Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by Jan Brett
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Author: Jan BrettEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-05-07
ISBN: 0698113586
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Book Reviews of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Book Review: Pleasing Illustrations
Summary: 4 Stars
Brett, Jan, retold and illustrated by. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. 1987.
British Folktale Picture Book
The author uses its own unique style to tell a story that not only entertains, but provides children with insight into other's feelings. The words sometimes flow a little choppily. Some might find this distracting to their importance. Upon hearing the story, various types of expression by its recipients is possible. While the retelling is adequate, what this book mainly brings comes from its magnificent illustrations.
Amazing illustrations are characteristic of the author/illustrator. The illustrator is the author of the retelling. She is well known and keeps to her consistent theme as in her other stories, with "Hedgie" intricately hidden on the bedposts. The frames keep the story flowing from one scene to the next, allowing the reader to anticipate each page's turn. Every page gives the reader an eyeful. The pictures capture attention and want to be looked at again and again. Each look brings more discoveries of the illustrator's attention to detail.
The author/illustrator encourages cognitive stimulation. Young thinkers are positioned to breakaway from the mind's general imagination and look deeper into the interpretation. A youngster seeing the pictures and hearing the words is most likely considering his or her own self as an addition to each scene. Young children are able to make personnel connections to the story as it is analyzed and made meaningful.
Summary of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Everybody loves the story of the curious little girl named Goldilocks, who made herseld quite at home in the house of the three bears. Jan Brett's faithful retelling brings new life to this all-time favorite nursery tale. A Horn Book Recommended Paperback for Folklore, 1990. A Booklist Children's Editors' Choice. Full color.Children find the story of Goldilocks delightful for so many reasons. There's a trespassing little girl, for starters, who barges into the bears' house uninvited and not only snoops around, but eats the bears' food! The suspense of wondering whether she'll get caught only adds to the thrill of the trespassing itself, and the repeated lines about the three bears with their three distinct voices, bowls, chairs, and beds further endear this tale to the preschool set. In Jan Brett's Goldilocks, the bears and the slightly audacious flaxen-haired heroine all sport traditional (Black Forest?) costumes with detailed embroidery, and the wooden furniture is carved with bears, birds, and flowers. (Intricate borders--carved wooden panels in this book--are Jan Brett's special signature.) Brett is the illustrator of many well-known folk tales, fairy tales, and poems, such as The Mitten and Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat. Of her exquisite interpretation of this beloved story, Booklist writes, "This is perfection." (Ages 3 to 6)
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