Recommended by Ethel and others in the AWRCB group.

A short quatrain on each page spread leaves it up to the reader to examine the illustrations closely. While the text is mild, the pictures are exciting and full of fairytale characters: a giant approaching, a wolf and Little Red, Humpty Dumpty falling off a wall, the Three Little Pigs building a house, and the Three Bears fixing the littlest bear's chair after Goldilocks broke it. When the child narrator concludes, "Nothing much happened / around here today," readers will disagree! ( )

Genre
Stories in rhyme
Subject
Boredom in children
Boys
Characters and characteristics in children's literature

Cute, brief rhyming text with cameo appearances from lots of fairy tale characters. Interest level probably PK-1. ( )

a silly book about the different traditional fairy tale characters.
1 book

This book is a good example of Realistic Fiction because it is a situation that could happen in real life. The setting of the story is a backdrop setting. It is a good example of a backdrop setting because it could be anywhere and at any time.
Age: Primary

I have vivid memories of when I was a little girl standing in a spacious and comfortable kitchen gazing out the window. Invariably I would make a plea to no one on particular ‘I want something exciting to do’. In this way I apparently plagued my mother. Interestingly her response was invariably to go and choose a book ! For the little boy in this deceptively simple children’s book he chooses to dream himself into a world where traditional story characters are prevalent and pretty much a normal occurrence!

John Prater’s choice of characters is delightful with Goldilocks, wolves not to mention a giant all making an appearance! His use of simple rhyming language will appeal to young readers and adults sharing this book alike. Opportunities for discussion and giggling are plentiful in this delightful book, my first for Children’s Book Week. ( )