Friday, November 6, 2015

Book Pick: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Eric Braun, Illustrated by Alex Lopez

I saw this come through with our new books at my branch today, so I must squee. It must be done. So, fair warning, there is fangirling ahead.

The only way to do this book review is with numbers and bullet points. So here it goes,

  1. It is a Fractured Fairytale!
    • Y'all know how much I love me one of these. There may be a teensy bit of obsession involved. Not gonna lie.
    • It's modernized with smartphones and eco-activism and slightly HGTTG-esque scenes
  2. It is a Choose Your Own Adventure type series called "You Choose Books"!
    • These books were my childhood!
    • Plus, they are a bit like RPG video games in book format
    • Yes, that does make me a total nerd. Sorry, I'm not sorry.
  3. It has Graphic Novel Elements!
    1. Okay so, it isn't a full on graphic novel. I bet it would be really hard to get immersed in the Choose Your Own Story aspect if it was all panel style. So, I'm cool with it.
  4. As stated before, it is part of a series!
    1. Meaning there are others.
    2. Meaning they may do lots.
    3. So again with the squee!
I flipped through this book along with the Red Riding Hood book in the series. They are funny, well written and illustrated, and I kinda dig that the only color on the pages are the "If you...then turn to this page" instructions. It looks like a great way to introduce and promote fairy tales to intermediate age readers! Good on ya Mr. Braun!