The 3 Bears And Goldilocks (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
So many ideas from just one book! Comparison, the craft of manipulating the appearance of the text, and the power of art are just a few. Though relatively similar to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", this book shows a slightly more realistic version where the bears live like bears. They eat bugs and sleep on straw, BUT they still maintain human like characteristics. As with a lot of fairy tales and fables, personification can be taught. Giving non-human objects human traits is something many children naturally write about. Let them see that this is something published authors do as well! They will feel even more inspired and see themselves as an author! My favorite part of this book is the manipulation of the text's appearance. Every time Goldilocks thinks the words are in italics. The would be an easy craft for students to use as a mentor in their own stories. Other ways the text was manipulated was the spacing and phrasing, another way students can study craft. As a side lesson, students will pick up on obedience. Goldilocks got herself into the predicament because she did not listen to her father. Upon arriving home, she realizes that she should have listened to her dad. I hope you do, anyway :)What distinguishes this Goldilocks story from most others is that the bears are shown living, well, like bears! Their beautiful house is covered with fish scales and debris (Goldilocks "helpfully" sweeps it up), their delicious oatmeal is filled with bugs and grubs (Goldilocks "kindly" picks it out... before eating Baby's all up, of course), their kingly and queenly beds are made of sticks and dirt. And when they finally find the little girl, what they feel is more pity than anything - no claws, no fur, no teeth!Funnily, Goldilocks still doesn't really grasp the moral of the story, taking it only as "Don't visit bears!!!" instead of "Sheesh, think before you act for a change", which it was supposed to be.
What do You think about The 3 Bears And Goldilocks (2008)?
How Goldilocks should be told. With bears that live in a cave. Plus a lesson learned in the end.
—Mandy
Read this title along with Goldilocks and the 3 dinosaurs so our PJ story timers could compare.
—robert451
More realistic rendering of what the bears' house might be like; beautiful illustrations.
—johnflirt
"very interesting twist, bears as animals living in rude hut"
—Lily
