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'Goldilocks and the three bears'' is a children's picture book by American author and illustrator James Marshall. ''Goldilocks and the three bears was published by James Marshall

Description
 Goldilocks and the three bears is a small format book measuring 8.3 x 0.1 x 10.5 inches

Plot
This short story is about a little young girl who is wondering around in the forest alone, she came across a little cabin house... she was tired and hungry, she knocked on the door and no one was home, she opened the door and went inside the cabin. when she went inside she saw three of everything, three beds, three dishes on oatmeal on the table, three chairs. This cabin beloved to a family of bears there was a mother bear named lily a father bear named Luis and a young bear named Sophia. They had just left their cabin to go in a family hunt of wild berry's in order to made a pie for their desert. Since they were not going to take long they left their super on the table ... They figured while they hunt for berry's their super would get a little cool just how they like it. But their expectations of when they came back into their cabin was not what they expected. Since Goldilocks was hungry she wonder around the cabin when she came across the dinning table she saw not one not two but three bowls of super. She tried one of the oatmeal and to her taste it was too hot. She took a bite of the second bowl and it was too cold for her taste, therefore she tried the last oatmeal on the table and it was perfect. She wanted to sit and watch a little television so of she went to try the three chairs in the living room. Once again she tried the biggest one and it was just to big and she didn't like it. She then sat on the medium chair but still she didn't like it. Last but not least she sat on the smallest chair and it was just perfect for her. She sat and watched television for a little bit. Goldilocks got really sleepy so she went into the room where the three beds were in and again she tried bed to bed until she found the perfect one for her. She fell asleep and the three bears came home to see that their food was half eaten, the three bears were confused and they walked around their house and once they went inside the bedroom they saw Goldilocks there. The three bears were nice enough to just wait until she woke up, once Goldilocks woke up they asked her what and why she was inside their house with no invitation. She explained to them that she was just wondering around the forest and saw this cabin and she just came inside, she apologized and became friends with the three bears. She was very sorry that she had ruined the bears super so in return she cooked them freshly oatmeal. This book teaches little kids that it is not good to touch others people stuff and that if you ask first, the outcome will be greater like meeting new people and becoming friends with them. I love this book and i read it to my daughter alot.

Critical Reception
According to Marianne Pilla in the School Library Journal: "His playful watercolor illustrations fill the pages in their comic portrayal of these well known figures." publishers weekly described the book as follows:" Marshall's wonderfully unique characters are as offbeat and self-propelled as ever; the book boasts many jolly details and the pictures burst with color." In the Kirkus review the book was described as: " Like its predecessor, perfect for several uses, from picture-book hour to beginning reading."