Hmmmm..... wellllll....there seems to be something turned around about this title. Or maybe not!
We all know about the time Goldilocks went into the bears house uninvited and tried their porridge and their chairs and their beds. We all know what happened. I don't think the bear family appreciated the visit. Just sayin.
So...this time the Goldilocks family, Mom, Dad and Goldy, are off on a camping trip. It's going to be fun. The tents are pitched and the smores are ready for toasting. But...and this is the important but because this family just like the bear family in the other version decides to go out for a walk. (There may be a moral here about the whole walking thing but let's leave that for another time.)
Who do you think shows up when the coast is clear? Yep, a bear. A bear who has just caught the scent of some delicious smores. Well, you can imagine what the smores and the tents and the rest of the camp site look like after the bear tries it all out a la Goldilocks.
Yep, and now here come all the Goldilockses back - and oh my, this is not good- and look who Goldy finds in the tent. Goodness goodness goodness.
In this version it turns out we learn the Goldilocks family does not speak Bear. This leads to complications you will thoroughly enjoy.
It's smart. It's wonderful. It's hilarious. It's a bit of a nudge about people who aren't the same as you, trying to understand them and maybe .... well...maybe even here's a chance to make a new friend who might turn out to be just like you in so many ways.
40 pages 978-0823455522 Ages 4-7
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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You’ll laugh out loud at this funny fractured folktale with pictures by a popular artist!
The Goldilocks family leave their campsite to go on a hike while their s’mores cool off . . . when along comes Bear.
“What’s that yummy smell?” Bear wonders. S’mores, of course: too gooey, too chocolatey . . . and just right! Bear eats them all.
Bear continues to wreak havoc by breaking a chair, smashing musical instruments, and extinguishing the fire. When the Goldilocks return, they are flabbergasted. They try to make a lot of noise to shoo away the bear . . . when Mama Bear and Papa Bear show up. Mama and Papa apologize profusely for the behavior of their naughty offspring, but the Goldilocks don’t speak “Bear.” They just hear a lot of LOUD GROWLING. So they decide to hightail it out of there, and the Bear family gets to enjoy the tents and snacks that are left behind.
This hilarious story, a perfect read aloud, and its hilarious pictures will delight children and parents alike.---from the publisher
