Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Roberto Piumini, illustrated by Valentina Salmaso (Storybook Classics). My son said of Piumini’s version, “It’s not a good story. Goldilocks did not say sorry.” But she doesn’t say “sorry” in many of the books, so I’m not sure why this one stood out as not a favorite for him. It’s true that there is not much unique in the story, beyond it being three bachelor bears rather than a family of bears (such was Southey’s original story, apparently). The illustrations are adorable, and I only wish there was some unique voice in the story that helped it to stand out from the others. This deserves a mention for the illustrations alone.
