Title: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Genre: Traditional literature, fairy tale
Authors: Mara Alperin and Kate Daubney
Awards: N/A
Age Group: 4-6 years old
Teacher evaluation: I would use this book in a pre-k or kindergarten class. This book has large, colorful illustrations and teaches children an important lesson. Your actions can affect others and you should never enter someone's house without their permission. This is a classic fairy tale that I will be sure to share with my future students.
Summary: This book begins with a family of three bears living in a cottage. Each morning they made porridge for breakfast. One morning, Baby Bear said the porridge was too hot so Mummy Bear decided that they should go on a walk while it cooled down. Goldilocks sneaks into the house and finds no one, so she decides to do some exploring. She tasted the porridge, she sat in all the chairs, and she jumped on all the beds. The bear family comes home to find their house in a mess. Someone had eaten their porridge, broken their chairs, and slept in their beds. They find Goldilocks and she jumps out of Baby Bear's bed and runs out of the house. The bear family decided to make toast for breakfast instead.
Title: The Empty Pot
Genre: Traditional literature, folktale
Author: Demi
Awards: N/A
Age Group: 5-7 years old
Teacher evaluation: I would use this book to do a read-aloud for a kindergarten class. This picture book teaches children that is always valuable to tell the truth because the truth provides a reward. The little boy in the book provides an example of hard work and never giving up, which are qualities I would like my future students to develop.
Summary: Long ago in China, there was a boy named Ping who loved plants. There was an emperor, who also loved plants, and was getting old. In addition to getting old, he also needed to find an heir. To find an heir, the emperor decided to have a contest for who could grow the best plant. He gathered all the young boys in the kingdom and gave each of them a seed. Ping tended to the seed, yet it never grew. After two weeks, all the boys brought their plants back to the kingdom. All the other boys had plants, yet Ping had an empty pot. The king revealed that he actually gave them cooked seeds, so they could never grow. The emperor recognized Ping as the only boy who did not cheat, so he was made the next emperor.
Title: Stone Soup
Genre: Traditional literature, folktale
Author: Marcia Brown
Awards: Randolph Caldecott Medal
Age Group: 6-8 years old
Teacher evaluation: I would introduce this book in second or third-grade class. This book contains large portions of text and beautiful illustrations, so it would be perfect for the chosen grade levels. This story teaches children to strive to share their belongings with those around them. Sharing and caring for others are important qualities to develop if we want our students to have compassion.
Summary: Three hungry and tired soldiers are marching toward a village. The villagers hear that soldiers are coming so they hide their food. The villagers claim there is barely enough food to feed themselves so they hide their food under the hay, under their beds, and in their cellars. The soldiers go from house to house asking for food and a place to sleep, but they get rejected each time. The soldiers decide that even if they have no food, they can still make wonderful soup. All they need is three round stones. But to perfect their soup, they need a few additional ingredients. The soldiers say their soup would taste even better with some carrots, cabbage, and other ingredients. The villagers slowly bring out the food they hid to add to the pot. In the end, there is enough soup to feed the entire village and they have a party.
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