Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Written by: Caralyn Buehner
Illustrated by: Mark Buehner
Narrated by: Cassandra Morris
Genre: Traditional Literature
Grades: K-3
Awards: None

There was a family of bears that included Papa, Mama, and Little Wee bear, that lived in the woods. Every morning, they had porridge for breakfast, but on one morning, Papa and Mama bear's porridge was too hot to eat, except for Little Wee bear. Mama bear suggested that they go on a walk so that their porridge's can cool down for a bit. Once everyone left, a little girl named Goldilocks, came and walked right in to the bears house. Goldilocks saw three chairs in the living room and bounced on them until she found that the Little Wee's chair was perfect for her. Goldilocks bounced so much on Little Wee's chair that she broke straight through it. Next, she started tasting everyone's porridge, but everyone's was too hot, except for Little Wee's porridge. She completely finished Little Wee's porridge and then went upstairs to take a nap from the food she ate. She tried Papa and Mama bears beds, but they were not comfortable enough, until she went to Little Wee's bed, which was just right for her to fall asleep in. Papa, Mama, and Little Wee bear came back as they were excited to eat their cool down porridge, but they noticed that someone or something have invaded their house. The three bears went upstairs to find Goldilocks all knocked out on Little Wee's bed. They were frightened and believed that Goldilocks was either a monster or even an alien. Little Wee bear poked Goldilocks, cause her to wake up, scream, and run away. After this crazy encounter with Goldilocks, Mama bear made a new batch of porridge, where the temperature was not too hot or too cold, but just right.

I love this classic book and I believe everyone should have this in their library collection. This book would be good for kindergartners to third graders. I would have my students act out the actions that Goldilocks did in the book. This has the students perform what they heard from the book and it makes the storyline more enjoyable for them to understand. I would also discuss with my class what they would do if they saw Goldilocks ruin their house.