This follows the trend of infusing a STEAM or science-focused spin on a traditional tale. While I appreciated the science behind which bowl would hold heat the longest (it's always bothered me), other science facts felt forced or disconnected with the story.

The layout of the picture book is that the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is told, and then Professor Goose interjects to provide a factual correction. At first, this works. He interrupts to tell that bears wouldn't really live in a house, they would have a cave or a den. He also explains that instead of sleeping in beds, many people know that bears hibernate. However that is not exactly true, and that most bears experience "torpor."

Other sections, where he explains GPS were not as tightly woven into the story. My eight year old niece was not interested. At the end, they do teach how to create a strong chair out of cardboard. I think this would be useful as part of a lesson that centered around fairy tales, but I don't think it would work well as a story time read aloud for fun.

In this adorable book, we follow Professor Marie Curious Goose (how cute is that!?!) as she fact-checks the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. She points out scientific mistakes in the original story and we all learn a lot along the way! She tells the reader that although bears living in cottages is a cute thought, bears live in caves and we learn about natural habitats. We learn about GPS as she encourages Goldilocks to employ it so as not to get lost in the woods. Thermodynamics are discussed in relation to porridge and its ideal temperature. All in all, I loved getting lost in the science of this famous story, and I'm positive that children would enjoy it as well! I highly recommend it!

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this one. It's cute, and a nice take on the fairy tale. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

The idea of this picture book (introduction to stem concepts) is welcome among parents. From natural habitat, thermodynamics to fight or flight response, gps and hibernation, the author brings to children scientific information through Goldilocks and the three bears story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

I love books that include fairytales and I love books that introduce STEAM/STEM concepts to children. This book is a super fun combination of both! I hope there will be more because it is a fun way to introduce science vocabulary and concepts, but also an engaging way to teach children about critical thinking!

A book filled with a fairytale, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, debunking it, and funny facts? An easy 5 star! I really liked this book, and I think the child in me would’ve really loved it. I recommend it!

This book was very cleaver and had nice illustrations. It was nice how it tied science with the old fairytale. However, some of the sections that describe the technical terms seem to be described above the elementary level reader. But it provide a good explanation of the term/method. This book would make a nice addition to an elementary science lesson.

***** I received an ARC from NetGalley, publisher and the author, in turn for my honest review.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a spin on the classic story of Goldilocks and Three Bears, the story is updated and mixed with a lot of fun facts and bolded vocabularies and explanations.

The art is also modern and funny and my daughter wants to try to make Goldilocks' chair following the instructions provided in the book.

This is such a cute idea for a book series. Professor Goose leads us through a retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, while using science to weigh the plausibility of the story’s events. Humorous and education, I would love to see this done with other stories as well.

This book was great fun. The story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a well known favourite but in this version, Professor Goose analyses how realistic it really is. Would Baby Bear's porridge really be "just right" and why is a family of bears living in a house in the first place? Professor Goose uses these questions as start points for providing simple explanations of complex scientific theory, in a way that remains engaging and accessible.

I am looking forward to more books in the series.

It's a fun, short and simple read trying to showcase a bear's life and a little girl's life on their normal routine behaviour. The artstyle is basic. However, the storybook felt incomplete.

Thank you, author/artist and the publisher, for the advance reader copy.

Professor Goose Debunks Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a retelling of a whiskered fairy tale, but with some thought-provoking commentary along the way. Professor Goose asks the reader questions about the plausibility of the tale and also provides scientific analysis illustrating why it's not entirely plausible. The questions prod the reader to insert some skepticism and analysis into the story, essentially forcing them to think rather than just accept the tale as presented. Rumor has it college is where you go to learn to think, but this book will provide young readers with a jump-start.

I had encountered some stories in the past and wondered about the scientific implications or plausibility of the stories. This book made me giddy with the fact that Professor Goose was debunking the plot! This would be a good fun story to read for all ages, especially for physics or science students to revisit scientific concepts in a more fun and engaging way. Loved the layout of the book and the explanations.

Not perhaps as much of a break-away from the original Goldilocks as I might have expected, this does handily have a professorial goose interjecting to give us the science – and side-panels to give us the background to the science. So we learn that the Three Bears would never have left a house behind them for a walk, as they don't live in them (ah, but later on they're still OK to be seen using chairs?!), and that if the biggest porridge bowl is too hot, the medium one is too cool, but the smallest is just right, something is wrong with the laws of thermodynamics. Or, you know, they're just made of different things. So yes, I've been turned into a nitpicking goose by this – I better close with the fact that kids should still be expected to have some fun out of it, even though it's a quirky slice of edutainment.