The Golden Goose Book being the stories of The Golden Goose, The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and Tom Thumb illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke

The original author of this collection of fairy tales is not mentioned in this book, but the numerous color and black and white illustrations brought back so many memories of the image of fairy tales as I remember. I couldn't resist picking up this book and reliving the time when I sat by my great grandmother as she read these stories in her tender voice. It seemed that every time I turned a page I could smell her linen flowered handkerchief with scent of lavender scented soap. Although the illustrations in the book are far removed from the images of present-day illustrations, the whimsical nature of the pictures captured the pleasant memories of those stories as I saw them as a child. This 95 page collection thoroughly related each of the tales with a clear plot, story problem, and happy-ever-after ending. The one tale that seemed most descriptively written was The Three Bears. Numerous detailed illustrations showed the facial expressions about which the text eloquently described. The language in the tales made me laugh: Words such as thereupon, and Yonder stands an old tree; hew it down all invoked old-fashioned unique qualities to the tales that have been modernized in so many ways. Although I would probably not choose this book to read-aloud to a child I was again brought back to the couch where I was read these tales over and over again with family members.