Goldilocks and the Three Hares by Heidi Petach. (Scholastic printing,1998) is a playful take on a classic. This is a book about the three hares, and the characters break the 4th wall as they joke about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. On the title page, Goldie Locks poses with the family and says, "I can't hold this pose much longer." The baby hare says, "When will the title page be over?" So, a silly tone is established right at the beginning. A family of mice live beneath the hares' home and we laugh along with them, too. Petach pulls off the humor exceptionally well, in my opinion. The story is entertaining, the illustrations pleasing. Text that tells the story is complemented by speech bubbles for all the characters.
This book is a comical way to teach multiple meanings of words, essential to understanding humor.
The Handout Factory has Multiple Meaning Words Poster and Booklet. Miss Speak has DINAMIC DUO! LdyDitto has Homonym Homophone Word Jokes.
