Listen and Learn Stories: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Usborne Little Board Books

by Lesley Sims

Goldilocks causes trouble wherever she goes, so when she finds an empty cottage in the woods more mischief begins. But the owners of the house are about to return... A charmingly illustrated sound book version of the classic fairy tale, sure to appeal to the youngest of readers. ��Embedded sound chips bring the story to life. Featuring a clear, friendly voice. Hearing the story as they read encourages confidence in beginner readers.

Genres: Childrens

12 pages, Paperback

Published January 22, 2020

About the author

Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reason why I bought this book was because I LOVE the aspect of the read-to-me. My household loves Usborne books and this is my first book with the read-to-me. Only issue with the book is that the ending is not like the original and fluffs it up a bit too much

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is pretty cute and fun, though different from the traditional story. It has a twist at the end where Goldilocks helps fix the trouble she caused instead of running away, and becomes friends with the bears. It's written in simple verse. The audio plays (with a British accent) when the child presses the button on each page. I enjoyed this with my younger ones yesterday for the first time, and I think especially my littlest will like looking at it on her own and eventually learning to read along.
PS: I just want to add for future reference that H just asked me for "the talking book." :)

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

It reads itself and isn't that long. I really like it.

[Karina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has the ending where Goldilocks asks how she can fix things. She makes more porridge, fixes the chair and makes the beds. Part of Usborne Advent calendar.

[Kylee Timmreck · Rating 2 out of 5]

4/10⭐️

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This quickly became my kid’s favorite (3 years old at the time, now 4 and still loving it) and I often catch him “reading” it to himself (from memory). It helps that I made the baby bear a bit over the top, I’m sure.

To be honest, I was a little off put on first read - the book has minimum words and relies heavily on parents to remember the story from their childhood. This works for those familiar with the story, but leaves a lot of gaps for those who aren’t.

I suffered a bit of a nostalgia shock when Goldilocks, in this version (and I assume most newer versions) ends the book by making up for her actions. It’s a great shift for the story, but I was like.. c’mon, she doesn’t even get eaten anymore? I was amused by this for way longer than I should have been. My spouse tells me it’s been this way for at least 10 years.

[Pennie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this book would be great for my 1 year old, with bright pictures, and short prose, yet she refused to read it. She'd read other books during our reading sessions, but push this one away after the first page.