The Three Bears [Hardcover]

Paul Galdone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 1979 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

This familiar nursery tale features a warmly appealing bear family and a naughty, gap-toothed Goldilocks.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reS-Gr 1-In this version of Paul Galdone's retelling of the classic tale (HM, 1972), the female narrator's voice is pleasant and expressive, with different inflections for the wee bear, the middle-sized bear, and the great big bear. The tape has audible page turning signals of a bear yawning or humming on one side, and no page turning signals on the other side. A light musical background accompanies the narration. This book and cassette package will be useful in day care centers, public libraries, and primary school libraries.

Diane Balodis, Alden Intermediate School, NY

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Review

"Four- to six-year-olds are sure to enjoy Paul Galdone's interpretation, and they should gain good visual concepts of size and of right to left from the delightful pictures and the use of various type sizes." --School Library Journal

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Clarion Books (July 13, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395288118
• ISBN-13: 978-0395288115
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,550,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 2.5 yr-old loves this traditional story., August 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Three Bears (Paperback)

I find Paul Galdone's illustrations a bit garish but my son clearly prefers this style over more subtle ones - like Margot Zemach or Jan Brett. I had to really look for a traditional version with the emphasis on the extremes, too hot, too cold, just right - so many modern versions drop this original prose. This had exactly what I was looking for.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit more than meets the eye, January 23, 2006

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Joan "joan2742" (Edgewater, MD, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Bears (Paperback)

This book is one of my daughter's favorites. It has lively illustrations, and the language is simple enough for smaller children. We're getting quite a bit of mileage out of it at our home.

But I would point out that the author chose not to include the traditional family titles (Papa, Mama and Baby bear). I stronly doubt this was simply an oversight; it seems instead to be based on the author's feminist viewpoints.

A big huge deal? Probably not. But important enough so that this "mama bear" chose to re-write the story using the traditional idea of a family of bears, rather than some vaugely defined grouping. I would suggest that readers either pick another version or do the same thing.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rewriting Fairy Tales, March 21, 2006

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W. Groeller "Classics Fan" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Three Bears (Paperback)

I find it amazing that a simple child's tale can be so altered by our PC society. No longer is there a Papa and Mama Bear with their cub Baby Bear. Now its a variation of sizes in the trio of bears, and they're not a family. Family is politically incorrect, don't you see, and we can't teach family to children, nosirree, because we may offend those people living together that are not a traditional family. My advice? Find another Three Bears book, and leave this one to collect the dust it deserves.