Dusty Locks and the Three Bears

Title: Dusty Locks and the Three Bears
Author: Susan Lowell
Genre: Traditional/Folk Literature

This spin on the traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears tale takes a turn as a comical western version. Dusty Locks runs away from home to come across the home of the three bears. She tries out their accomodations and food, which include bowls full of chili beans and beds of big strong pine branches. Dusty Locks is a real spitfire with a lack of personal hygiene, who lets her opinion on the bears belongings be known. When the bears return and see Dusty Locks in the mama bears bed, Dusty Locks wakes up and hightails it out of their cabin so fast that she creates a tornado of dust.
I think that this unique twist on the original tale would be interesting for children to read after reading the original. After reading this book, the students can compare and contrast it to the original through the use of a Venn diagram or other planning tool.