The Three Bears

The Three Bears

 This book tells the well known story of the three little bears and Goldilocks but without any words. The story is told with pictures. It starts out with a picture of Goldilocks leaving her house and all three bears. Throughout the book there are the same amount of pictures detailing what Goldilocks is doing as there are pictures about the bears. It shows what happens throughout their day. The bears leave their house as Goldilocks enters it. The bears are walking as Goldilocks tries each of their breakfast cereals. Goldilocks breaks a chair and tries out every bed before falling asleep in one; the bears are walking home at this same point. When the bears get home they are mad that their food is gone and the chair is broken. Goldilocks wakes up and runs home.
    I really enjoyed looking at the pictures in this book. It makes you use your imagination in order to come up with the story since the words aren't there. The pictures are simple but tell a lot and they are also very easy to interpret. I liked that on each page you are able to see what Goldilocks and the bears are doing at the same time. Even though there aren't any words you can still tell the setting of the story through the pictures. This is a great picture book for anyone to use because everyone needs the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild.
    This book can be used in any classroom Prek-3rd. It has no words so it doesn't require any reading. Students who may not know the primary language at your school will also enjoy reading this book because they don't have to know any language to be able to read The Three Bears. This book is a great way to get children thinking and to have them tell a story by only looking at the pictures. Some children may not have ever read the story of the the bears and Goldilocks so this gives them the opportunity to make the story up as they see. Children who have heard of the three bears and Goldilocks will also enjoy making up their own version of the story through the pictures. Students who avoid reading because they struggle will enjoy this book because there aren't words for them to struggle with. This book woul work great for a lesson having students retell a story in their own words.