Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

by: Jan Brett

Brett, J. (1987). Goldilocks and the three bears. New York: Dodd, Mead.

A family of bears was gathering to eat their porridge for lunch, but it was to hot.  They decided to take a walk so that it could cool off, but when they returned they saw a young girl named Goldilocks eating the littlest bowl's porridge!  When she was sitting in the small chair it broke, so she went into the next room and realized the small bed was just right and she fell fast asleep.  When she awoke to the bears presence, she was so frightened she ran and did not stop until she reached home.

I liked this book because of the obvious personification of the bears, but also because it would provide a good lesson on comparisons.  Her decisions moving from the large, medium to small objects throughout the story would give a good foundation for this conversation.  Jan Brett has excelled illustrations that also could lend a conversation to making inferences with her pictures in the corners of each page.

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