Tres osos. (Three Bears)
Reviewed by Veronica Covington, Univ. of Texas, Austin -- Críticas, 5/15/2008
Núñez, Marisa.
illus. by Minako Chiba. Spain: OQO. 2007. 20p. ISBN 978-84-9871-001-4. $18.95.
PreS-Gr 2–Taking a different approach to the traditional Goldilocks tale, Núñez adds an omniscient narrator to explain the action. “Since the porridge was too hot, [the bears] went for a walk while it cooled down (because bears do not like to burn their tongues).” While Goldilocks makes herself at home in their house, the narrative introduces a variety of adjectives to describe each series of objects that she encounters. For example, the first bed is not only big but “dura” (hard), while the medium bed is “muy blanda” (too soft); the big chair is “muy alta” (too tall), while the medium chair is “muy baja” (too low). The concepts of big, medium, and small are emphasized throughout the book with acrylic illustrations by Chiba, who won the Nissan Children’s Story Book and Picture Book Grandprix last year for Hall Works and Thunder. The use of muted colors with large visible brush strokes makes a beautiful book that children and adults will enjoy reading more than once. Recommended for public and elementary school libraries.
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