The Three Bears' Halloween [Library Binding]

Kathy Duval (Author), Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Boo! It's finally Halloween. Baby Bear is trick-or-treating with Mama Bear and Papa Bear. As the bears come up to the very scary house, they notice that the door is open. Maybe they should go inside. But is that a "Tee-hee-hee" coming from behind the bush? Could the three bears be in for a Halloween trick? Goldilocks gets a visit from the three bears in this spooky companion book to "The Three Bears" Christmas".

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Papa Bear puts on funny ears, Mama Bear dons a curly wig, and Baby Bear dresses as a tiger. This can only mean one thing—Halloween. The family goes trick-or-treating, and Baby Bear's bag fills up, because, he says, he's so scary. When the family arrives at a house decorated with cobwebs and skeletons (with a witch hiding in the bushes), it's the bears who get nervous. Still, they go inside, gobble Halloween treats, and break a chair in the living room; and when they hear someone in the house, they run upstairs and dive under the covers. Someone creeping up the stairs casts a frightening shadow. Baby Bear yells, "Someone is a big, bad witch," but children will recognize Goldilocks under the witch's costume and welcome the chance to figure things out before the bears do. Thickly applied acrylics make for sturdy paintings, but the many holiday accoutrements (jack-o'lanterns, costumed friends, Halloween decorations) lighten the pictures. Good fun for story hours, this works as an introduction to fractured fairy tales. Cooper, Ilene

About the Author

Kathy Duval has worked with children for many years as an art teacher, art therapist, and school counselor. Her first picture book "The Three Bears' Christmas" was named a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year and received a starred review from "Booklist", which praised it as "excellent." She lives in Texas.

Paul Meisel is a former industrial arts instructor and the founder of Meisel Hardware Specialties. He is the author of The Big Book of Christmas Scroll Saw Projects and Making Lawn Ornaments in Wood. He lives in Mound, Minnesota. 

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (May 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823420329
• ISBN-13: 978-0823420322
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,326,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very clever play on a classic story!, June 12, 2008

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Michelle Webb (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Bears' Halloween (Library Binding)

This book is hilarious and so much fun to read to your children. It is cleverly written and beautifully illustrated. The story starts off with the three bears getting dressed up to go trick or treating. They visit several of their animal friends before stumbling upon a cottage with a door that is left open. They enter the house, eat the snacks, break a chair, and hide in the bed, only to be scared off when the "witch" that is following them is Goldilocks dressed up for Halloween. Absolutely adorable, my boys loved it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Halloween or a fractured fairy tale unit, October 21, 2011

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Lori Katz "Librarylady" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Bears' Halloween (Library Binding)

As a favorite in my former school library I just purchased it again for my new one. Opened the box and read it to 2 classes right away. They loved it! It's perfect for this time of year (October) and also as an example as a fractured fairy tale. The reaction when the face of the witch is revealed is priceless :) Recommended for K's and up especially if they are familiar with Goldilocks and the bears.

3.0 out of 5 stars Kid Tested Mother Disapproved, October 6, 2010

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mamapeacock - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Three Bears' Halloween (Library Binding)

My 2-year-old son LOVES this book. He begs me to read it over and over again and I hear him reciting to himself when he is alone in his room. I am thrilled whenever my kids get excited about reading but the content of this book is disappointing to me. While the reverse Goldilocks storyline is clever the beginning of the story seems disjointed from the ending. Also, there are two words that although technically correct still drive me crazy grammatically and don't sound right contextually (dived and leaped). I choose to use dove and leapt when I read it to them.