Gold - (The Fairy-Tale Color Collection) by Jed Alexander (Hardcover)

About the Book

Who belongs and who doesn't? Do members of the same family all look the same? This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. Is the little girl making food an univited guest, taking advantage of the bear family's open door? Or is she someone else entirely?

Book Synopsis

This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family.

What do we think we see as we turn the pages and how is the ending not at all what we expected? This fractured retelling of the Goldilocks fairy tale provides a perfect format for thinking about story-telling and how families can be different--and how they are the same.

Enjoy a cozy evening with the sweetest family you'll find between the pages of a book.

Review Quotes

"Once again, Alexander limits his palette to black and white plus the odd accent color, in this case gold, which shades the bears' scarves, the girl's coat and so on--but not, it should be noted, her hair. The restricted palette serves Gold's message well. The concluding spread shows the loving family of four in a sleeping heap on the couch, the gold in the girl's clothing the only difference in color." --Shelf Awareness

-- (10/28/2022 12:00:00 AM)

"[A] twist on the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears. . . . this take offers an engaging celebration of what it means to be family."--Booklist

-- (9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM)

"Alexander's illustrations charm with their precisely rendered details--the soft shag of fur, the tilted noses alert to delicious smells, the crumbs and soup-spattered bowls that signal a meal deeply enjoyed--in this quiet retelling."--Publishers Weekly

-- (10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM)

"Pure gold--welcome this one into your family!"--starred, Kirkus Reviews

-- (9/28/2022 12:00:00 AM)