Title: Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Author: Mo Willems
Genre: Dinosaurs / Humor / Fairy Tale / Remake
Year Published: 2012
Year Read: 2012
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
“Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale”
“Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct”
“Don’t Let the Pigeon
Drive the Bus!”
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 a time, there were three dinosaurs (a Papa
Dinosaur, a Mama Dinosaur and some Dinosaur who was visiting from Norway) and one
day (for no reason), they decided to make three bowls of chocolate pudding at
varying temperatures and go…someplace else.
They were definitely NOT doing this to set up a trap for an unsupervised
little girl who happens to come along to their house. So, when Goldilocks approaches their house,
she will be in for a big surprise!
Wow…just…wow! I
cannot believe I had never heard of this book (well, the fact that it was just
recently made in 2012 had something to do with it), but now that I had finally
checked this book out, I am just so amazed at how awesome this book turned out!
When I saw the title “Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs,”
the first thought that came into my head was that we finally had a remake of a
classic fairy tale since it has been awhile since I had read children’s books
that were retellings of old fairy tales.
The second thought that came into my head was that the moment I read
this title, I knew that this book was going to be something really creative and
hilarious and I was right! Mo Willems certainly knows how to
create a story that is not only pleasing to children, but also pleasing to
adults! I loved the writing style of
this book as the characters are hilarious and the narration is sarcastic and
witty. Probably my most favorite quote
out of this entire book was stated by the narrator:
“The first bowl of
chocolate pudding was too hot, but Goldilocks ate it all anyway, because, hey,
it’s chocolate pudding, right?”
Who could resist chocolate pudding? I know I cannot resist chocolate
pudding! I loved the idea about Mo Willems using three dinosaurs for this
story instead of three bears since it really gave this book a more creative
flair and I loved the fact that the baby dinosaur is actually a dinosaur who
was visiting from Norway
since it was a different twist to the original story. I also loved the way that Mo Willems slightly alerted the readers
about the three dinosaurs’ plans in trying to get Goldilocks to come to their
house and yet used hilarious lines to avert the idea about the dinosaurs
preparing to make a meal out of Goldilocks such as:
“The three Dinosaurs
went Someplace Else and were definitely not hiding in the woods waiting for an
unsuspecting kid to come by.”
Mo Willems’
illustrations are as usual hilarious to look at as the three dinosaurs look
cartoony with their long snouts and small round eyes and I loved the fact that
both the Mama and Papa dinosaur were green while the Norwegian dinosaur was
red. I also loved the illustrations of
Goldilocks herself as she has short blond hair and large round eyes that makes
her look so oblivious to anything happening around her.
Overall, “Goldilocks
and the Three Dinosaurs” is a truly brilliant retelling of the classic
fairy tale and children everywhere will definitely re-read this book over and
over again for many years!
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