Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug. Will the dinosaurs spring their trap? Ages 4-9 40 pages 978-0062104182 porridge, what porridge? They've rowed up the chairs and the beds, heh, heh, heh and now Mama Dinosaur, practically drooling, and definitely twisting her dino hands in anticipation, says, 'I sure hope no innocent little succulent child happens by our unlocked home while we else!' Cue the evil laughter. They've set out the three bowls of chocolate pudding. these dinos have definitely read the book and they know the drill.

Yes, we're going to have the requisite three bowls, three chairs and three beds but that's where the similarities stop and the sophisticated, sneaky, crafty no-good dinosaurs kick in. Goldilocks and the Three Wall Street Types? Goldilocks and the Three Germans? How about Three Rocket Scientists? And the winner is.the Three Dinosaurs. Looking at the endpapers you'll quickly gather than the author tried many versions of this book. I'm Queer.Fractured fairy tales anyone? Okay, this is a hilarious version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold with enormous, crafty dinosaurs instead. Reviewed from copy received from Balzer + Bray.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Īrchives Archives Categories Categories Tags adventures African-Americans American history animals art artists bears bedtime biographies birds bullying cats community creativity death diversity dogs emotions fairy tales families fantasy fathers food friendship friendships grandparents grief historical fiction history humor imagination LGBTQ magic mothers music mysteries nature pets poetry rabbits racism romance school science science fiction seasons self esteem siblings toddlers trees Blogroll

Add this to your dinosaur story times or units on twisted fairy tales. Make sure you read the welcome mats and the end pages.Īnother fantastic read from Mo Willems. The illustrations too have small touches. Pigeon and Piggie would be right at home in these pages too. The illustrations are classic Willems as well. It’s a delight to read aloud, because as always Willem’s books have the perfect pacing for sharing. Thanks to the tone, children will immediately understand that something is afoot, though the book is insisting that nothing at all is wrong. A hugely entertaining and riotous re-telling of a classic fairy tale from one of the most original and funny voices in c. It’s the narrator explaining what is happening by using a sarcastic tone and explaining what is not happening. Each level includes spaces with default questions that you can customize to meet your learning objectives and goals. The tone of this book is really what makes it work so very well. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson With these multi-leveled lessons, students are encouraged to explore the important elements of any narrative text to support comprehension. Even Goldilocks, who never notices anything, starts to realize that something odd is going on in her story, but not before the trap is sprung!

All of those noises in the woods are also not dinosaurs arguing about when to pounce, they are the wind. The ladder to help her reach the pudding is not part of the trap either. And those three huge bowls of chocolate pudding are just a coincidence, as well as the open front door. But there’s another really big difference, the three dinosaurs are most certainly NOT setting a trap for Goldilocks. Think of chocolate-stuffed little girl bonbons sort of treat! Here the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is changed so that you have three dinosaurs instead. Willems never seems to miss with his books and this one is a real treat. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems

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