The Three Bears

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Genre: Early learning / early learning concepts; Fiction; Children: Kindergarten; Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction; Folklore; Fairy Tales and Folklore - European; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales and Folklore / Single Title; Bears;

Average Review: 3.5 stars

Review: What happened to the family? : I am appalled that PC lingo has now taken over fairy tales to such an extent that we cannot even have a BEAR family. I don't begrudge Mr. Galdone his right to re-write fairy tales, but I think a warning (in the form of a subtitle, perhaps?) would at least be appropriate. Something like, "A new take on an old favorite" or another similar phrase. I had one friend who bought this book thinking that it would be the traditional tale, but when he got home and opened it to read to his child, realized that he had instead picked up a PC version of the beloved story. This version simply has three differently-sized bears living together rather than a bear family. So parents, I would encourage you to save your money on this one and buy a nice re-telling of the story as it has been passed down through generations instead.