Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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This classic fairy tale is brought to life by the inimitable Tony Ross in a beautiful hardback edition of his first ever picture book, 40 years after it was published for the first time. Discover the story of mischievous Goldilocks and her adventures in the three bears' house through the glorious illustrations and charming text.

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Booklist Review

Ages 5-8. Whether there's a need for another version of this tale is a matter for debate, but this wry telling is pure Ross, and that equals fun. This bear family, living in the forest, is a modern one. "They liked living there. They had lots to eat and a color television." Similar asides pepper the text, although, of course, the story winds in its inevitable ways. Boxed watercolors accented by cross-hatching show a contemporary, blue-jeaned Goldilocks and three polar bears. One caveat: the book's binding looks weak. It may "bearly" make it through serious circulation. ~--Ilene Cooper

Horn Book Review

This story about a very middle-class, British bear family who has someone drop by their home while they are out is a humorous, fleshed-out version of the classic. The artwork, containing amusing details and featuring the bears' contemporary decor, will tickle the reader's funny bone. The bears are unusually white and, though cartoonlike, are fierce enough to make Goldilock's hair stand on end. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Book Review

In the manner of a parent trying to make a familiar old story more immediate, a colloquial update featuring white bears who ``had lots to eat and a color television set'' and a moptop Goldilocks in jeans. Ross's scribbly, deftly constructed square illustrations incorporate various amusing details, including art in many different styles hanging on the bears' walls (Japanese, a Modigliani, and Baby Bear's own pictures of airplanes and superheroes, etc.). The text, extended with irreverent details, is fairly lively; kids may find the illustrations sophisticated, though their attention will be grabbed by Goldilocks jumping on the bed, and certainly by the bears' fierce teeth when they scare Goldilocks away. As a lighthearted modern take, though, James Marshall's delightful version (1988) is to be preferred; still, this is also acceptable, where funds permit. (Folklore/Picture Book. 4-8)