think the Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock version is still my favorite, but this edition is also worth a look - particularly for Jan Brett fans!
March 16, 2017
A nice retelling and beautifully illustrated version of this classic story.
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September 12, 2023Sweet book and beautiful illustration!!!
March 18, 2017
Goldilocks and the three bears is about a little girl named goldilocks who is very curious and goes into a house of a family of three bears, a huge bear, a middle size bear and a little wee bear. The three bears had gone out for a walk into the woods while their porridge cooled down, each of the bears had their own size bowl, chair, and bed. Goldilocks eats the porridge of little wee bear, she keeps wandering around the house and sits on every chair till the little wee bear chair was comfortable for her but she broke it, she headed to all 3 different sized beds she chose to lay on the little wee bear bed. That’s when the bear family came back and noticed that their porridge was messed and eaten with, and their chairs sat on, and their bed sheets messed with. When the bears went upstairs to check, little wee bear saw goldilocks sleeping, and he yelled out and mama and papa bear came up, and that’s when they looked at each other.
My impression of this story is that I enjoyed reading it, it brought back memories to when I read this as a child. I really enjoyed how they repeat and make it clear that each bear has their own size bowl, chair, and bed.
The theme of this story is to think about the actions you are going to do because they can hurt others. In the story it shows how goldilocks is going through all of the bears’ belongings, and they don’t like their stuff being messed with. Like when goldilocks broke little wee bear’s chair, he said “Someone has been sitting on my chair, and has sat the bottom right out of it” in the illustrations we can see little wee bear being upset by the look in his face with a frown sitting down.
The setting of this story is in the woods, in the house that belongs to the bear family. As it states in the story when it says “Once upon a time there were three bears who lived together in a house of their own in a wood.” Also when the book says “They walked out into the woods”
A visual I noticed, the text in the story is in different sizes, in the story it is capitalized when the huge bear is talking “SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!” and when he says “SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED!” In his great, rough, gruff voice, I believe the author did this so we can imagine how deep and angry the huge bear was about goldilocks sitting in his chair.
Another visual I noticed is the borders on the page, they are very decorative and detailed. The borders have small illustrations that reflect the text. In the story when they mention the sizes of the bowls the bears have, in the border around the page it had a smaller image of a big bowl, a medium sized bowl and a little bowl. Some borders also have a frame of wood around which I believe the author did this so it could show that we are inside the house, the wood frame could be the walls of the wood house.
This books is a traditional tale a fairytale because it starts with a “Once upon a time” when the story starts, and it also has talking bears in it. It has an enchantment setting that it is in the woods. While the climax is at the very end when the bears and goldilocks encounter each other and she runs away.
My impression of this story is that I enjoyed reading it, it brought back memories to when I read this as a child. I really enjoyed how they repeat and make it clear that each bear has their own size bowl, chair, and bed.
The theme of this story is to think about the actions you are going to do because they can hurt others. In the story it shows how goldilocks is going through all of the bears’ belongings, and they don’t like their stuff being messed with. Like when goldilocks broke little wee bear’s chair, he said “Someone has been sitting on my chair, and has sat the bottom right out of it” in the illustrations we can see little wee bear being upset by the look in his face with a frown sitting down.
The setting of this story is in the woods, in the house that belongs to the bear family. As it states in the story when it says “Once upon a time there were three bears who lived together in a house of their own in a wood.” Also when the book says “They walked out into the woods”
A visual I noticed, the text in the story is in different sizes, in the story it is capitalized when the huge bear is talking “SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!” and when he says “SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED!” In his great, rough, gruff voice, I believe the author did this so we can imagine how deep and angry the huge bear was about goldilocks sitting in his chair.
Another visual I noticed is the borders on the page, they are very decorative and detailed. The borders have small illustrations that reflect the text. In the story when they mention the sizes of the bowls the bears have, in the border around the page it had a smaller image of a big bowl, a medium sized bowl and a little bowl. Some borders also have a frame of wood around which I believe the author did this so it could show that we are inside the house, the wood frame could be the walls of the wood house.
