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Goldilocks and just one bear4/28/2023 Like the iconic fairytale, Goldilocks and Just the One Bear is just right. Other than the language and remarkable illustrations, what I love most is the crossover appeal of this book - making it a winner with the very young, the moderately young and the wannabe young, just like me. Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson from. Wordage is a tad longer than regular picture books but it flows quickly and evenly and is beautifully-edited and masterfully divided into speech bubbles and meandering text. I'm loving the illustrations - so modernly rendered and with that textured, layered look that works so well - reminiscent of Lauren Child's work. Summary: Little Bear, all grown up, finds himself lost in a noisy, busy city where he happens to. I'm loving the language Hodgkinson uses in this book - charming and quirky, complete with hand-drawn typography to underscore the unique text. until the mummy person and the bear suddenly realise they look awfully familiar to each other. When a ritsy family of three (a daddy person, a mummy person and a little person) rock up to see the goldfish bowl, kitty nibbles and burst bean bag, chaos temporarily ensues. Then the bean bag, which, despite popping its contents all over the carpet, is just right.Īnd on goes our mishap-ridden bear, in search of a bit of rest, which he soon finds under the duvet of a bed - but wait! No rest for the ditzy. First he tries the cactus - a little too prickly. Sampling some toast and honey, he finds it a little on the dry side, but he supposes it's better than nothing. Sampling the cat food, he finds the 'porridge' a bit too crunchy. Surely a spot of porridge wouldn't go astray? Sampling the gold fish bowl with a spoon, bear finds the 'porridge' a tad soggy. Awarding-winning artist and animator Leigh Hodgkinson is the creator of this funny and clever fractured fairytale based on the familiar story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Of course, all this hoo-ha also makes bear hungry. Just the place for a little sit down, to make everything tickety-boo. Taking the lift to the 17th floor, he inadvertently finds himself inside a very pleasant high rise apartment. Nipping into Snooty Towers in an attempt to get away from the racket, he finds himself even woozier than before. He doesn't much like this place - far too busy, too many bright lights and not nearly enough twigs. It's so so so so nice when a publisher allows an author/illustrator to get busy with it - I am LOVING the creativity inherent in this book, and these small, a-typical extras (like the real life baby face photo of the book's dedication recipient, wrapped up in an illustrated bear suit) do not go unnoticed. If the cover doesn't make you coo, the endpapers of busy buildings will definitely elicit a coo or two - and then the title page, oh my.
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