Goldilocks and the Three Bears

In this version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Goldilocks is not an innocent young girl, honestly mistaken by the bears' house. Rather, she is a sassy little adventurer who may be looking for trouble outright. A few twists from the original tale - do bears go walking in the woods anymore?

Critique:
Genre: This folktale has been retold again and again. It shows a distinction between the bad character of goldilocks, and the innocent characters of the bears. In the end, however, Goldilocks gets away and doesn't have to pay for the damage she has done.
Setting: The setting of the story

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takes place at anytime and it occurs mostly at the bears' house. This location is critical because it is where Goldilocks breaks into and decides to eat their porridge and sit on their furniture. The story would not be the same if it was in someone elses home or in a different location.
Media: watercolor/pen

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GOLDILOCKS
And
THE THREE BEARS
Retold by
James Marshall
Goldilocks wanders into the forbidden forest where the three bears live. While the three bears are out for the day Goldilocks goes into there house and eats their porridge, sits in their chairs, and lays their beds. The three bears are not very

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happy when they arrive home to find and mess in their lovely little cottage. Everyone knows the familiar tale of GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS but James Marshall’s version of the three bears is much more humorous. With his illustrations and moderations of the characters the story is much more fun to read!
I liked this version of Goldilocks and the three bears. I liked the illustrations and I think that children will find this version more humorous than the familiar version of Goldilocks and the three bears. I think this version should be read to an older group of children or at least children who have already heard the original version.
For class extension I would read to my second grade class the familiar version of Goldilocks and the three bears and then read James Marshall’s version. As a class we will compare and contrast the difference in the two stories and the illustrations.
After comparing and contrasting the two stories the class will make a Venn diagram of the two books and put all the similarities and differences we shared together into the diagram.

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A re-telling of the classic story of Goldilocks with Goldilocks going out looking for trouble and the bears going out for a bike ride on a rusty bike. Goldilocks and the bears are developed mostly through the pictures, but also within the story according to preferences. The plot is the classic plot

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with no significant changes. The setting is done through the pictures and the scene of Goldilocks taking the short cut is excellent. This is a great classic book that should be in a public library for young elementary readers.

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Such a cute children's book. Almost everyone is familiar with Goldilocks, so in order to read the story again, it must be a great version. This version is surely a catch. The illustrations are hysterical and contain tremendous detail. For example, the picture of Baby Bear's room looks exactly how

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would picture a little boy's room. He has school pennants, posters, toys, pictures, etc. The expressions of the characters are clearly identified by the illustrations. Enough about the pictures, now the words are just as important. It feels like the author is having a one on one conversation with you (because he puts extra information in parenthesis likes this). He also makes Goldilocks seem like a troublemaker, not a cute girl that got lost (there is a great illustration of her purposefully choosing to go the wrong way). All in all, a classic story that should be shared!

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This is the traditional story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Although this version is quite a bit different than most. The pictures are so funny and have lots of mondern detail in them. Goldilocks is also portrayed as a little troublemaker. If I remember right in a lot of the other versions she

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is a sweet little girl. As she is checking out the pooridge, chairs, and bed she messes up the whole house in the process. I would share this story with children and maybe read some of the other versions to compare it to.

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This book is the traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears with a modern twist. The book portrays Goldilocks as a little trouble maker that tears up the three bears house in her quest for the porage. The illustrations in this book are super cute! They show the house and Goldilocks in a modern view

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that children can relate to. It's a very cute book that most children would enjoy!

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This is the traditional story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The little girl goes into their house and eats their food, sits in their chairs, and sleeps in their beds. They find her and she runs away scared and never goes back.

James Marshall introduces us to Goldilocks, a rambunctious, sneaky, rule-breaker. Her mom tells her to stay away from the Shortcut woods, so of course Goldilocks enters the forest. She comes upon the beautiful, peaceful bear house, and shamelessly wreaks havoc. The bears come home and find her, so

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she jumps out their window-- never to be seen again. Goldilocks, the villain! A great way to show kids a new perspective on a classic story.

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A fairy tale about a little girl who goes into the bear's home without asking and eats all of their food.

Very well done re-telling of the story. The pictures were nice with fun details. I like the change in vocabulary. Goldielocks was a little plumper than I remember and the three bears did not have as much emotion as I remember. The illustrations were very colorful but the facial expressions of

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Goldielocks left something to be desired. I thought it was neat how the illustrator placed a ton of books throughout the Bears home, especially in Baby Bear's room, it added a nice touch.

