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Scholastic (2008)
Description
Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.
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LibraryThing member taterzngravy
This picture book is a retelling of Goldilocks and the three bears. This story takes place in the Arctic and the little girl is an Inuit who is separated from her dog team and finds shelter in an igloo inhabited by three polar bears. At this point, the story varies little from the original. But the
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story is a good story and Brett uses her technique of telling two stories simultaneously. It is a wonderful story for children. Show Less
LibraryThing member Sarahg3
I love Jan Brett! I really enjoyed this take on the fairy tale the Three Bears. I love how the pictures have borders that tell a story too. Very cute story. I would read it to my students during Christmas time or when teaching about fairy tales.
LibraryThing member mmsharp
This is a great rendition of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It makes for a fun cozy winter story taking place in the depths of the snow.
LibraryThing member ksjeffcoat
This book retells the story of goldilocks and the three bears. Its illustrations are great and the children would enjoy the watercolor drawings. This story is one that all children should hear and it is entertaining. It would probably be a good idea to read the original "Goldilocks and the three
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LibraryThing member katitefft
The Three Snow Bears is a wonderful retelling of the traditional fairytale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this version, the reader is introduced to a family of polar bears instead of brown bears. The reader also meets a young girl named Aloo-ki, who is similar to the traditional character of
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Goldilocks. This fairytale shares with readers the impossible adventure of Aloo-ki entering the polar bears' igloo, eating their soup, trying on their boots, and sleeping amongst their furs. The resolution to the story also immediately follows the climax of the polar bears finding Aloo-ki. This only adds to the fairytale-like quality of the story. The main way in which the author has changed this fairytale is through the setting. Instead of finding a house in the woods, Aloo-ki stumbles across an igloo in what looks like the arctic or maybe even Alaska. Aloo-ki and her pack of huskies are also surrounded by packed snow and icebergs near an ocean full of fish. Show Less
LibraryThing member clgribbin
A Goldilocks story, with 3 bears and a young alaskan girl, Aloo-ki. Aloo-ki finds the bears igloo home and begins eating their soup and trying on their clothes. They finally meet face to face in the end.
LibraryThing member mistywood
The Three Snow Bears, written and illustrated by Jan Brett, is a wonderful story about Aloo-ki and a polar bear family. This story follows the plot of the traditional story of Goldilocks & the Three Bears. The story begins with Aloo-ki shouting for her huskies to "come back!", as we see them
The book is beautifully illusrtated with side stories and illustrations in all the margins. The attention to detail and the way the pictures tell the story are two of my favorite parts of this book. I feel this book is a great way to introduce a new culture to children using a familier story that they know.
An extension idea could be to build an igloo using ice cubes. Children could be encouraged to build an igloo using other materials such as: legos or larger cardboard boxes, paper mache' can also be used (whole group project). You could also have a brainstorming session about why Aloo-ki should not have entered the home of strangers ect...
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floating away on a chunk of ice. Aloo-ki is dressed in traditional Inuit clothing, as are the three bears. We follow Aloo-ki as she searches for her huskies, and along the way finds and explores the igloo home of the three bears. The book is beautifully illusrtated with side stories and illustrations in all the margins. The attention to detail and the way the pictures tell the story are two of my favorite parts of this book. I feel this book is a great way to introduce a new culture to children using a familier story that they know.
An extension idea could be to build an igloo using ice cubes. Children could be encouraged to build an igloo using other materials such as: legos or larger cardboard boxes, paper mache' can also be used (whole group project). You could also have a brainstorming session about why Aloo-ki should not have entered the home of strangers ect...
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LibraryThing member dreamer2000
Good twist on an old story. Very nice pictures. I like the ending, and that she was looking for her dogs and thats why she found the house.
LibraryThing member mlcrofford
This book is very similar to goldilocks and the three bears. It is beautifully illustrated and written by Jan Brett. This book could be good to use as a whole group read while studying winter or the arctic or polar bears.
LibraryThing member Nhritzuk
I LOVE the Brett uses her borders to tell a parallel story and to help the reader make predictions. This Inuit version Goldilocks and the Three Bears will instantly spark recognition among young readers.
LibraryThing member Randalea
This is the traditional folktale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears on ice! Brett lets us experience life with Arctic tundra and animals and the customs and clothing of the Inuit people. As the genre of traditional tales comes out of oral folklore, I can see this new twist expounded upon in igloos
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LibraryThing member coachncheern
This is a beautiful retelling of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears using an Inuit girl, polar bears, and an Artic setting. The illustrations are beautiful with sidebar pictures depicting additional action.
