Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

Genre: Traditional Literature

Goldilock and the Three Dinosaures as retold and illustrated by Mo Williams.

The three dinosaurs set a trap in their home hoping to catch a child. Goldilocks happened to come across their house and welcomed herself inside of it. She ate all the pudding in the dinosaur's house, but could not find a comfortable place to rest. She soon realized the house belonged to dinosaurs and ran out the back door as quick as she could. The dinosaurs were disappointed when they charged the house and discovered Goldilocks was not there.

This book would be great for children ages 4-8 or in pre-k through 4th- grade. I could use this book to teach students about respecting other people's space. One activity I could do with my class is to compare and contrast the story to Goldilocks and the Three Bears by creating a Venn diagram. Another activity I could do with 3rd and 4th-grade students is to have them write their own version of Goldilocks.

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