Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Recommended Books and Websites
Books and Resources for Teachers
Versions of The Three Bears
- Aylesworth, Jim. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Barton, Byron. The Three Bears
- Benson Rosales, Melodye. Leola and the Honey Bears
- Brett, Jan. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Campbell Ernst, Lisa. Goldilocks Returns!
- Fearnley, Jan. Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears
- Galdone, Paul. The Three Bears
- Gobachev. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Granowski, Alvin. Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Bears Should Share
- Guarnaccia, Steven. Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a Tale Moderne
- James, Anabelle and Winter, Janet. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Lowell, Susan. Dusty Locks and the Three Bears
- Marshall, James. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Mata, Marta. Ricitos de Oro Y Los Tres Osos (Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
- Meyers, Cindy and Morgan, Carol. Rolling Along With Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Stanley, Diane. Goldie and the Three Bears
- Stevens, Janet. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Books for Children
- Arnosky, Jim. Every Autumn Comes the Bear
- Asch, Frank. Moonbear (book series)
- Berger, Melvin & Gilda Berger. Do Bears Sleep All Winter? Questions and Answers About Bears
- Bernard, Robin. Juma and the Honey-Guide: An African Story
- Bird, E.J. How Do Bears Sleep?
- Brett, Jan. Berlioz the Bear
- Brunhof, Laurent. Babar‛s Museum of Art
- Candusic, Caroline. Polar Bear
- Canizares, Susan. Feelings
- Carlstrom, Nancy White. Guess Who’s Coming, Jesse Bear
- Carlstrom, Nancy White. Jesse Bear (book series)
- Catchpool, Michael. Where There’s a Bear, There’s Trouble
- Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
- Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus: Explores the Senses
- Dabcovich, Lydia. Sleepy Bear
- De Beer, Hans. Little Polar Bear (book series)
- Flack, Marjorie. Ask Mr. Bear
- Fleming, Denise. Time to Sleep
- Freeman, Don. Corduroy
- Frost, Helen. Tasting
- George, Jean Craighead. The Moon of the Bears: Thirteen Moon
- Grooms, Molly and Guarnotta, Lucia. We Are Bears
- Hague, Kathleen. Alphabears: an ABC Book
- Hague, Michael (illustrator). Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
- Hansen, Felicity. The First Bear
- Hoberman, Mary. A House is a House
- Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace
- Jonas, Ann. Two Bear Cubs
- Jukes, Mavis. You’re a Bear
- Kachenmesiter, Cherryl and Berthiaume, Tom. On Monday it Rained
- Maitland, Barbara. The Bear Who Didn’t Like Honey
- Marshall, James. The Guest
- Martin, Jr., Bill and Carle, Eric. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- Martin, Jr. Bill. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
- McPhail, David. Lost
- McPhail, David. The Teddy Bear
- Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh
- Minarik, Else. Little Bear (book series)
- Morris, Ann. Families
- Morris, Ann. Loving
- Most, Bernard. The Littlest Dinosaur
- Myers, Bernice. Herman & the Bears
- Nolen, Jerdine. Thunder Rose
- Perkins, Al. The Nose Book
- Pete, Bill. Big Bad Bruce
- Priceman, Marjorie. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
- Rosen, Michael. We‛re Going on a Bear Hunt
- Spier, Peter. People
- Stirling, Ian. Bears
- Strickland, Paul. Bea
- Tafuri, Nancy. Mama’s Little
- Tolhurst, Marilyn. Somebody and the Three Blairs
- Waddell, Martin. Snow Bears
- Waddell, Martin. Little Bear (book series)
- Wallace, Karen. Bears in the Forest
- Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. A Taste of Honey
- Weiss, Nicki. Where Does the Brown Bear Go?
- Wells, Rosemary. Read to Your Bunny
- Wells, Rosemary. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- Wilson, Karma. The Bear Snores On
- Wood, Audrey and Don. Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear
- Yolen, Jane. “Grandpa Bear’s Lullaby,” from The Random House Book of Poetry for Children, selected by Jack Prelutscky.
Books for Children in Spanish
- Baronian, Jean-Baptiste. Para Siempre Polar Bea
- Clement, Claude. Felicia esta triste (Felicia is sad)
- Galdone, Paul. Los tres chivitos Gruff (The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
- Helft, Claude. Dulces Suenos, Teddy!
- Mata i Garriga, Marta. Goldilocks and the Three Bears=Ricitos de Oro y los tres Osos
- Ryan, Pam Munoz. Mice and Beans: Spanish Language Edition
- Flor Ada, Alma and F. Isabel Campoy. !Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes
- Soto, Gary. El viejo y su puerta
- Walter, Catherine. Cuando llegara la primavera?
