Customer Reviews

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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I was looking for a good basic version of several familiar traditional tales for my son, nearly 3. I've been very pleased with this whole series. The tales, Goldilocks included, are the basically the traditional versions, in language accessible to today's audience. Some of the harsher realities of the fairy tales are softened. But what pleases me most of all is that the repetitive classic lines we all remember from childhood are present! Little ones can commit those refrains to memory (and use them to repeat the story themselves!). It is also pleasing to me that the text, while simple, is not bland. In fact there is enough emotion and intrigue to capture the interest of the littlest listeners while not overwhelming them. And there are plenty of more difficult vocabulary words to challenge little ears. The illustrations in The Three Little Pigs are my favorite, but the others in the series are nice, too. Overall, a wonderful introduction of traditional tales to the younger listeners! Thank you!

We love the illustrations and the story about the three bears. I liked that the author gave a reason on how the Bears knew Goldilocks had touched the porridge, chair and bed. I also like that the baby bear has a squeaky voice - that's fun to read out loud - the kids enjoy the baby bear voice :)

my daughter loves listening to the story. i just don't like the illustrations, thought they could be bettter

I bought this cute book and the accompanying cd for my daughter because she was Goldilocks for Halloween. She is in kindergarten and an early reader, so she is really into books and loves to follow along with the cd. It's a nice sturdy board- book type book, with colorful pictures. I don't love this illustrator's particular interpretation of Goldilocks' hair, because I always picture her with blond curls, but no big deal... My only other complaint would be that the cd has a line in English, then a line in Spanish (which others may find to be exactly what they want to hear to meet their needs), but you have to start in the middle of the CD to get to the straight English version, which means my kids can't just pop it in and start practicing reading along independently, I have to assist them. I wish they would do the straight English version first.

This is not the Goldilocks and the Three Bears from my childhood, but it's close. My son likes it and it's close enough to the story I remember.

When I purchased this book, I was hoping for a book with colorful illustrations that still followed the classic "Goldilocks" story. Fortunately, I got both. We have another version where the artwork was sketched in black and white, and even though the story was perfect, my daughter wasn't the least bit interested in any of the pictures.

This book however, has colorful artwork on each page which could basically tell the story itself. We've enjoyed reading it over and over, and I've now passed it down to my younger nephew since my daughter has outgrown the story. To this day though, she still remembers this book and the other classics in the set.

The only reason I didn't give five stars is because the book is a bit flimsy, and the pages are pretty thin. It will get ripped easily by children if you are not careful. Other than that, it's a good bedtime or anytime read for children.

Every afternoon, before a nap, I would verbally tell my grand-children a story, and now I have these books that actually brings the stories that I've telling them to life. They love it and so do I!

I bought a few fairy tale books from this collection. They have just the right amount of words for preschoolers/kindergartners. I told some parts in my own words, but the kids LOVED these stories and really caught on. Must have this classic in your collection!

This book is so cute and my daughter loves it. The illustrations are fun and the story is true to the original...

This is a good telling of a familiar tale. My nearly 3 year old little girl loves this story. The illustrations aren't my personal favorite of the series, but they're fine.