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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
by
Mo Willems
Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway.
One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go...someplace else. They were definitely NOT se...more
One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go...someplace else. They were definitely NOT se...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
September 4th 2012
by Balzer + Bray
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Most people know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, but did you know that Goldilocks made a slight detour before finding the bears’ house? That adventure took her to the enormous house of three dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and some other Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. Before Goldilocks arrived the dinosaurs made three bowls of chocolate pudding at varying temperatures, for no reason at all, and certainly not because they were imagining the delicious tast...more
He starts the book in the traditional fairy tale style - "Once upon a time"- and then he throws tradition out the window and that's what I just love about him! A non-tradionalist I am.
"Once upon a time there were three hungry dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and some other Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway." What an intro! Sucks you right in doesn't it? They tidy up their house, prepare yummy chocolate pudding at different temperatures and just happen to go "somewhere else...more
"Once upon a time there were three hungry dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and some other Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway." What an intro! Sucks you right in doesn't it? They tidy up their house, prepare yummy chocolate pudding at different temperatures and just happen to go "somewhere else...more
Three dinosaurs are plotting a trap to catch a young girl named Goldilocks, feed her chocolate, and then eat her. The unsuspecting Goldilocks walks right into the delicious trap, eating three huge bowls of chocolate pudding and now wanting a nap. The dinosaurs try to plan their attack just right, but miss time their attack and Goldilocks walks right out the back door.
"Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs" is appropriate for ages 4+ (Grades PreK+).
A pun off the original version of Goldilocks and...more
"Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs" is appropriate for ages 4+ (Grades PreK+).
A pun off the original version of Goldilocks and...more
**Starred review in Horn Book
Willems, Mo. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. New York: Balzer & Bray, 2012. Print. 40 p.
A retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this version by Mo Willems is comical in tone. Children will be entertained and amused with this twist on the traditional story. The accompanying illustrations are simple and child-like. Instead of three bears, Goldilocks enters the home of three dinosaurs. In this version, the dinosaur trio set a trap for Goldilocks with choc...more
Willems, Mo. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. New York: Balzer & Bray, 2012. Print. 40 p.
A retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this version by Mo Willems is comical in tone. Children will be entertained and amused with this twist on the traditional story. The accompanying illustrations are simple and child-like. Instead of three bears, Goldilocks enters the home of three dinosaurs. In this version, the dinosaur trio set a trap for Goldilocks with choc...more
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These are the books that I had read from the creative mind of Mo Willems and I will admit that I had enjoyed almost everything that Mo Willems has written over the years! Well, I just read Mo Willems’ most recent children’s book and that is called “Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs” and it is definitely one story that every children and adult will enjoy for many years!
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These are the books that I had read from the creative mind of Mo Willems and I will admit that I had enjoyed almost everything that Mo Willems has written over the years! Well, I just read Mo Willems’ most recent children’s book and that is called “Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs” and it is definitely one story that every children and adult will enjoy for many years!
Once upon...more
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Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 2012.
Caldecott potential? (Of course, it's Mo Willems after all!)
To truly appreciate Mo Willem's take on "Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs," readers will need to be familiar with the classic, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." If so, the book is a great lesson in satire and irony - both in terms of text and in terms of illustration. Starting with the end papers, which show rejected ideas/titles for this story ("Goldilocks and the Three Robots," "Goldilocks and th...more
Caldecott potential? (Of course, it's Mo Willems after all!)
To truly appreciate Mo Willem's take on "Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs," readers will need to be familiar with the classic, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." If so, the book is a great lesson in satire and irony - both in terms of text and in terms of illustration. Starting with the end papers, which show rejected ideas/titles for this story ("Goldilocks and the Three Robots," "Goldilocks and th...more
Have I said lately how much I love Mo Willems? If not, or even if I had, let me offer up my love to him here and now. I think Mo is awesome, and from the interviews and readings I have seen with him, he seems to be as awesome of a person as he is a writer.
Now on to the picturebook, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. Mo takes the classic Goldilocks story and throws it off center. Goldilocks is still a ditzy and self absorbed little girl, but instead of wondering into the home of be...more
Now on to the picturebook, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. Mo takes the classic Goldilocks story and throws it off center. Goldilocks is still a ditzy and self absorbed little girl, but instead of wondering into the home of be...more
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Parents need to know that Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems twists the traditional fairy tale in fresh and silly ways that should delight both kids and parents reading aloud. Some very young and/or sensitive kids may find the dinosaurs and their intentions a little bit alarming, but for kids who live dinos and fairy tales, the prolific author of Don't Let Pigeon Drive the Bus, Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!, and many other award-winning picture books has done it...more
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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems is a very original fractured fairy-folk tale retelling of Goldilocks, told with imagination and wit, with Two morals.
Willems' detail-filled illustrations feature varied perspectives and a wide variety of facial expressions. Among my favorite details are the dino-sized telephone, a calendar, an entryway painting, and a particular doormat by the back door.
