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Goldilocks Returns

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As a kindergarten teacher I read this book to my school children...They liked it but that's about it. The premise is good and illustrations were suited for this age group though they were busy and didn't completely "illustrate" what the text was saying - which is one reason it would have been better for older children. The naughty little Goldilocks returns to the 3 bears home to "make up for" her wrong doings in years prior. She redecorates, places locks on the doors to keep "the likes of her" out and throws out the bears food replacing it with rutabaga bars and celery juice. Much to the bears dismay, they are not pleased. My kids did figure out the ending (I won't give it away) and it is quite clever. The humor is good, but again, it might have been better for a 6-7 year olds rather than 5 year olds as some of the humor and language relating to the humor was too subtle and "mature" for young ones to understand (although my intern and I laughed outloud). This book would be a great lesson in compare/contrast with a classic Goldilocks story or with a venn diagram in the classroom, but only for 1-2 grades (maybe even 3rd). If you're reading this outloud to a child alone, I'm sure it would have much more of an impact. I liked it overall...

This is a clever sequel to the Goldilocks & the 3 Bears fairy tale. It is as much fun for the adult to read as for the children to hear. Goldilocks is now a middle aged woman who runs a store called "Goldie's Locks and Keys". She is racked with guilt for the trouble she caused the 3 bears so long ago and sets out to repair the damage she had caused. The bears aren't so enthusiastic about her return this time either. I enjoyed reading it and the illustrations are great. My 3 1/2 yr old daughter didn't catch all the inside jokes, but a 4 to 5 year old probably would.

This cute story takes place 50 years after the first Goldilocks book. Goldie is now an "oldie" who owns her own security shop to protect people (and bears) from prowlers entering their home as she did to the bears. It's her way of trying to redeem her past mistakes. However, it doesn't seem to work because she is still suffering from nightmares at night about bears, sees her customers as bears and is terrified of teddy bears. After one particular restless night, Goldie decides to go back to the bears' house and "fix" everything she did wrong before. What follows is some of the funniest events I read in a childrens' book. You'll definitely want to check this book out.

On a side note: The book was so enjoyable, a fellow teacher and I put on a play for our school about it. Every year we do "Story Night" at our school where the story comes alive. We had someone to play the part of Goldie and others for the bears as the book was narrated by us. The play was a great success with everyone fully enjoying the story. Well, everyone but the class hamster who squeaked his wheel in protest.

This is a most hillarious take on an old classic story (the three bears)... Goldilocks has grown up and begins to feel guilty about her past with the bears... so she decides to make it up to them... I don't want to spoil the story, but I certainly enjoyed it, and think that you will too... also, the pictures are so amazing and FULL of action!!! I definitely recommend this book!!!

Goldilocks Returns was the sequel to the famous fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The sequel was al about how Goldilocks felt so bad about what she did that she changed her name and opened a lock service. One day it got too much for her that she decided to pay the three Bears a visit. When she goes to the three Bears houses there was no one there, yet she went in anyway. She immediately started fixing everything that she made wrong, but she went a little too far. I recommend this book because it was fun to read about what happened to the beloved fairytale character. It also teaches you to be careful what you do cause you might regret it, which is all lesson all ages need to learn so I recommend it for everyone.

I guess I never put much thought into what happened to that little girl after she left the bears' house in the woods. This story reintroduces all the characters--50 years later. Everyone's old, Baby Bear has been severely traumatized, and Goldi has lived the past few decades in complete penance. Finally, the days comes when she realizes that she, with the aid of her handy lock-and-key business, must protect the bears' home from further intruders.

It's hysterically funny, being that Goli is now a frumpy old woman with frumpy old woman taste in home decorating. However, it's difficult to see the age target and I felt that some jokes would be better appreciated by adults.

Still, it's a great idea that comes off very smoothly.

Goldilocks Returns This is a delightful book! Goldilocks goes back to the scene of the original crime, only to raise more havoc. It can be used to teach multiple literary traits as noted in Using Picture Storybooks to teach literary devices: Recommended Books for Children and Young Adults Volume 3 (Using Picture Books to Teach) What a fun way to learn while you enjoy literature!

I read this book to a group of 1-3rd graders. They all loved it.

Ginny

The idea of telling "the rest of the story" of what happened to Goldilocks and the three bears is a good one, and I picked up the book with high expectations. I'm not saying the book is bad, but I felt sorry for the three bears, I didn't particularly like Goldi after what she did in the three bears' home, and I wished the bears had had a chance to speak up to Goldi to help resolve the issues that began when Goldilocks was a mischievous little girl... Goldilocks as a child was endearing; her antics in the three bears' house was not purposefully selfish or self-centered. Goldi as an adult is rather a disappointment - her attempts to "make it up" to the bears would have been more endearing, if not more amusing, if she had tried to think of what the bears would like, not what she wanted. I liked the story's ending, but felt disappointed in how Goldi and the three bears separated without so much as a word fit in edgewise from the bears. I'm sure kids who enjoyed the original Goldilocks will enjoy this, but I think it would be a good idea to discuss with the kids the idea that making up your mistakes to someone else doesn't always mean doing what you want, but it means trying to communicate with the other person and give something that the person would love - not be miserable with.

Goldilocks Returns explains the story of what happened after that curious curly-haired girl had trespassed onto the property of the three bears. Of course, she grew up and ended up pinning her curls and opening up a lock shop for a living. However, despite all she has done to try and put it behind her, Goldi can still never forgive herself for going into the bears house all of those years ago. So, fifty years later, Goldi has a plan to try and make things right. Find out what happens in this sequel to one of the most well-known stories ever.