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Beware of the Bears!
Angry at what Goldilocks has done to their house, the three bears decide to get back at her by messing up her house, but they make an unfortunate mistake
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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July 19, 2014
My 8-year old thought this book was funny. As a parent, I didn't love that it taught that if someone does something bad to you, you should do something bad back to them. Especially when it didn't work out they way they planned.
September 2, 2021
I remember reading this when I was younger.
December 2, 2019
"Beware of the Bears" is a sequel of sorts to the classic folklore story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". In this story, the bears are a little upset about the mess Goldilocks made in their house. They decide to return the favor and mess up things in Goldilocks' house after figuring out where she is. All of the characters are surprised, however, when they realize that they house does not belong to Goldilocks. Instead, it belongs to another folklore character who is not happy to find the mess. Younger students (K-3) will be so to discover who the house really belongs to. They will love making educated guesses before you reveal who the character is.
Before reading this story aloud to the class, teachers should be sure that students have enough background knowledge about the classic story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". The story "Beware of the Bears" will be a fun follow-up to the classic story, but students will need to know what happened previously in the story line. Although this story is written as a sequel, students will still be able to compare and contrast the classic folklore version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as well as this version. This story can also be used to teach predictions. Students can predict which character will show up to the house at the end of the story.
I chose this book as a WOW book because it is not only a different version of a classic folklore story, but it is also a fun sequel. Students will certainly be engaged in the story and want to know what will happen next. This book can be used to teach many concepts including sequencing, compare and contrast, and predictions.
Before reading this story aloud to the class, teachers should be sure that students have enough background knowledge about the classic story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". The story "Beware of the Bears" will be a fun follow-up to the classic story, but students will need to know what happened previously in the story line. Although this story is written as a sequel, students will still be able to compare and contrast the classic folklore version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" as well as this version. This story can also be used to teach predictions. Students can predict which character will show up to the house at the end of the story.
I chose this book as a WOW book because it is not only a different version of a classic folklore story, but it is also a fun sequel. Students will certainly be engaged in the story and want to know what will happen next. This book can be used to teach many concepts including sequencing, compare and contrast, and predictions.
March 31, 2020
This book is so fun! This book is a sequel to “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. The focus of this book is the bears going into what they think is Goldilocks’ house and making a huge mess, just as she did to their house. The three bears see what Goldilocks had done to their cottage. They were super mad. They wanted to go after her and find where she lived. They find her cottage, they eat all of her cereal, all while dancing and making a huge mess. Goldilocks arrives and sees the mess, but explains that this is not her house……! Read to find out what the three bears do! The illustrations are extremely colorful. There is not a single boring page. All of the illustrations really show exactly what is going on and a realistic look of how big of a mess the characters have made.
I gave this book 5/5 stars. It is one of my absolute favorites. Everyone reads the original "Goldilocks and the three bears" but this is a fun sequel. The book encourages curiosity as the reader is trying to figure out where Goldilocks’ house is as well as why they were trying to make a mess in each other's house.
I gave this book 5/5 stars. It is one of my absolute favorites. Everyone reads the original "Goldilocks and the three bears" but this is a fun sequel. The book encourages curiosity as the reader is trying to figure out where Goldilocks’ house is as well as why they were trying to make a mess in each other's house.
July 27, 2017
This was okay. I thought it was funny how the bears wanted to get back at Goldilocks... and then found out they missed doing that at all and hurt the fox. Perhaps the idea that we should not "GET BACK" at others, as we might miss.
November 28, 2017
Have you ever wondered what happened after Goldilocks ran away from the three bears' house? That is where this story picks up. Only this story has a twist. The pictures and the story are fun to look at and read.
September 27, 2018
Best book ever. A clever twist on the traditional tail! A great read with children and allows for lots of inference questions and what happens next questions and talk. 10/10
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January 30, 2020Mama read this book to my class in library.
March 18, 2025
Nice reversal of the Goldilocks story and a surprise ending.
July 19, 2023
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June 24, 2012
Beware of the bears is a continuation of Goldilocks and the three bears. This story follows the three bears from the moment they arrive home and find their home trashed. However, Goldilocks is not there. A modern, baby bears decides to use his scooter to follow the culprit and soon returns home with information for his parents about the location of the culprit.
