B. Bear and Lolly: Catch That Cookie! (2024)

An updated twist on both the Gingerbread man and possibly Goldilocks, this book is appropriate for K-1, but older children will enjoy it as well.
Unique feature: different interpretation of classic fairy tales.
Genre: Fantasy (Real genre: Rewritten Fairy Tale)

Characters and characteristics in literature -- Juvenile fiction.

Very cute, but I think the kids would need some previous knowledge of the original gingerbread man folktale to get the context/jokes.

My boys and I love this book and we usually act it out!! It’s one of our favorites to read during story time!! Plus, it is adorable and the illustrations are adorable!!

Story has Goldie Locks, Little Bear and Gingerbread Man having a run in with a touch of teach manners and helping each other.

Mama read this to my classmates for distance library!

B. Bear and Lolly perfect their porridge recipe thanks to a particularly quick cookie.

A funny twist on the gingerbread man. Would be a great read-aloud.

Lolly (nickname for Goldilocks surely) and her friend B Bear (Baby Bear) try to invent a "Porridge Perfecter" only to have the Gingerbread Man destroy their device out of carelessness. Fun mash up of two fairy tales. Illustrations include lots of references to fairy tale characters. Would work as a mentor text for adapted fairy tale units.

This review also published at The Children's Book and Media Review

B. Bear and Lolly are best friends, so one day that decide to work on a new invention: The Porridge Perfecter. It turns out to be much harder to make porridge than they thought. They almost have it right when the Gingerbread Man topples over their infection. When he doesn’t stop to apologize or clean up the mess, they decide to chase him down. They set traps and try to scare him, but they just can’t catch the Gingerbread Man. Finally they decide to use their porridge to catch him. The Gingerbread Man is afraid that they will eat him. Instead, they show him the mess and he helps them clean things up and make the porridge moving.

This fun twist on classic fairy tales will delight with both the illustrations and the characters. B. Bear (short for Baby Bear) and Lolly (Goldilocks) pass by several familiar characters in their quest to help make perfect porridge. It is a good story to talk about the importance of apologizing, cleaning up when you make a mess, and working together to solve a problem. The colorful illustrations of the fairy tale world adds more charm to the fun text.

Arc review Written. To type. Sequel.

B. Bear and Lolly Catch that Cookie! 4 stars

Last year I discovered B. Bear and Lolly in a delightful first day story and now I’m glad to read a sequel “blending sweet and silly ingredients from beloved fairy tales to con cot a delightfully original story”. This time, best friends Goldilocks and Baby Bear are working on perfecting a recipe, but their chemistry experiments are gone wrong as the Gingerbread Man runs through causing chaos along the way. Then the plotting, scheming, and adventure begins. This book is a perfect type for interacting and cooking encouragement!

Tags: fairy tale, childrens, friendship
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B.Bear and Lolly are the best of friends, and their shared love of porridge drives them to create the ultimate invention. As they tinker their way through the beta testing/engineering phase of their invention, their work is interrupted by a marauding gingerbread man, who runs right through their machine and breaks it. A wacky fairy-tale chase ensue, and the justice-seeking pair follow Gingerbread through a fairy-tale landscape of little pigs, gnomes, castles, and an assortment of familiar scenes, they develop a new plan to catch him.

A cute story with retro-looking illustrations, a heaping helping of engineering, and a nice message about fixing the problems you cause (and helping others).

Cute story using elements of the Goldilocks and the 3 Bears and The Gingerbread Man. Kids familiar with those stories will especially enjoy it. It teaches about helping each other and also, even though Lolly gets mad at Gingerbread Man for making a mess and running away, she later learns that he didn't think/realize.

It's not a 5 for me because the artwork is ok-good, but not great. For me at least. (I'm not a kid.)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears meets the Gingerbread Man in this book. B. Bear (Baby Bear) and Lolly (Goldilocks) are creating a machine to make the perfect porridge. Nothing works. All of a sudden, the Gingerbread Man runs right through their machine and makes a huge mess! The chase is on! B. Bear and Lolly try to catch him so he can clean up the mess he made.

Good for preschool storytimes.

We will read this book a few times this year as a mentor text in writer's workshop, reader's workshop and during character education.

Friends chase the Gingerbread Man and create the perfect porridge.

All the fairy tales rolled into one. Very cute.

This sweet story is a mix of both fairytales- Goldilocks and The Three Bears & The Gingerbread Man with a twist. I loved this story.

Adorable illustrations and cute story.