Published: New York: Scholastic, 2007
32 pages
Target Audience: K-2
Reading level: 3.1
Genre: Picture Book
Themes: Curiosity
Synopsis: In this Inuit retelling of the Goldilocks story, Aloo-ki wanders into the igloo of a polar bear family that is out for a stroll. Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe. She races after them and comes upon an igloo. Being a curious girl, she goes inside only to find no one home. That's because the polar bear family who lives there is out walking while their breakfast cools off. Aloo-ki eats some soup, tries on their boots, and finally crawls into the smallest bed for a nap. Meanwhile, Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear see her dogs adrift, swim out to rescue them and return home to find Aloo-ki fast asleep in Baby Bear's bed.
CHARACTER: ***
PLOT: ***
THEME: ***
lANGUAGE: ****
OVERALL RATING: ****
What makes this book so appealing is the setting and illustrations. It is a wonderful book for 4-8 year olds. However, I think that in order for children to fully appreciate this retelling, it’s important that they already be very familiar with the traditional story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." Otherwise, they won't understand the origins of the retelling and they’ll miss the fun of comparing and contrasting what’s the same and what’s different in the two versions.
About the author: Jan Brett
Jan traveled to the far North to meet the Inuit people and see the amazing land where they live. Dramatic illustrations capture the shimmering ice, snow and deep blue seas of the Arctic, and when Jan adds a raven-haired Inuit girl and her appealing huskies, an endearing family of polar bears, and playful Arctic animals in the borders, the result is one of her most beautiful picture books.
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