Synopses & Reviews
In this spirited new version of "Goldilocks," we meet a determined heroine with a mind of her own. Goldie knows exactly what she likes -- and what she doesn't. Can she help it if everyone she invites over is too bossy or too boring or too snobby or too rough? What she desperately wants is a friend who is
just right -- someone she can love with all her heart. Then one day, Goldie gets off the bus at the wrong stop, walks to a nearby cottage to find help, and opens the door. . .
Diane Stanley, author and illustrator of Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter, once again takes an old tale and gives it a fresh spin that is funny as well as perceptive. Readers will love accompanying Goldie on her up-to-date adventure and discovering the clever, heartwarming surprise at its end.
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"Upbeat...Endearing...Fresh and funny." Publishers Weekly
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"Fresh and funny...Stanley's art, so sophisticated in her biographies, is delightfully childlike here, with lots of fun in every scene." ALA Booklist
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"A charming story...goes beyond clever to also have real substance. A 24-carat selection." School Library Journal (Starred review)
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"Reads like Charlotte Zolotow or Arnold Lobel of yore." Horn Book Magazine
About the Author
Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of beloved books for young readers, including
Saving Sky, which ALA
Booklist, in a starred review, called "beautifully written" and noted that "parallels to our contemporary times appear on every page. . . . The young people manifest a courage few can emulate";
Bella at Midnight, a
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an ALA
Booklist Editor's Choice;
The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy;
The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine; and
A Time Apart. Well known as the author and illustrator of award-winning picture-book biographies, she is the recipient of the
Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for the body of her work.
Ms. Stanley has also written and illustrated numerous picture books, including three creatively reimagined fairy tales: The Giant and the Beanstalk, Goldie and the Three Bears, and Rumpelstiltskin's Saughter. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.