Gold
In this wordless, creative twist on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the use of the color gold draws the reader’s eye to a little girl in the city who is riding the bus home from school on a blustery day. When she arrives home, she prepares something yummy and warm in a large pot. Three bears in golden scarves return home from a bicycle ride and follow the scent to three bowls of goodness waiting for them. As the reader soaks in the illustrations, they will see a lifetime of memories and love through the family portraits hanging on the walls of the home. When it comes to a new take on a classic tale, this book got it just right.
Pennsylvania Center for the Book Awards
Book Activities & Discussion Ideas
Children will enjoy taking the lead in narrating this story. Adults can point out the use of the color gold on each page and encourage children to follow it through the story. Does this remind you of another story? What other similar stories do you know? Provide other versions of Goldilocks.
Adults can revisit the original version of this fairy tale and compare the two stories. What parts are similar, and which are different? This book also presents an opportunity to talk with children about what makes a “family.” In a family, members help each other, extend kindness, count on each other, and show love and caring. Because there is no text to accompany the illustrations in this story, adults can empower children to guide the reading and describe what they see on each page. This approach provides insight on how children interpret the illustrations.