This books is a traditional tale a fairytale because it starts with a “Once upon a time” when the story starts, and it also has talking bears in it. It has an enchantment setting that it is in the woods. While the climax is at the very end when the bears and goldilocks encounter each other and she runs away.
January 31, 2021
Beautiful version of Goldilocks! The illustrations are done in a traditional style that is so soothing. They remind me very much of older books from childhood, and I think younger kids will love them too. The facial expressions on the bears are so detailed and lifelike, but I did think the narrowness of their snouts gave a slight wolf'ish appearance. Still, it's just a stylistic choice and I love the outcome regardless.
November 27, 2011
1. This book would fall under the category of a picture book, traditional.
2. The three bears leave their forest cottage to take a walk in the woods. While they are gone, a mischievous girl enters their home to cause chaos.
3. critique
a. The strongest part of this book is its rich, detailed illustrations.
b. Jan Brett, the author and illustrator, did an amazing job with the pictures in this book. Each page has amazing details that give the reader time to connect with the listener as they explore the drawings. On most of the pages, there is a border which shows things that are going on outside of the main story line. These pictures act as either a precursor or simply a way to let the reader think about what else is going on.
c. The story starts with the bears leaving their home to let their porridge cool. As they are leaving, Goldilocks is shown in the borders with her inquisitive face walking through the woods. Two pages later, Goldilocks is shown looking at their porridge, while the bears are shown on their walk. Baby bear is doing his own exploring of a bee hive while the adult bears are watching. This continues throughout the story.
4. a curriculum connection
This is a great traditional book that would be ideal to read one on one. It shows cause and effect while telling a traditional storyline that people often neglect. The pictures on the borders help new readers make predictions about what will happen next. The pages each have a mouse on it which could be used to teach point of view, for sophisticated readers. What do the mice see from their vantage point? How could the story be told with their voices?
2. The three bears leave their forest cottage to take a walk in the woods. While they are gone, a mischievous girl enters their home to cause chaos.
3. critique
a. The strongest part of this book is its rich, detailed illustrations.
b. Jan Brett, the author and illustrator, did an amazing job with the pictures in this book. Each page has amazing details that give the reader time to connect with the listener as they explore the drawings. On most of the pages, there is a border which shows things that are going on outside of the main story line. These pictures act as either a precursor or simply a way to let the reader think about what else is going on.
c. The story starts with the bears leaving their home to let their porridge cool. As they are leaving, Goldilocks is shown in the borders with her inquisitive face walking through the woods. Two pages later, Goldilocks is shown looking at their porridge, while the bears are shown on their walk. Baby bear is doing his own exploring of a bee hive while the adult bears are watching. This continues throughout the story.
4. a curriculum connection
This is a great traditional book that would be ideal to read one on one. It shows cause and effect while telling a traditional storyline that people often neglect. The pictures on the borders help new readers make predictions about what will happen next. The pages each have a mouse on it which could be used to teach point of view, for sophisticated readers. What do the mice see from their vantage point? How could the story be told with their voices?
June 23, 2022
First of all, I love Jan Brett. She’s my favorite artist—her attention to detail is just superb.
As for the story, the cover says “Retold” by Brett, but the story read very similarly to the original. That’s not a bad thing, but I was kinda hoping for some moral or something sweet to tie everything up at the end. I don’t know; I’m not overly satisfied with the open-ended ending haha. But maybe it allows for good discussion with kids.
Still an enjoyable read 💛
As for the story, the cover says “Retold” by Brett, but the story read very similarly to the original. That’s not a bad thing, but I was kinda hoping for some moral or something sweet to tie everything up at the end. I don’t know; I’m not overly satisfied with the open-ended ending haha. But maybe it allows for good discussion with kids.
Still an enjoyable read 💛
August 7, 2014
If I were famous, or powerful, or just obscenely wealthy, I'd pay Jan Brett to decorate my house. And I'd buy her a museum to put all her pieces in and go there every day and sigh wistfully at her work.
