Alternatively, readers won’t fail to note that this small book, illustrated with gentle soy-ink drawings and featuring an adult-child bear duo engaged in various sedentary and lively pursuits, could just as easily be about human parent- (or grandparent-) child pairs: some of the softly colored illustrations depict scenarios that are more likely to occur within a home and/or other family-oriented setting. However, the voice could equally be that of an adult, because who can’t look back upon teachers or other early mentors who gave of themselves and offered their pupils so much? Indeed, some of the self-aware, self-assured expressions herein seem perhaps more realistic as uttered from one who’s already grown. This gentle ode to a teacher’s skill at inspiring, encouraging, and being a role model is spoken, presumably, from a child’s viewpoint. He divided his time between an apartment in the Chelsea district of New York and his home in Mansfield Hollow Connecticut.A paean to teachers and their surrogates everywhere. He was best known for his series on the mischievous exploits of Fox, a debonair, lazy showoff the uproarious adventures of the two Cut-Ups, Spud and Joe George and Martha and the misadventures of the Stupidfamily. Booklist, starred review About the Author James Marshall was one of the most prolific and successful author/illustrators of childrens books. James Marshalls offbeat and inventive telling of this familiar tale will enchant readers, young and old.A delightfully irreverent retelling of an old favorite is illustrated with delicious humor and contemporary touches. For Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases, even if that means sampling the three bears porridge, breaking Baby Bears chair, and sleeping in his bed. Thats what you think, a neighbor replies. Book Synopsis What a sweet child, says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. James Marshalls offbeat and inventive telling of this familiar tale will enchant readers, young and old. About the Book Goldilocks is a naughty little girl who does exactly as she pleases-even if that means sampling the three bears porridge, breaking Baby Bears chair and sleeping in his bed.
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