Goldibooks and the Wee Bear by Troy Wilson

I'm sure you've heard the story. Young girl wandering in the woods. Visits the bears' house while they're out. Completely wrecks said house. Well, this story is a little bit different. Wee bear wandering in the woods looking for something to read. Visits the humans' house while they're out. Completely wrecks said house. Can this story have a happy ending? 

Thoughts: Too fun! This is my idea of a perfect book--a fairy tale that is ultimately all about books. The story is engaging and just familiar enough for readers to wonder what will happen next. The illustrations are colorful and detailed. My favorites are the bookshelves and the humans and bears reading together. For a Goldilocks storytime pair with Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson and Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems. Looking for Goldilocks poetry? Try any of these: 

• Goldilocks page from Sleep Tight Snow White: 15 Bewitching Bedtime Rhymes by Jen Arena
• “Bears in the News” from Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer
• “Three Bears, Five Voices” and "Goldilocks Leaves a Letter Stuck in the Door” from Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist by Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Themes: Goldilocks, Bears, Fairy Tales, Fractured Fairy Tales 

(Illustrated by Edwardian Taylor. RP Books, 2021.)