This book, like all of her books, is well told and stunningly illustrated. I love love love love Jan Brett.
This book, like all of her books, is well told and stunningly illustrated. I love love love love Jan Brett.
January 29, 2008
This is the best edition of Goldilocks and the Three Bears that I've ever seen. Jan Brett's illustrations are so beautifully detailed, breathing new life into this classic fairy tale and delighting a whole new generation of little ones.
January 6, 2023
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Paperback)
by Jan Brett
A new retelling of the original tale with simple pictures. This copy was found in a kindergarten classroom. Used to help teach size, placement, ownership, and the idea of fairness.
by Jan Brett
A new retelling of the original tale with simple pictures. This copy was found in a kindergarten classroom. Used to help teach size, placement, ownership, and the idea of fairness.
June 7, 2008
This is a beautifully illustration version of a great classic. Is ther such a thing as a bad Jan Brett illustration?
September 10, 2018
I love Jan Brett's unique and creative stories - even the redone classics. Her detailed illustrations are exceptional and creative as well. We love all her books in our house.
January 17, 2020
As expected, a beautifully illustrated book of the popular fairy tale but Goldilocks has Swedish braids instead of locks.
May 19, 2020
Jan Brett’s books are the most beautifully illustrated books for children. I’ve read many of them, but this is my favorite, and I enjoyed reading it to my students while I was teaching.
February 6, 2020
I pretty much always adore Jan Brett's illustrated retold folktales, but her iteration of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is one of her strongest, in my opinion. Utilizing her trademark framed illustrations, each scene is packed full of information and imagery as we see the dual perspectives of the bears' and Goldilock's activities that are happening in two arenas of actions. The Goldilocks character is fine in a technical sense (she's lifelike, but a little flat), but the bear family are where Brett excells. She always illustrates animals really well, but this family of bears has such personality that we can clearly see each character come through in this small amount of pictures. We see the fur on Papa Bear become ruffled and messy as his anger rises at the invasion of his home, Mama Bear become flustered as her too-soft bed is slept in by a stranger, and Baby Bear's sadness is palpable as he gazes at his empty bowl and destroyed chair. I've never been a fan of the selfish and thieving Goldilocks, but Brett really shows the audience the error of her ways as we see the lovely cottage home of the bears destroyed. It's too bad that she doesn't finish the story with more bite, as Papa Bear is clearly more than a match for the silly little milkmaid. At least we're left knowing that the bears were never trouble by the little thief again!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 28, 2018
This book follows the typical story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears; however, I did not enjoy the unique spin to the end. The story includes the part where the bears leave the cottage to let their porridge cool, and Goldilocks sneaks in to steal a bite. She tries each of the three bowls of porridge and continues to test out each of the Three Bear’s beds. As expected, Goldilocks falls asleep in one of the beds and upon getting woken up by the bears, she simply flees from the house and is never to be seen again. The ending surprised me because I felt as though the story got cut short. When I was reading the book, I would have expected there to be more pages that continued on to provide closure for the story. On the other hand, however, the abrupt ending to the book could serve as a great tool in the classroom. Students could use their imagination to make up a story of what happens next.
February 10, 2017
(KidLit ED204 category: fairy tale)
This traditional retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is by Jan Brett, who also made the illustrations. The illustrations are in the traditional Jan Brett style, with beautiful vivid colors and intricate details. This retelling is the classic story, and the story varies very little from the classic well known fairy tale. The real beauty of the book is the illustrations. This is a book that a young child (or an adult!) can look at the illustrations and find so many wonderful details.
This traditional retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is by Jan Brett, who also made the illustrations. The illustrations are in the traditional Jan Brett style, with beautiful vivid colors and intricate details. This retelling is the classic story, and the story varies very little from the classic well known fairy tale. The real beauty of the book is the illustrations. This is a book that a young child (or an adult!) can look at the illustrations and find so many wonderful details.