LibraryThing member Nini345
a nice little change from goldylocks its not something you would read every day
LibraryThing member attebb
An arctic version of Goldilocks and Three Bears. A story about a girl who loses her her sled dogs when the ice breaks off and floats off. While running for help, the girl comes across a huge igloo. She walks inside to find who belongs there and sees three bowls of soup (the littlest one she likes),
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three pairs of shoes (the smallest pair the most comfortable) and three beds (the tiny one the warmest). Meanwhile, the three polar bears who live there come across the sled dogs and return them to land. When returning home, the bears notice that soup had been eaten, boots tried on and beds slept in. The little girl wakes up to discover the three bears staring at her and she runs outside to find her dogs. They run off saying thank you and the bear roar back "Bye." The same author of The Mitten, delivers another colorful and full of detail book. Plus the book gives a good twist on the original story of Goldilocks and children can learn or hear about a different culture. Show Less
LibraryThing member rsaenz4
Summary:
Similar to Goldilocks and The Three bears a little girl is with her Husky dogs in the Arctic. Her dogs get stuck on a glacier and she comes to an igloo. She goes in and nobody is there. This is the home of Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and their baby bear. The girl smells something delicious, the
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The illustrations are very detailed. I like how there is a border that interprets what is going on in the story besides what the words are saying.
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Genre: Animal/Science/Nature
Format: Print
Content use: Repetition
Similar to Goldilocks and The Three bears a little girl is with her Husky dogs in the Arctic. Her dogs get stuck on a glacier and she comes to an igloo. She goes in and nobody is there. This is the home of Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and their baby bear. The girl smells something delicious, the
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soup the bears had left on the table. She eats baby bears soup. She also wanders around the house and comes across three pairs of boots. She tries them all on and baby bear's boots fit just right. Finally she comes across three beds. She like baby bear's bed more and falls asleep. The three bears arrive home and notice someone has eaten their soup, tried their boots on, and been in their beds.They find her in baby bears bed and she wakes up. The three bears had saved the girl's dogs and she goes off with them.Comments:
The illustrations are very detailed. I like how there is a border that interprets what is going on in the story besides what the words are saying.
Collections:
Genre: Animal/Science/Nature
Format: Print
Content use: Repetition
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LibraryThing member JenJ.
Very typical Jan Brett with the detailed illustrations with cuddly animals done in watercolor and gouache. Kids will like to spend time looking at the details in the illustrations and following the secondary story in the margin windows. They will also enjoy looking for the differences in story
Used for Readers' Theater Tons of Fun December 2009. This worked all right as a readers' theater, but we could have definitely used more time to work on preperation. The last readers' theater we did was based on the folktale The Enormous Turnip and the extreme repetition in that really worked for us - The Three Snow Bears was a little tougher to stage quickly.
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between this and the traditional Goldilocks story. The text is smooth and gets the job done without being showy. The author bio indicates that Brett did significant research in the Nunavut Territory of Canada to prepare for the book while an acknowledgement indicates she also did some observing at the Brookfield Zoo. The result is a beautiful book that fits nicely in the fairy-tale adaptation tradition.Used for Readers' Theater Tons of Fun December 2009. This worked all right as a readers' theater, but we could have definitely used more time to work on preperation. The last readers' theater we did was based on the folktale The Enormous Turnip and the extreme repetition in that really worked for us - The Three Snow Bears was a little tougher to stage quickly.
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LibraryThing member Mcs018
This is an excellent fiction book. I would use it for simple sequencing with younger children, pre-k or k. The students would enjoy the new take on Goldilocks.
LibraryThing member Turrean
The illustrations in this book, like all of Brett's work, are superb. Kids enjoy examining the panels on each side of the main illustration to figure out action happening in other parts of the story. But I found it jarring that the little girl character makes no apology for her behavior,
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considering she steals Baby Bear's boots! I know the original Goldilocks is unrepentant, but Jan Brett makes a point of showing the bear family rescuing the little girl's team of sled dogs. It seems more than a little ungrateful to repay the bears by stealing their boots, and then weaving a cheery goodbye at the end. My students said, "Hey! She still got the Baby's boots!" Show Less
LibraryThing member kjacks26
In my opinion, this is a great twist of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This story has great illustrations. I like how there is a main picture, and then a border of pictures that surround it. The border pictures are made up of Arctic animals, and the main picture goes along with the story. I like
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how this book shows a different culture (Inuit), and exposes children to a different environment as well. The central message of this book is to not explore unknown environments. When Aloo-ki wonders into the igloo, she has no clue that the bears live there, and she could have been harmed. Show Less
LibraryThing member esiera1
In my opinion, The Three Snow Bears is a great book for several reasons. First, the story is a creative spin-off of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Jan Brett took a piece of traditional literature and created a similar story, but one which revolved around Eskimo and Inuit life. Besides a great
