Friday, January 23, 2015





Bear and the 3 Goldilocks

By Kevin McNamee

Illustrated by Robert Lee Beers


I love twists on our old familiar fairy tales. We used to call them fractured fairy tales. Kevin McNamee’s “twisted” fairy tale, “Bear and the 3 Goldilocks,” is adorable. This one is more of a mixing and melding of three of our favorites. We have the three Goldilocks girls visited by Bear (nice twist) and the big bad Wolf, who’s looking for the three little pigs to blow their house down. The three pigs make a cameo appearance at the beginning of the story to trick the wolf into going to the Goldilocks girls’ house, and again the pigs are alluded to in the end.



The illustrations by Robert Lee Beers are funny and upbeat. They capture the mood of the story perfectly. The three Goldilocks girls are perky and cute, Bear is very big and looks great, and the hapless wolf is just scary right. The story is a delight for the eye and ear.



Bear and the 3 Goldilocks” is great fun to read. This book is quite a good example of tongue-in-cheek done well. I know you’ll enjoy the twists Mr. McNamee has included as much as I did. The final scene is perfectly priceless.



Recommended for readers age four through eight, but will be enjoyed by older kids, parents, teachers, and grandparents, as well. 



“Bear and the 3 Goldilocks” is published by www.guardianangelpublishing.com

And available from www.amazon.com



Read more about Kevin McNamee at http://www.kevinmcnamee.com



Read more about Robert Lee Beers at http://www.kidspicturebook.com

Tags:
Kevin McNamee, Bear and the 3 Goldilocks, fairy tales, twisted fairy tales, Robert Lee Beers, children's books, picture books, Ttngue-in-cheek.


14 comments:

  1. What a really cute idea for a book! I love twisted fairy tales. Thanks for reviewing this!

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    1. Hi Margo, thanks for your comment. I never get tired of tweaked and twisted fairy tales. Wishing Kevin McNamee much success with this cute book.

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  2. Sounds right up my alley. Thank you, Penny.

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    1. Hi Sue,
      Thanks for your comment. It's a cute book. Penny

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  3. Penny, I tried to share to facebook and there is something wrong with the widget at the bottom of the post.
    This is the name of your post: normal-0-false-false-false_23.html? I think you'd better go back to blogger and edit the post name. Blessings
    Susan

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    1. Hi Sue, thanks for telling me. I don't know how it got messed up, but I'll check on it later after work. Penny

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    1. HI Susan, Yes, it's very cute and well done. Thanks for your support. Penny

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  5. What a cute story! Thanks for sharing your review, which i thoroughly enjoyed. I wish much success to Kevin on his delightful twisted fairy tale.:-)

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    1. Hi Barbara,
      thanks for your support. I'm glad you enjoyed the review. It's a cute book and should be read and enjoyed. Penny

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  6. Sounds like a delightful book! Best wishes to Kevin. Thanks, Penny.

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    1. Hi Connie,
      thanks for your comments. It is a very cute book. Wishing Kevin much success. Thanks, Penny

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  7. Thank you all for the kind comments about my book, and thank you Penny for the great review.

    Regards,

    Kevin

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    1. Hi Kevin, you're very welcome. It's a great book and I wish you the very best of success. Penny

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