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I love the classic Goldilocks tale but I especially love how Marshall brought humor and wit to this book, updating the classic. The pictures are goofy looking and help to add humor to the pages. All of he classics usually teach a lesson, but it is unclear in this version whether or not Goldilocks

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even learned her lesson.

You can compare this classic tale with the updated version that Marshall gives us. Since the lesson isn't clearly given in the story, you should ask your students if they can figure out what the moral of the story is.

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This book is about three bears. The papa bear liked his big chair and his bed hard, the momma bear liked her bed sopft and liked her chair, and the baby bear liked his small bed and small cair. As we continue to read, a little girl named Goldilocks sneaks into the cottage while the bears are

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letting their porridge cool. She tests out everything and liked the baby bears bed and chair the most. She fell asleep in baby bear's bed and when the bears came home, they found her and she woke up frigtened. The bears never saw her again.

I enjoyed this book because it was always a favorite of mine since i was young. It is a great story that elementary students would like to listen to.

In the classroom setting, I would have the student color pictures of this story and instead of chairs and beds i would allow them to incoporate their own ideas that Goldilocks liked when she walked into the cottage.

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A comic version of the fairy tale staring a bad little girl who does just what she pleases and ignoring all warnings she goes into the bears house (without knocking) and trashes it. We don't get to see her get her comeuppance.

This is a different take on the traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. It has great pictures and is a great book to help the students with sequence.

This book is pretty funny. I love James Marshall, his illustrations are sprinkled with humorous little details. I also like how Goldilocks is shown as a naughty little girl contrary to the angelic character she has been portrayed in previous renditions.

Marshall's funny twist on this classic tale is definitely worth reading. His graphics alone are colorful and very much exaggerated each scene perfectly.

I think this is such a cute story and I feel like a lot of kids would know they story. It would be fun to read to the students and have they read along with you and remember the words while your reading. It would also be good for taking about how you do not wonder off into people houses and how it

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is not nice to use others things without asking.

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James Marshall’s retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a quirky, clever twist on the traditional Goldilocks story. In Marshall’s version, Goldilocks is “one of those naughty little girls who do exactly as they please,” and who disobeys her mother by taking a shortcut through the

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woods when sent to buy muffins in the next village over. As we are introduced to the bears, they are fully clothed in sophisticated apparel, sitting in their “charming house;” when the three bears go out for a spin on their “rusty old bicycle,” Goldilocks breaks into the house and begins to wreak havoc. When the bears return, they are upset and prepare to give Goldilocks a stern lecture, but she disappears and is never seen by the bears again.

Marshall’s book, in addition to shifting the perspective of the Goldilocks tale, cleverly plays with the reader’s expectations of the story. The bears are portrayed as very respectable, even-tempered characters, while Goldilocks (the traditional protagonist) is depicted as a mischievous brat. Marshall’s cartoonish illustrations are incredibly amusing, and it is no wonder that this book received a Caldecott Honor award.

Citation:
Marshall, James. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. New York: Dial for Young Readers, 1988. Print.

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This is the classic story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears told with a little bit of sass. This Caldecott honor book has wonderful illustrations that gives this classic tale a new life and a more modern perspective.

In some respects, this story teaches children about morality, respect, and manners. This book shows what happens if you don't ask. Goldilocks eats the bears' food and falls asleep in the littlest one's bed. This book is a way to teach a classic story to children, while instilling the importance of

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manners.

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In a modern version of this classic tale, Goldilocks is portrayed as a humorous character. The light-hearted tone makes this a fun read for an interactive read-aloud: Goldilocks "licks" the bowls clean and smashes a stool to "smithereens." The vivid, contemporary illustrations will capture the

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imaginations of the youngest readers.

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This book is about a little girl, Goldilocks, who gets sent by her mother to get some muffins. Goldilocks takes the shortcut through the forest, just like her mom told her not to, and ends in the three bears house. She decides to be noisy and explore through their home. When the bears come home and

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find that someone has been in their home and she is found sleeping in one of the beds, she runs away.

I can relate to this book because I take care of a little girl who gets into everything. I cannot leave anything on the table or in the room without her trying to take it, eat it, or mess with it. Just like Goldilocks, she is very noisy and curious.

I would use this book in a class room to teach students what can happen if you leave things unwatched and unprotected. It can also be used in a lesson about listening to parents when they say one thing, and if they do not listen bad things can happen.

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This fun and cartoon style renderring of the classic story is current and engaging for modern audiences. The retelling of stories such as Goldilocks, helps to keep children familiar with this folklore, which often holds important messages, regarding morals and life lessons.