The fun inside the book starts and ends with the endpapers - rejected Variant titles. My faves...more
Willems' detail-filled illustrations feature varied perspectives and a wide variety of facial expressions. Among my favorite details are the dino-sized telephone, a calendar, an entryway painting, and a particular doormat by the back door.
The fun inside the book starts and ends with the endpapers - rejected Variant titles. My faves...more
“Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs” is about how three dinosaurs arrange their house in the perfect way to try and entice a little girl to come over. They set their house up exactly like the three little bears did because that made a small girl go over to their house. Do the dinosaurs want to makes friends with this small girl? Or do they have other plans for the child?
This book is for the younger audience. It puts a funny twist on the old story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” Instead of jus...more
This book is for the younger audience. It puts a funny twist on the old story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” Instead of jus...more
For readers a little bit older than the usual audience for books created by Mo Willems, this hilarious title is one that adults won't mind reading over and over with their youngsters. In a take-off on the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, three dinosaurs prepare three different bowls of chocolate pudding, arrange three different chairs just so, make up their three beds in an inviting way, and leave the house. Readers who are familiar with the original story will know what's going to happen...more
Fractured fairy tales anyone? Okay, this is a hilarious version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold with enormous, crafty dinosaurs instead. Looking at the endpapers you'll quickly gather than the author tried many versions of this book. Goldilocks and the Three Wall Street Types? Goldilocks and the Three Germans? How about Three Rocket Scientists? And the winner is...the Three Dinosaurs.
Yes, we're going to have the requisite three bowls, three chairs and three beds but that's where the sim...more
Yes, we're going to have the requisite three bowls, three chairs and three beds but that's where the sim...more
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Summary:
There are three dinosaurs named Papa, Mama, and some dinosaur from Norway. They cook three bowls of delicious pudding and leave their home. They are trying to trap Goldilocks, who does indeed come along. This story is a little different from the traditional one because she eats all of the bowls of pudding, does not try the chair that is too tall because it is too much work, and does not try all of the beds. She thinks that she is in a bear's home, but begins to get suspicious when she re...more
There are three dinosaurs named Papa, Mama, and some dinosaur from Norway. They cook three bowls of delicious pudding and leave their home. They are trying to trap Goldilocks, who does indeed come along. This story is a little different from the traditional one because she eats all of the bowls of pudding, does not try the chair that is too tall because it is too much work, and does not try all of the beds. She thinks that she is in a bear's home, but begins to get suspicious when she re...more
Before you actually read this book, open the front and back cover and indulge yourself in the rejected names of this book...I certainly laughed out loud when I read that "Goldilocks and the three foot-long hoagies" could have been the title of this book, but was X'd out. Read them all because they are hilarious! (Great read aloud for kids (and reptilian creatures) of all ages, they might even start to think of their own funny names for this classic story)
Now the story:
The story starts out with a...more
Now the story:
The story starts out with a...more
Goldilocks and The Three Dinosaurs isn't my new favorite picture book or even my new favorite picture book by Mo Willems. But it is a playful retelling, a more sarcastic retelling, of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this retelling, the three dinosaurs see Goldilocks--or perhaps some other unsupervised girl--as prey. They are setting a trap to catch a little girl unawares. Their bait is chocolate pudding. Three giant bowls of chocolate pudding--chocolate pudding at varying temperatures, true,...more
From the flypaper to the back cover, Mo Willems has children and parents alike amused with this remake of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Through his Goldilocks, Willems conveys what the child in all of us would like to see happen in this fairy-tale. By the book's end, Goldilocks and the dinosaur family are left with different sorts of morals. Readers will delight in the simple, yet humorously detailed illustrations that cause new laughs on every page.
I chose Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs...more
Mo Willems' new spin on the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears does not disappoint! I was so excited to receive my copy in the mail I read it right away, laughing all the way through it! When my 3rd & 4th Grader saw it they begged to have it added to our bedtime reading along with the chapter books in which we are currently engrossed.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs has the wonderful tongue-in-cheek humor of the Elephant & Piggie books (my favorite of all Willems' work!): when Gold...more
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs has the wonderful tongue-in-cheek humor of the Elephant & Piggie books (my favorite of all Willems' work!): when Gold...more
My post on the Hooray For Books blog:
Just in from Mo Willems is Goldilocks and The Three Bears…I mean, Dinosaurs. What?? Yes. DINOSAURS. Chocolate loving dinosaurs, to be exact. (If you’ve seen me at the store I’m usually wearing my blue dinosaur shirt and munching on chocolate, so this book couldn’t be more fitting for me.) Anyway, the story starts in the typical fashion of introducing the characters, but instead of a Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear it is Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and “...more
Just in from Mo Willems is Goldilocks and The Three Bears…I mean, Dinosaurs. What?? Yes. DINOSAURS. Chocolate loving dinosaurs, to be exact. (If you’ve seen me at the store I’m usually wearing my blue dinosaur shirt and munching on chocolate, so this book couldn’t be more fitting for me.) Anyway, the story starts in the typical fashion of introducing the characters, but instead of a Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear it is Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and “...more
Mo Willems is the William Shakespeare of picture books. He's a master of smart assery, who borrows all that is good from Dr. Seuss while ditching some what is not so good (e.g. ghastly rhymes). He also takes the often maudlin world of children's picture books, the world of very special problems and morals and teachable moments, and spins that world until you are dizzy and delighted. The morals and special problems are often still there (existentialism, friendship, individuality), but instead of...more
Mo Willems is a brilliant children's author and has created a humorous adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears that is charming, ingenius, and pee-your-pants funny. Unlike the naive original version, Goldilocks is preyed upon by hungry dinosaurs. In true Mo Williams, debunking style, he captions the moral of this story with, "If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave." (p. 30). Another must quote is the review printed on the hardback end cover by Boston Globe, "Mo Willems is to ou...more
Willems, Mo. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. New York: Balzer & Bray, 2012. Print.
