Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books." Hello, what’s this?” growled Daddy Bear, in his great big voice. “It looks as though someone’s been messing with my porridge and whoever it is has left muddy footprints on my chair.”

Discover more about classic fairy tales with our summary of the tale of Snow White, our analysis of the Sleeping Beauty tale, and our commentary on the story of Puss in Boots. It really did seem a shame. Then the three bears thought they would go over their house, to see who had been in it, and to try if they could find the thief.After a while, she began to feel hungry and a little tired. Across a clearing in the woods she suddenly saw a cottage. Just then, the three bears came home from their walk. "Oh, my!" said Mama Bear. “Did either of you leave the front door open?” This is the most odd of all!” said Little Bear. “Someone has been eating my oatmeal and they ate it all up!” Evaluation:This is a simple book for children, and it is written very well. For dramatic effect, all of the words that describe the little bear are written in small font, the words that describe the medium size bear are written in normal size font, and the words that are written about the large bear are written in large font. I think that this adds a great effect to the story. After all the porridge and the bump, she suddenly felt very sleepy. So she went up the twisty stairs to see if she could find somewhere to lie down.

They went upstairs to their bedroom, which was over their other room, and as soon as they saw the tumbled beds Father Bear growled, Opie, Iona; Opie, Peter (1992) [1974]. The Classic Fairy Tales. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-211559-6. Curry, Charles Madison (1921). Children's Literature. Rand McNally& Company. p. 179. ISBN 9781344646789. three bears.The Seven Basic Plots. Booker, Christopher (2005). "The Rule of Three". The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-5209-4. Someone’s been eating my porridge and they’ve eaten it all up and they’ve broken my chair as well!” he sobbed in his little, squeaky, teeny, middle-sized growl.

Schultz, William Todd (2005). Handbook of Psychobiography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516827-5. Well I never,” growled Daddy Bear, scratching his head. “My grandfather told me people were strange. Fancy, eating all that porridge and then running away.” Once upon a time there were three Bears, who lived together in a house of their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little Wee Bear, and one was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great Big Bear. They had each a bowl for their porridge; a little bowl for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bowl for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great bowl for the Great Big Bear. And they had each a chair to sit in; a little chair for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great chair for the Great Big Bear. And they had each a bed to sleep in; a little bed for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bed for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great bed for the Great Big Bear. She moved to the third bowl and took a sip. “It is just right!” And before she knew it, the oatmeal was all gone.And then Tiny Bear began to cry, for he was very fond of his own bowl and his own chair; and, besides, he was very hungry after his long walk in the forest. His father worked on the railroad, was a band member in the 1930s, and his mother sang in the local church choir. His family later moved to Beaumont, Texas. Marshall said: "Beaumont is deep south and swampy and I hated it. I knew I would die if I stayed there so I diligently studied the viola, and eventually won a scholarship to the New England Conservatory in Boston."[1] He entered the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, but injured his hand, ending his music career. He returned to Texas, where he attended San Antonio College, and later transferred to Southern Connecticut State University where he received degrees in French and history. We were coming right home,” said Mama Bear. "We might have invited you in if we knew you were hungry." Briggs, Katherine Mary (2002) [1977]. British Folk Tales and Legends. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-28602-6.

The setting of this story is in the woods, in the house that belongs to the bear family. As it states in the story when it says “Once upon a time there were three bears who lived together in a house of their own in a wood.” Also when the book says “They walked out into the woods” Then the Little Wee Bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the porridge-bowl, but the porridge was all gone! Ober, Warren U. (1981). The Story of the Three Bears. Scholars Facsimiles & Reprints. ISBN 0-8201-1362-X.By-and-by the bears came home. Baby Bear saw that his chair was broken and thrown down, and he cried in a very squeaky voice