October 12, 2017
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a classic book that people of all ages can enjoy reading this book. Jan Brett, the author and illustrator, does an amazing job with the pictures in the book and providing great detail on each page along with a different boarder on each page. The book is about the adventure Goldilocks takes through the woods and finds an empty cabin. She tries the porridge, sits in the bears chairs, and laid in their beds to try to find the best fit for her. The bears come home to find Goldilocks, but what happens when they find her? Read the book to find out more.
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grade Level: 2nd through 4th
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grade Level: 2nd through 4th
June 17, 2018
An exotic, and lovingly crafted version of the favorite story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears!
Little ones should be encouraged to find all the hidden treasures throughout each page.
This is a bit off topic here but every time I read this story, I always wonder.....
a. Where are her parents?
b. Did they never teach her to not enter someone's home and take whatever she wants?
c. Do they know their precious little girl is guilty of trespassing, criminal mischief, and breaking and entering?
When I read this to little ones, I always ask afterwards, what they thought she did wrong? And invariably, their first answer is, breaking Little Bear's chair! LOL
Little ones should be encouraged to find all the hidden treasures throughout each page.
This is a bit off topic here but every time I read this story, I always wonder.....
a. Where are her parents?
b. Did they never teach her to not enter someone's home and take whatever she wants?
c. Do they know their precious little girl is guilty of trespassing, criminal mischief, and breaking and entering?
When I read this to little ones, I always ask afterwards, what they thought she did wrong? And invariably, their first answer is, breaking Little Bear's chair! LOL
November 15, 2019
Book Title: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Author/Illustrator: Jan Brett
Reading Level: MG
Book Level: 4.4
Book Summary: Goldilocks curiosity gets the best of her when she stumbles upon the bears house while they are out, waiting for their porridge too cool down.
Bookshelf Mentor Writing Traits: This mentor text is an example of organization trait. It follows the pattern of little, middle and huge. I would read it once and then ask the students to recognize any patterns that are occurring in this story the second time we read it. There are more patterns then just little, middle and huge but follow the same three organization trait of this story.
Author/Illustrator: Jan Brett
Reading Level: MG
Book Level: 4.4
Book Summary: Goldilocks curiosity gets the best of her when she stumbles upon the bears house while they are out, waiting for their porridge too cool down.
Bookshelf Mentor Writing Traits: This mentor text is an example of organization trait. It follows the pattern of little, middle and huge. I would read it once and then ask the students to recognize any patterns that are occurring in this story the second time we read it. There are more patterns then just little, middle and huge but follow the same three organization trait of this story.
March 13, 2020
A retelling of the classic book which on this occasion has taken the family aspect away from the bears and made them large, middle sized and small wee bears, but still retained their genders.
It goes through the story pretty much as per normal, with the always strange ending of Goldilocks vanishing never to be heard of again, as if we knew a lot about her in the first place.
It goes through the story pretty much as per normal, with the always strange ending of Goldilocks vanishing never to be heard of again, as if we knew a lot about her in the first place.
January 7, 2014
This is a beautiful adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Artistry rendered at the hands of this very talented illustrator, is filled with page after page of loveliness. I was amazed at the detail!
April 5, 2010
The illustrations, as are all of Jan Brett's, are wonderful but the writing style makes this book a chore to read aloud.
July 31, 2014
Ok, so what happens in this fairy tale: The heroine breaks into somebody's house, steals their food, breaks their furniture, and then sleeps in her bed. And she doesn;t learn anything. Why? Just why?
October 27, 2021
Great illustrations that wonderfully utilize space and give the book a classic "fairy tale" feel.
March 11, 2017
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a classic children's tale. It shows a family of three happy bears, each with their individual household needs designed specifically for them. One day, the three bears leave their well kept house to go off into the woods to wait for their breakfast of porridge to cool. Upon their departure, along comes the young aspiring home invader, Goldilocks. Thinking it is a reasonable thing to do, she peaks inside the window finding nobody home and walks in and begins to make herself at home.
