Stinky's Stories #4: Moldylocks and The Three Bears
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Stinky’s Stories is the hilarious highly illustrated chapter book series from New York Times bestselling authors Chris and J.J. Grabenstein. In this fourth installment in the series, Stinky the skunk tells the story of Moldy-locks and the Three Bears, a funny fractured fairy tale and reimagining of the classic fable "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"—except this time, we hear what happens to Goldilocks after she makes her escape.
It’s story time again at Hickleberry Elementary with Stinky the stuffed skunk. This time, the kids are reading "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"! Everyone knows the story ends with Goldilocks’s escape, but only Stinky knows what happened next and the hilarious consequences for her actions!
Get the full scoop in the hilarious chapter book series from New York Times bestselling authors Chris and J.J. Grabenstein, with illustrations in every chapter from Alex Patrick. Reading has never been so much stinkin' fun!
What happens when Goldilocks’s bad manners lead to some seriously bad hair?
- A Hilarious Narrator: Join Stinky the stuffed skunk at Hickleberry Elementary as he tells the story the way it should have ended.
- Fairy Tale Mashup: After escaping the three bears, Goldilocks barges in on the Three Little Pigs, a few friendly capybaras, and a family of flamingos who do NOT appreciate her attitude.
- Learning About Manners: Find out what happens when being rude makes Goldilocks’s hair turn from gold to gloppy green pond scum!
- Highly Illustrated Fun: With fun illustrations from Alex Patrick in every chapter, this book is perfect for early readers and story time.
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About Chris Grabenstein
Chris Grabenstein is the multiple award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, Haunted Mysteries, Welcome to Wonderland, Smartest Kid in the Universe, and Dog Squad series. He also wrote The Island of Dr. Libris, Shine! (with his wife, J.J.), the picture book No More Naps!, and many, many other books, plays, and audiobook originals. Chris and J.J. Grabenstein live in New York City with two cats and lots of ideas. You can visit Chris at chrisgrabenstein.com.
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J.J. Grabenstein
J. J. (Myers) Grabenstein is an author, stage actress, and award-winning audiobook narrator. With her husband, Chris Grabenstein, J.J. coauthored the acclaimed middle grade novel Shine! The duo now collaborates on the early reader series Stinky's Stories, both cowriting and narrating each book.
A graduate of Northwestern University, J.J. quickly made a home in New York City, appearing in Broadway tours and starring in the Off-Broadway musical comedy Nunsense. She has recorded more than twenty audiobooks—everything from nonfiction to romance novels—but her favorite books to record are children’s books. For the recording of Chris Grabenstein’s ghost story The Crossroads, she won AudioFile magazine’s Earphones Award. An Audie Awards finalist in 2021 for Stuck, J.J. has also voiced several radio and TV commercials.
J.J. and Chris live in New York City with their two cats, Luigi and Phoebe Squeak.
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Alex Patrick
Alex Patrick was born in the Kentish town of Dartford in the southeast of England and has been drawing for as long as he can remember.
His lifelong love for cartoons, picture books, and comics has shaped him into the passionate children’s illustrator he is today. Alex loves creating original characters—he brings an element of fun and humor to each of his illustrations and is often found laughing to himself as he draws.
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