Goldilocks lives in a caravan, and her parents work in a circus. One day, Goldilocks ventures off into the woods and sees a little home in the clearing in the forest. The home was empty but featured furniture and food of varying sizes. Goldilocks makes herself at home and eventually falls asleep. We find out that the home belongs to a family of bears. Goldilocks wakes up due to the noise and runs away. She learns not to go into someone's home without knocking.

I gave this story four stars because I liked the twist of her being part of a circus family. Instead of victimizing the little girl like a lot of people would do, this story teaches proper etiquette and manners. Another thing I liked was the generosity of baby bear. Instead of being mad and mean to the girl, he asks if she would like some more porridge, even though she broke into his home. That is another good lesson to teach children--always be generous and think of others, even when it may be hard to do so. ( )

I liked this retelling of the Goldilocks & the Three Bears story. The illustrations were nice, and there was a backstory to Goldlocks that was pretty cool. The various details were rendered sensibly (e.g., porridge was hot, still too hot, and just right; as opposed to, "too hot", "too cold", and "just right", which never made sense), and I liked how the bears were friendly at the end. ( )

One of the most memorable books from childhood was this one. I loved then and now the details about trying the big, medium, and small repetition language until it was just right. This could help emergent readers with predictive language. As a kid, I never knew there were many versions of the stories I always assumed it was written only one way. Therefore, when I began reading I was very much confused from the caravan circus traveling I did not remember this detail even through reading this book many times, this is when I realized this change in style of writing, it becomes a more modernized story. The illustrations are much different as well with the bears having more realistic features. The girl seemed smaller in contrast in these images as well. This books lesson of knocking when entering and being polite is important for children. The style of setting applies in this book through the foreshadowing of the mother saying "stay on the path" and the creepy wonderous woods. ( )

This classic story is retold by Gerda Muller. In this version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Muller shares the same storyline as the original, but it is more modern for children to comprehend. As the original version of this story, Goldilocks enters a family's home uninvited. The only difference this story has from the original is that Goldilocks travels with her family who work in a circus and she lives in a caravan. The theme of this book is to always be cautious of your actions, because sometime your actions may hurt others. In the story, Goldilocks is too concerned about her needs that she did not realize that her actions are disrespectful towards the bears. She welcomed herself into their home without permission, messed up the house, ate their food, and slept in their beds. Overall, I love the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and this version was enjoyable to read. The illustrations were very well detailed and fit the text perfectly. ( )