Saturday, July 12, 2014

Goatilocks and the Three Bears by Erica S. Perl -- ESSENTIAL

Perl, Erica S. Goatilocks and the Three Bears, illustrated by Arthur Howard. PICTURE BOOK. Beach Lane Books, 2014. $17.99. Content: G.

In this humorous spin on the Goldilocks story, a little goat sneaks into the three bears' house and proceeds to eat the bowl of porridge (spoon and all), the chair, and the bed. Unlike Goldilocks, though, she realizes she has done something wrong, so she compensates the three bears with a special present.

Both the voice and the illustrations are hilarious, and it's a lot of fun to find the differences between this book and the tale it fractures. It is also refreshing to see the goat at least attempting to make up for her transgressions.

Pre-K, EL (K-3) -- ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: Caryn

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