The story starts off as many traditional stories do in the setting of a nondescript wood on the edge of some village. The characters presented to us are flat, with papa bear being a father figure, mama bear following suite, and baby bear having the characteristics of a young child. Goldilocks is even flatter, as the second she is introduced to the story she has no clear intentions as to why she is doing the things that she is doing, just the fact that she's doing them. The illustrations made in the book are intricate with vivid detail, and do well to compliment the words on page. The story ends with the moral that those who enter a place that is not theirs unannounced, they will be met with an unfavorable end.
The story starts off as many traditional stories do in the setting of a nondescript wood on the edge of some village. The characters presented to us are flat, with papa bear being a father figure, mama bear following suite, and baby bear having the characteristics of a young child. Goldilocks is even flatter, as the second she is introduced to the story she has no clear intentions as to why she is doing the things that she is doing, just the fact that she's doing them. The illustrations made in the book are intricate with vivid detail, and do well to compliment the words on page. The story ends with the moral that those who enter a place that is not theirs unannounced, they will be met with an unfavorable end.
March 6, 2018
This was a classical book about three bears papa bear, mama bear, and baby bear that goes by wee bear. Together they lived in a nice home in the woods, and one day they made porridge and decided to take a walk while the porridge cooled off. As they left moments later a little girl that goes by the name of Goldie Locks crept into their home she started off by sitting in each chair, papa bear chair was to big, momma bears was uncomfortable and baby bear was just right but she was to heavy and baby bear chair broke. Then she got into their porridge papas bowl was too hot,mamas bowl was too cold and baby bears was just right and she ate it all up.As she crept upstairs she came across their beds,she first laid into papa bears bed but it was too big,mama bears was it was too high then baby bears who's bed was just right and she went to sleep. Shortly after Goldilocks dozed off the bears returned home and they were a bit disturbed. They notice some one had been in their porridge,and that baby bears chair was broken, and that someone had been in their beds,and what they come across was surprising it was Goldilocks who they'd found sleeping in baby bears bed and Goldilocks woke up startled and ran out in a panic and that was the last that they've seen of Goldilocks.
The litary of this book was very simple easy words and on each page was just about 3-4 paragraphs very short with a huge picture showing the story, this is a very nice easy rea long book for the children
I gave this book 5 stars because it's a very fun fairytale book for the children,it's a book in my opinion that you could never get tired of reading.
The litary of this book was very simple easy words and on each page was just about 3-4 paragraphs very short with a huge picture showing the story, this is a very nice easy rea long book for the children
I gave this book 5 stars because it's a very fun fairytale book for the children,it's a book in my opinion that you could never get tired of reading.
April 10, 2018
Jan Brett astounds the reader once again with her incredibly detailed illustrations that truly bring the story to life. In addition, the language that Jan Brett uses makes for a fun read aloud that engages the reader through interesting phrases and patterned reading. I really enjoyed how Brett made the characters in the descriptions match the characters in the illustrations as each bear had proportional sizes to their loudness and temperament. The papa bear was huge, loud, and angry. The mama bear was medium sized in size and voice. The baby bear was small, and had a shrill voice. They behave appropriately for how they are described and illustrated. The story is also appropriate for readers of all ages because of its sensitive ending. The reader is able to engage by predicting what will happen to goldilocks, while young children can rest assured that she is still alive when the story ends. This book surely belongs in a unit of folktales and could be used for a character development discussion as well as setting development through illustrations.
November 28, 2020
This version of this famous folklore is written and illustrated for children ages two to five. It is the classic story of how Goldilocks finds the house of the three bears while they are not home. She eats their porridge, sits in their chairs, and lays in their beds. She falls asleep in baby bear's bed until the bears come home and then she runs away. I gave this book a five star rating because the illustrations are amazing. There is great detail in the images and the colors are bold and vibrant. These images are what would be appealing to the young readers. It would also appeal to young readers because there is only four characters, three of which are a family of bears. The language used can be easily understood by the young readers as well. I would use this book when working with children to show how it is wrong to take things that do not belong to you. I would explain to them how that is not acceptable. I would also point out how this type of behavior makes other people feel such as the baby bear who had no porridge left and a broken chair.
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