- Young, Ed. Siete ratones ciegos
Books and Resources for Teachers
- Bland, Julia. The Honey Bee Dance: 6 Children’s Lessons and Activity Pages
- Busch, Phyllis S. The Seven Sleepers: the Story of Hibernation
- Charlesworth, Eric. 225 Fantastic Facts Math Word Problems
- Cobb, Jane. I‛m a Little Teapot! Presenting Preschool Storytime
- Cowan, Dorothy. Make Me a Zoo: Creative Projects for PreK-3
- Gibbons, Gail. Polar Bears
- Gliori, Debi. Polar Bolero: A Bedtime Dance/Un Sueno Magico
- Goldstein, Bobbye S. Bear in Mind: A Book of Bear Poems
- Gryphon House, Inc. The Giant Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Children 2 to 5: Over 600 Favorite Activities Created by Teachers for Teacher. This includes chapters on Animals, Art, Cooking, Crafts, Games, Insects, Language, Movement, Music, Numbers, Science, Seasons, Senses, and Weather.
- Gryphon House, Inc. Charner, Kathy, ed. The Giant Encyclopedia of Circle Time And Group Activities for Children 3 to 6. This includes chapters on Animals, Bears, Cooking, Emotions, Families, Food, Friendship, Habitats, Movement, Multicultural, Music, Numbers, Science, Seasons, and Special Days.
- Hoban, Tana. Exactly the Opposite
- Holden, Alan and Morrison, Phylis. Crystals and Crystal Growing
- Katzen, Mollie and Henderson, Ann. Pretend Soup & Other Real Recipes
- Kendall, Patricia. Polar Bear in the Wild
- Lee, Martin and Miller, Marcia. 5 Minute Problems of the Day
- Lagasse, Emeril. There‛s a Chef in My Soup!: Recipes for the Kid in Everyone
- Lima, Carolyn W. and John A. A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children‛s Picture Books
- MacGregor, Carol. The Fairy Tale Cookbook
- Marble, Sandra. Polar Bear in the Wild
- Moomaw, Sally and Hieronymus, Brenda. More Than Counting: More Math Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
- Newcome, Zita. Head, Shoulders. Knees, and Toes and Other Action Rhymes
- “The Three Bears” pgs. 28-29. Osborne, Mary Pope. Bears, Bears, Bears-A Treasury of Stories, Songs and Rhymes about Bears
- “Please Porridge Hot,” from Treasury of Mother Goose Rhymes, by Publications International, Ltd
- Raines, Shirley C. and Canady, Robert J. Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for the Primary Grades: Activities to Expand Children‛s Favorite Books. Chapter 15 “Bears in Tall Tales, Funny Tales, Stories and Poems” with art, cooking, music and movement, games, writing, science and nature, and writing activities for 5 bear books (Little Polar Bear, Berlioz the Bear, The Narrow Escapes of Davy Crockett, Big Bad Bruce, and Bear in Mind: A Book of Bear Poems)
- Roop, Peter and Connie. Over in the Arctic
- Ross, Kathy. Crafts for All Seasons
- Schiller, Pam. Creating Readers
- Schiller, Pam. Creating Readers: Over 1000 activities, tongue twisters, fingerplays, games, songs, poems, and stories
- Silberg, Jackie and Schiller, Pam. The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants
- Skutch, Robert. Who‛s in a Family?
- Thomas, Shelly Moore. Somewhere Today
- Warren, Jean. Theme-A-Saurus
Books for Parents
- Codell, Esme Raji. How to Get Your Child to Love Reading
- Fox, Mem. Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever
- National Research Council. Starting Out Right: A Guide to Promoting Children‛s Reading Success
- Trelease, Jim. The Read-Aloud Handbook
- Wilkins, Angela. The Children‛s Step by Step Cook Book
Music Resources
- Amy Appleton and Pickow. The Library of Children‛s Songs Classics. “Skip to My Lou,” and “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”.
- Greg & Steve. Kids in Action. “Going on a Bear Hunt”.
- Greg & Steve. Ready…Set…Move! “The Bear Went Over the Mountain” and “Animal Action”.
- Hap Palmer Records. Silly Favorites. “This Is the Story About Sammy”.
- Mary Pope Osborne. Bears, Bears, Bears- A Treasury of Stories, Songs, and Poems about Bears. “Turn Around/Two Little Black Birds”.
- Red Grammer. Teaching Peace. “Barnyard Boogie”.
Websites
- “The Bear Den- All About Bears”. http://www.bearden.org
- “Species”, http://www.bears.org/animals.main.shtml
- University of Illinois fitness resource for teachers, http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/wellnessways/
- San Diego Zoo website: http://www.polarbearsalive.org/facts3.php#anchor768453
- National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/