Great adaptation of the classic fairy tale。 The graphic novel format makes it even better。 Thank you， Hachette Book Group for an ARC of this delightful book。 Can’t wait to share it with my students as soon as it is published！
Melanie Dulaney，
Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories began weaving new elements into classic fairy tales since the release of The Wishing Spell in 2012。 Now， Colfer teams up with graphic artist Jon Proctor with an origin story starring Goldilocks along with Snow White， Cinderella， and Sleeping Beauty， their husbands/consorts and other fairy tale staples including Rapunzel and Jack （of the beanstalk）。 There is depth to the story told and readers will have to do much more than simply look at the art panels to follow th Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories began weaving new elements into classic fairy tales since the release of The Wishing Spell in 2012。 Now， Colfer teams up with graphic artist Jon Proctor with an origin story starring Goldilocks along with Snow White， Cinderella， and Sleeping Beauty， their husbands/consorts and other fairy tale staples including Rapunzel and Jack （of the beanstalk）。 There is depth to the story told and readers will have to do much more than simply look at the art panels to follow the tale that presents Goldilocks as a strong， capable woman who was wronged by those bears so many years ago and now has teamed up with Puss in Boots to wreck a plan to take over the Dwarf Forests。 Target audience for this graphic novel is grade 5-8 and while students younger may be drawn to the art and the idea of swords， kings/queens， and castles， the vocabulary and intricate plot may be a bit challenging。 Content note: sword violence and talk of executing criminals present， but no blood or gore; no profanity or sexual content。 Thanks for the ARC， Little Brown for Young Readers。 。。。more