The three bears decide to pay Goldilocks a visit and once in her home they proceed to open several packets of cereal, making a huge mess in the kitchen, they have a dance in the living room where they complain that the table is ‘too slippy’ to tango on and the curtains are ‘too rippy’ to do the cha-cha around. But the sofa was just right to do the bossa nova on! Like Goldilocks, the three bears move through the house leaving a mess behind them and eventually end up hiding in a cupboard when they hear Goldilocks returning. They jump out at Goldilocks shouting ‘surprise’, only to be told that it is not her house, but another house where she thought she would sneak into. The story ends with an illustration of the bears sneaking out of the back door with the big bad wolf returning home through the front door.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story and think that it would be welcomed in any KS1 primary classroom. The story looks at a traditional tale from another perspective and so allows the children to question their understanding of the characters and see whether the extension of the story has changed their perception of any of the characters. It could also be used as a model to encourage children to write their own versions of traditional tales based on those that they are familiar with.
The three bears decide to pay Goldilocks a visit and once in her home they proceed to open several packets of cereal, making a huge mess in the kitchen, they have a dance in the living room where they complain that the table is ‘too slippy’ to tango on and the curtains are ‘too rippy’ to do the cha-cha around. But the sofa was just right to do the bossa nova on! Like Goldilocks, the three bears move through the house leaving a mess behind them and eventually end up hiding in a cupboard when they hear Goldilocks returning. They jump out at Goldilocks shouting ‘surprise’, only to be told that it is not her house, but another house where she thought she would sneak into. The story ends with an illustration of the bears sneaking out of the back door with the big bad wolf returning home through the front door.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story and think that it would be welcomed in any KS1 primary classroom. The story looks at a traditional tale from another perspective and so allows the children to question their understanding of the characters and see whether the extension of the story has changed their perception of any of the characters. It could also be used as a model to encourage children to write their own versions of traditional tales based on those that they are familiar with.
February 12, 2014
In Beware of the Bears, the tables are turned on Goldilocks as the three bears decide to seek revenge. This is not your traditional warm-hearted tale, but a silly and entertaining depiction of the three bears. Alan MacDonald creatively uses adjectives to showcase the chaos that takes place when Mommy, Daddy and Baby Bear team up to visit Goldilocks. The illustrations are colorful and upbeat as the family of bears do the tango and leave a trail of chaos throughout the house. This would be an excellent book to use while teaching adjectives and how to enhance the details in a story.
April 19, 2014
This is a good fun book with excellent illustrations. It follows on from where the story of Goldilocks left off - the bears come home to find their house wrecked. They decide to get revenge by wrecking Goldilocks house. Things don't work out quite as planned.
It is a fun books but does require knowledge of the Goldilocks story (and others!) and an explanation of the concept of revenge. Then a discussion about why that isn't a good thing to do. We will try again when our daughter is older!
It is a fun books but does require knowledge of the Goldilocks story (and others!) and an explanation of the concept of revenge. Then a discussion about why that isn't a good thing to do. We will try again when our daughter is older!
March 14, 2016
The three bears decide to repay Goldilocks for messing up their place by sneaking in the house they thought was hers and making an even bigger mess. When Goldilocks returns only to get her teddy bear she tells them this is not her house. It turns out it's the home of the Big Bad Wolf! This fractured fairy tale in picture book is good for students in Pre-S through grade 1.
March 18, 2016
The three bears decide to repay Goldilocks for messing up their place by sneaking in the house they thought was hers and making an even bigger mess. When Goldilocks returns only to get her teddy bear she tells them this is not her house. It turns out it's the home of the Big Bad Wolf! This fractured fairy tale in picture book is good for students in Pre-S through grade 1.
February 3, 2016
I'll be echoing at least one other review when I say that I personally found this slightly amusing, but I don't love the idea of teaching kids that revenge is something to seek. In fact, I was fairly aghast during most of it. The ending was the best part.
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August 3, 2007A funny twist on Goldilocks. I love that the wolf looks like he's just returned from Whole Foods.
September 4, 2008
The bears decide to get even with Goldilocks!
May 27, 2011
The kids and I thought the ending was funny when the bears discovered whose house they were really in.
January 10, 2012
This was an interesting twist on the original version of Goldilocks and the view from the Bears side.
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April 24, 2012This is a humorous story that could be used for read aloud . The book is a flip of the Three Bears and Goldilocks.
February 10, 2013
Fun retelling of Goldilocks.
Would be good with a lesson on point-of-view.
Would be good with a lesson on point-of-view.
September 28, 2013
Ha! I LOVE the ending.
December 27, 2013
(4.5 stars)
January 10, 2018
Such a funny little book! The bears decide to mess up goldilocks house as revenge but accidentally go into the wrong house, lol
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