Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears [Hardcover]

Jan Fearnley (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

It's Baby Bear's birthday and Mr. Wolf is throwing a party. He and Grandma Wolf have whipped up lots of tasty snacks. And the Three Bears have just arrived!Then Goldilocks--the rudest girl in the neighborhood--barges in. Who invited her? Poor Mr. Wolf! Poor Baby Bear! Suddenly everything is going horribly wrong. Time for Grandma to come to the rescue. . . .
An outrageously delicious companion to Jan Fearnley's internationally acclaimed Mr. Wolf's Pancakes, this irreverent story about a birthday party gone bad--complete with easy-to-follow recipes for party treats--will surprise and delight readers young and old.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Mr. Wolf, who enjoyed flapjacks with a side order of Chicken Little in Mr. Wolf's Pancakes, is an easygoing chef with a take-no-prisoners approach to etiquette. In another archly hilarious gathering of nursery characters, he now prepares a birthday feast for Baby Bear, with help from Grandma. When the Three Bears arrive, "someone barged in front of them! It was Goldilocks!" A smirking girl stands in the doorway with eyes narrowed and arms akimbo. "She said she was invited, too," Daddy Bear protests, fiddling unhappily with his tie. The hosts frown uncomfortably while the blonde bully stuffs her face with Huff Puff Cakes and Cheesy Snipsnaps (recipes are provided, along with a plug for a Mr. Wolf Web site). To distract Baby Bear, who weeps in despair, Grandma calls for a game of hide-and-seek, "but no hiding in the kitchen, please." Afterward, Goldilocks fails to reappear. "Never mind," says Grandma, carrying in a huge, steaming hot pie, crimped in a familiar curly design. "She's gone now, and I've made us a special treat to celebrate." With her consistently wry humor, Fearnley does not reveal the mystery filling of the "golden" dessert in either text or her innocent-looking illustrations. Readers will relish the satisfying, wicked twist; party-crashers, beware. Ages 3-7.

About the Author

JAN FEARNLEY is the author and illustrator of many widely praised children’s books, including Mr. Wolf's Pancakes and Just Like You. She lives in London, England.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; 1 edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152164235
• ISBN-13: 978-0152164232
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,875,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Wolf is back!, April 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears (Hardcover)

As a fan of Fearnley's Mr. WOLF'S PANCAKES, I was curious to see what would be cooked up in this sequal. This time it's birthday cake! When Mr. Wolf and his Granny host a birthday party for Baby Bear, they plan for a perfect day. Then that rude and naughty Goldilocks shows up. Granny has obviously handled such beastly children before, so this visit is a piece of cake.

Fearnley fans won't be disappointed at the outcome!

5.0 out of 5 stars Another lively, entertaining and no-nonsense book from Jan Fearley, June 1, 2011

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lucygiff - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears (Hardcover)

Jan Fearnley's humorous and lively books are terrific and this one is no exception. Many modern-day retellings of traditional fairy tales have been sweetened and sanitised to the extent that the impact of the story is lost, along with much of the enjoyment. Jan Fearnley's Mr Wolf books are a cheerful antidote. Mr Wolf is polite and easygoing; he's keen to share and tries his very best to go about things the correct way. The thing is: he IS a wolf. When his neighbours (or in this case Goldilocks) try his patience just that bit too much, his wolfish nature takes over and he can see but one solution. And I think we can all work out what that is! Please note that all this takes place in a beautifully-depicted fairy-tale land, nothing like real life. My boys (aged 2 and 4) loved this book, along with the other two Mr Wolf books, and we're desperate for more. I'm sure Mr Wolf would know how to deal with Hansel and Gretel after they'd eaten too much of the candy house, for instance.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Making this one dissappear, September 14, 2008

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Ang Flan "Ang" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears (Hardcover)

My mother-in-law bought this for our son (now 2) and I just pulled it out last week as he's into "paper" page books now (moving up from the board books). I was stunned to discover in the end that Goldilocks ends up in the pie in the end. I'm not into the Grimm type of story books...so this one will be leaving my son's library before he knows better and gets scared by it. It's the first book I've ever objected to for him. I would pass for any age child.