Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Lauren Child, photography by Polly Borland and models by Emily Jenkins (Disney Hyperion, 2008). Although the story follows the traditional story quite closely, Lauren Child’s story has a distinct voice: Goldilocks is given strict instructions, for example, to take care of her new red shoes. Beyond the distinct voice, though, the illustrations also make this stand out, for each page is a doll model posed in a doll sized set especially for this purpose.
My son quite likes this book (he has a “baby doll” that he occasionally carries around for days at a time) and I love the little details on the doll and the set. I cannot imagine the amount of work that went into creating the masterpiece that is this clever picture book, and I look forward to finding the other Lauren Child fairy tales illustrated in like manner.