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multicultural piece, this book could also be used when comparing and contrasting to the original tale. I liked the characters because they were believable. Little Aloo-ki was curious enough to enter a bear’s igloo to try out their food, shoes, and beds. Just like Goldilocks, Aloo-ki entered the home and continued to try out their belongings until she found just the right one. For example, “She tipped up the littlest bowl and drank every drop. ‘Mmmm!’ she said. ‘Not too hot and not too cold.” Disappointingly, the ending of the story was quite sudden. The bears return home with Aloo-ki’s missing sled dogs, and Aloo-ki runs free! I wish there could have been a better ending, where the bears and Aloo-ki became friends. The ending leaves the reader waiting for more, but overall the book is good. The big idea of the story is to teach students about Eskimo and Inuit lifestyle, along with presenting a familiar tale in a new way. Show Less
LibraryThing member BrandiMichelle
A familiar story told with a Great Northern Twist. The bears are Polar Bears, Aloo-ki tries on the Bears Muk-Luks, and tries out the sleeping bench. The illustrations are beautiful and add to the charm of this retelling. We also get a look into what the Three Bears are up to while they wait for the
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LibraryThing member hugo.johnson
A fun and cross-cultural adaptation of the classic tale. This would be a great book to use alongside a copy of the original tale to do a compare & contrast activity with students. Maybe a Venn diagram could be incorporated to list the similarities and differences between the two versions.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Maybe 2.5 stars, just cuz it's fun and the drawings of the costumes are pretty. Bears and foxes and ravens in parkas and boots, really? And Aloo-ki is even naughtier than Goldilocks, abandoning her dogs to satisfy her idle curiosity! And I still don't understand how porridge can be three different
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LibraryThing member LibraryCin
3.5 stars
This is an Inuit retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but in this case, it’s a little Inuit girl, Aloo-ki, who is looking for her dogs who floated away on a piece of ice and she stumbles upon the igloo where three snow bears live. She goes inside to investigate, while the bears
3 stars for the story, 4 stars for the artwork. It’s a cute story, but one that’s been told. But, the pictures in the book are amazing. The Inuit setting is a nice change and it makes for beautiful pictures. It reminded me of some graphic novels where there is a border. The pictures in the border were following the dogs and the bears, while the main story with text followed Aloo-ki. I read my first picture book by this author last year and I am reminded of the wonderful pictures with her stories.
This is an Inuit retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but in this case, it’s a little Inuit girl, Aloo-ki, who is looking for her dogs who floated away on a piece of ice and she stumbles upon the igloo where three snow bears live. She goes inside to investigate, while the bears
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are out. 3 stars for the story, 4 stars for the artwork. It’s a cute story, but one that’s been told. But, the pictures in the book are amazing. The Inuit setting is a nice change and it makes for beautiful pictures. It reminded me of some graphic novels where there is a border. The pictures in the border were following the dogs and the bears, while the main story with text followed Aloo-ki. I read my first picture book by this author last year and I am reminded of the wonderful pictures with her stories.
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Jan Brett transplants the classic English fairy-tale about Goldilocks and the Three Bears to the arctic in this beautifully-illustrated picture-book, depicting an Inuit girl named Aloo-ki and her adventures exploring the igloo belonging to an absent snow bear family. As Aloo-ki tries the food,
Brett seems to have a real fascination with this story, having created a traditional picture-book retelling of it, as well as the recent under-sea Okinawan version, The Mermaid. Although I found the illustrations here gorgeous - as always with this artist's work, they were colorful and ornate, with beautiful side panels that revealed more of the story than could be found in text alone - I honestly can't say I found the tale itself all that appealing. Leaving aside the common objection - namely, that the heroine is a bit unprincipled in her behavior - I sometimes wonder with these fairy-tale transplants, why the cultural setting needs to be changed at all. Surely folklore is one field that is already culturally diverse? I think I would have preferred a retelling of an actual Inuit tale, rather than a transformed Inuit version of an English one. Of course, Inuit-owned publisher Inhabit Media (whose catalogue I can't recommend highly enough!) seems to be doing an excellent job in that direction. As for this, it is one I would recommend primarily to those who are fans of Jan Brett's artwork.
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boots and beds belonging to the three ursine residents of the igloo, said bears are off swimming, and rescuing her stranded sled dogs...Brett seems to have a real fascination with this story, having created a traditional picture-book retelling of it, as well as the recent under-sea Okinawan version, The Mermaid. Although I found the illustrations here gorgeous - as always with this artist's work, they were colorful and ornate, with beautiful side panels that revealed more of the story than could be found in text alone - I honestly can't say I found the tale itself all that appealing. Leaving aside the common objection - namely, that the heroine is a bit unprincipled in her behavior - I sometimes wonder with these fairy-tale transplants, why the cultural setting needs to be changed at all. Surely folklore is one field that is already culturally diverse? I think I would have preferred a retelling of an actual Inuit tale, rather than a transformed Inuit version of an English one. Of course, Inuit-owned publisher Inhabit Media (whose catalogue I can't recommend highly enough!) seems to be doing an excellent job in that direction. As for this, it is one I would recommend primarily to those who are fans of Jan Brett's artwork.
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Subjects
Awards
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2008)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2009)
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award (Nominee — 2010)
Children's Favorites Awards (Finalist — 2008)
Language
Original publication date
2007
Physical description
11 inches
ISBN
054509951X / 9780545099516