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Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall

snowbenton's review against another edition

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2.0

Nothing special about the retelling. Mediocre art.

idgey's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition

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4.0

July 2016 - some of the humor (especially in the illustrations) was lost on Ben, but he got into it and really got the story this time. So many funny details!

merlendechien's review against another edition

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2.0

Cute. Reader is not annoying. My 4 year old would rather look at a picture book instead of listen to an audio.

singh_reads_kanwar2's review against another edition

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3.0

This is a story of girl Goldilocks who went to woods and lost in Jungle and due to walking she is feeling fatigue and reach the house which is open and on inspection it was a bear family she had there lunch used there belonging and sleep on there bed and when they returned she got frightened of them and run away bear family done no harm to her but baby bear want her back to play with him.

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5.0

I read this for my baby everyday HAHAHAAHHA

catladybibliophile's review against another edition

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3.0

Summary: Once upon a time, a naughty little girl named Goldilocks stuck her nose where it didn't belong. She didn't wonder. She didn't ask. She walked straight into the Three Bears' house and made herself at home. Disgusting and cold she proclaimed of a bowl of porridge. Awful she groaned, sinking into a too-soft chair. Bullseye she cried, snuggling up in a bed that was just as right as right could be. And then the bears came back. . . . With humor and warmth, Emma Chichester Clark brings new life to a much-loved fairy tale. (Thanks powells.com)

Audience: Ages 3-12

Genre: PictureBook Fairytale

Use: Shared Reading, Independent Reading, Read Aloud

Life Lessons: Don't put your nose where it doesn't belong!

Recommendations/Awards: Classic fairytale:)

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

siriusly_reading's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

gphamadi's review

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4.0

A version of the classic tale that shows Goldilocks as the brat she is

calistareads's review against another edition

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2.0

This is bad. It looks like one of those very cheap cartoons. It is a faithful retelling of the story, but done poorly. I don’t understand how this won the honor, honestly. It screams cheap. It’s a classic and there should be something about it to make it shine and there isn’t. This is another Caldecott Honor that I really don’t like and I don’t think it fits the list. It diminishes the list.

The one thing I will say that I enjoyed about this, is that each room in the bears house was piled with books. Books surrounded papa’s chair and they were around each bed and books were piled all over Little Bears bed. I could get behind that. That is the only thing keep me from giving this 1 star.

The niece didn’t really like this either. She asked what was wrong with Goldilocks. She gave this 1 star. The nephew liked the bears and he gave this 2 stars.