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Each Theme Unit includes an annotated bibliography of different versions of the story for comparing and contrasting characters and story details. Below are matching titles available online.

The Uses of Enchantment : The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales ~

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Bruno Bettelheim / Paperback / Published 1989
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A thorough discussion of the value of the classic stories in a child's development...Stories provide "a moral education which subtly, and by implication only, conveys to [the child] the advantages of moral behavior, not through abstract ethical concepts but through that which seems tangibly right and therefore meaningful to him."

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Goldilocks ~

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Dom Deluise, et al / School & Library Binding / Published 1992
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A humorous, modern version of the tale. Goldilocks was a spoiled and headstrong girl who disobeyed her parents. One day she was supposed to be doing her homework but decided to go for a walk in the woods instead. When the Bears found Goldilocks she apologized. Mama Bear invited her to lunch. Instead of porridge they ate soup and corn muffins with honey. Goldilocks learned her lesson and never thought about disobeying again. From time to time she would visit The Three Bears and bring them homemade corn muffins.

Goldilocks ~

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Tom Roberts, Laszlo Kubinyi (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1990
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This is a humorous adaptation of the tale. A tape is available that matches the text word-for-word.

Goldilocks & the Three Bears (Nursery Pop-Up Books) ~

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Jonathan Langley / Hardcover / Published 1997
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George, Mavis and Bryan are the names of the bears. Papa bear makes the porridge in this version of the story. After Goldilocks runs away Papa Bear makes more porridge, Mama Bear fixes Baby Bear's chair, and Baby Bear makes the beds. The Three Bears lived happily ever after and always locked their doors when they left the house.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~

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Jan Brett (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1996
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A beautifully illustrated version of the classic tale.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears ~

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James Marshall (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1998
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A funny modern version of the story. Goldilocks is a naughty girl who does exactly as she pleases. The Three Bears lived in a beautiful Victorian home. While their porridge was cooling they went for a spin on their rusty old bicycle.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
(Sandcastle Books) Jan Brett / Paperback / Published 1990
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A beautifully illustrated version of the classic tale.

The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen
Byron Barton / Hardcover / Published 1993
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Pig, duck, and cat are Hen's friends. Bold, poster paint illustrations and an easy to read text.

The Little Red Hen ~

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Byron Barton / Library Binding / Published 1993
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Pig, duck, and cat are Hen's friends. Bold, poster paint illustrations and an easy to read text.

The Little Red Hen ~

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Paul Galdone / Paperback / Published 1985
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1973, Clarion Books version...In this retelling of the classic tale hen has a lazy cat, mouse and dog for friends who after learning their lesson turned into very eager helpers in the future.

The Little Red Hen ~

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Margot Zemach / School & Library Binding / Published 1983
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Goose, cat, and pig are Hen's friends.

The Little Red Hen (Easy-To-Read Folktales) ~

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Lucinda McQueen (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1987
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In this version the hen's friends are a goose, cat, and dog.

The Little Red Hen : An Old Story
Margo Zemach, Margot Zemach / Paperback / Published 1993
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Goose, cat, and pig are Hen's friends.

The Little Red Hen/Big Book (Big Books) ~

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Lucinda McQueen (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1993
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1985, ScholasticInc. version... the Hen's friends are a goose, cat, and dog.