Mo Willems take on the story of Goldilocks is very funny. There is a trend to write fractured fairy tales for children. Looking at the story we all know from a different perspective or telling it in a different way. This book is an excellent way to introduce the genre to children. The story begins with the entrapment. Three dinosaurs are setting up little Goldilocks hoping she’ll break in and fulfill her si...more
Mo Willems take on the story of Goldilocks is very funny. There is a trend to write fractured fairy tales for children. Looking at the story we all know from a different perspective or telling it in a different way. This book is an excellent way to introduce the genre to children. The story begins with the entrapment. Three dinosaurs are setting up little Goldilocks hoping she’ll break in and fulfill her si...more
A witty twist on the classic fairytale
In this original and hilarious book, Mo Williams uses the same premise of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears fairytale, but adds a sarcastic bite, that will make parents laugh and children giggle. Once again, Goldilocks wanders through the woods and stumbles upon an unlocked house where inside she finds three bowls of pudding, three chairs, and three beds. But the loud and plotting dinosaurs determined to have a child snack give themselves away and Goldilock...more
In this original and hilarious book, Mo Williams uses the same premise of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears fairytale, but adds a sarcastic bite, that will make parents laugh and children giggle. Once again, Goldilocks wanders through the woods and stumbles upon an unlocked house where inside she finds three bowls of pudding, three chairs, and three beds. But the loud and plotting dinosaurs determined to have a child snack give themselves away and Goldilock...more
Loved, loved, loved this rendition of the popular fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I thought Mo Willems did an excellent job with his hysterical retelling and definitely made it his own. I liked the nuances of humor throughout the house, particularly the posters and pictures hanging on the walls - great fun for older readers to catch. I also loved the "tone" of the story and the comical antics that readers were obviously in on and could eagerly follows. Things would be said or illustra...more
"Sure enough, five minutes later a poorly supervised little girl named Goldilocks came traipsing along..."
Funniest version of this story ever. Kids probably won't get the jokes until they're four or five, but you'll have a blast reading it to them no matter how old they are.
Funniest version of this story ever. Kids probably won't get the jokes until they're four or five, but you'll have a blast reading it to them no matter how old they are.
Love! Love! Love it! Mo just keeps getting better. This book is hilarious. The three Dinosaurs including: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur, and a dinosaur from Norway prepare to leave their home in hopes of a yummy little girl that will wander into their trap. They leave out chocolate pudding, that was cooked at different temperatures, for no reason whatsoever. They make their beds. And they position their three chairs just so. And they leave to go somewhere else (not hiding in the woods watching ca...more
Mo Willems has made a career out of doing the seemingly impossible. Who would have thought an author/illustrator could produce picture book after picture book that holds the exact same level of appeal and appropriateness for all ages, a hit with everyone from librarians to teachers to pre-readers to independent readers to the grownups who read along with their kids. Though Mo Willems has created a long and storied string of picture-book successes, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is one of hi...more
This was super fun and enjoyable- I even laughed out loud at the Dinosaur who happens to be visiting form Norway. I was not as excited by the illustrations as some of the other Willems books. Yes, they're cute, fun, and well done, but there wasn't anything artistically excellent about them to me. Perhaps dinosaurs just aren't as expressive as some of Willems other animals? Instead, it was really the story that held most of the innovation and humor. I wonder if maybe, like City Dog, Country Frog,...more
Mo Willems begins his version of 'The Three Bears' just as every other version begins, with those four magical words, "Once upon a time." What immediately follows those words is what will surprise you. Instead of Goldilocks happening upon a house belonging to a family of bears in the woods, she ends up at a house belonging to a Papa Dinosaur, a Mama Dinosaur, and a Dinosaur visiting from Norway.
The three Dinosaurs went someplace Else and were definitely not hiding in the woods waiting for an uns...more
The three Dinosaurs went someplace Else and were definitely not hiding in the woods waiting for an uns...more
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#1 New York Times Bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems is best known for his Caldecott Honor winning picture books Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale.
In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early r...more
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In addition to such picture books as Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, and Time to Pee, Mo has created the Elephant and Piggie books, a series of early r...more
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“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
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“The first bowl of chocolate pudding was too hot, but Goldilocks ate it all anyway because, hey, it's chocolate pudding, right?”
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