Who's Been Eating My Porridge

by Nick Ward

From the back cover: SLURP! Somebody has taken Little Bear's breakfast. Who could it be? Billy Goat Gruff? Little Miss Muffet? Or could it be...the Porridge Monster? A sticky end is in store for those who dare to track the culprit down...

Genres: Picture Books, Folklore, Animals, Fairy Tales, Food, Fairy Tale Retellings, Adventure

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Kaelin Miller]

I found this story to be very creative. I liked how fairy tale characters come together to find who took the porridge. It had that "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" feel to it because of the porridge and Baby Bear are featured in the story. Porridge has become a symbol for the classic fairy tale because back then porridge was popular to eat for breakfast.

[Makenzie Soeken]

This is a cute story of a little bear who believes a porridge monster has stolen his porridge. He runs all over town, meeting up with other well-known folk literature characters to help him find the porridge monster. In the end, it turns out that Goldilocks had borrowed his porridge pot to throw a welcome home party for the Three Bears.

[Sam Dawson]

I thought this was a very unique book that tied along numerous children's fairytale stories. The pictures were extremely colorful and eye catching. This is definitely a book I would want to keep in my future classroom.

[Katie Sproles]

This book is a fun way to incorporate several fiction book characters into one big adventure

[Barbara Thompson Book]

I though this was a clever book tying together several fairy tale characters. It would be a great mentor text for teaching writing. You could have your students add characters to the plot.

[Amanda Hughes]

I adored this book! I love that the author tied together different fairy tale characters. This allows children to reflect on those they are familiar with.

[Hannah Klumb]

Interesting take on a classic story!

[Andi]

We won first prize on World Book Day depicting this bear. Fantastic tale.

[frogfairie]

3 1/2 stars

[Deb Jones]

Ever wonder if Goldilocks was the only character to eat Little Bear's porridge? Wonder no more! In Who's Been Eating My Porridge? Little Bear sets off with Little Billy Goat Gruff and many other favorite characters to find the Porridge Monster. The creative use of traditional tales into one setting will encourage young readers to continue reading. The illustrations are realistic and use soft colors that are appealing to young readers. The story keeps the reader engaged until the surprise ending reveals a favorite storybook character. This tale would be a great addition in teaching dialogue and answering the question, “What do you think happens next?”

[Mandy]

Little Bear wakes up hungry for porridge, but his porridge pot is missing. He with Little Billy Goat and some of his other friends go searching for the Porridge Monster who must have taken it.

I love the invitations on the end pages along with the details in all the illustrations!

[Alexis]

I thought that this was an adorable story. I loved how it referred to Goldilocks as the porridge monster. It was a fun twist and I think that children would really enjoy reading this book. I think it is a fun story for any ages.

[Nia King]

Who ate little bears porridge? This book takes you on an adventure including characters from different stories on the search for little bears food. This book includes sequencing and can be used for read alouds.

[Vicky]

Great to pair up with Goldilocks and the Three Bears and use for comparing and contrasting.

[Brittany Lockard]

Good for text to text relation with "A Wolf at the Door"

[Kayla Skeans]

I felt that this would be a great book to read to for a younger elementary class. The story line was cute and funny the pictures were very entertaining.

[Liz Todd]

Surprise ending!!!

[Jenna Mills]

A bit of a weird mix but fun for little ones