Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Other Stories: (For Kids Ages 2-5)

by Lucy Cousins, Lucy Cousins (Illustrator)

Overview

With Goldilocks leading the way, Lucy Cousins retells three favorite fairy tales in all their original power, with a spare text and bold art exuding her cheerful wit.

“Someone’s been eating my porridge,” said Papa Bear.

An opportunistic little visitor. A billy goat who takes no prisoners. An industrious (and self-preserving) red hen. From best-selling, award-winning author-illustrator Lucy Cousins, here are three classic children’s tales—Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and The Little Red Hen—showcased together in one rousing volume. These well-loved stories take on new energy as Lucy Cousins brings them to vivid life in a not-to-be-missed collection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536234770
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	01/21/2025
Series:	Lucy Cousins Nursery Stories
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	10.06(w) x 10.56(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Lucy Cousins is the creator of the beloved Maisy series. She is also the author-illustrator of the widely acclaimed Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, as well as A Good Place; Splish, Splash, Ducky!; I’m the Best; Hooray for Birds!; Hooray for Fish!; and a picture book series about Little Fish.

Editorial Reviews

Fairy-tale fun, especially ideal for the authors’ many devotees.
—Kirkus Reviews

An appealing collection of traditional tales for young children.
—Booklist

Her illustrations are part Goodnight Moon with their bold bursts of color, and part Quentin Blake with their roughhewn linework. . . .Little ones won’t be able to resist the hilarious hairy spikes on the troll underneath the bridge. A great read-aloud, offering babies and toddlers a wry introduction to tales as old as time.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2024-11-09
Three familiar stories get repackaged in this new edition of Cousins’ favorites.

Originally appearing in the 2009 titleYummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales, this shorter book is comprised of the titular “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” as well as “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” and “The Little Red Hen.” Using “The Three Little Pigs” (also inYummy) instead of “The Little Red Hen” would have given this new collection a clearer raison d’être by presenting a trio of stories with a trio of protagonists each, but Cousins’ fans will no doubt welcome this new offering anyway; endpapers decorated with various characters and items that appear in the three stories invite them into an “I spy” search of the pages once they proceed into the book proper. Cousins’ expert use of page layout separates or unites characters navigating the central conflicts—Goldilocks against the bears, troll against goats, and the Little Red Hen against all those lazy animals. While the stories remain stolidly true to traditional tellings, visual interest abounds due to the vibrant colors and eye-catching patterns and in the expressive use of background color to convey changing moods across the various scenes.

Fairy-tale fun, especially ideal for the author’s many devotees.(Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews