Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1934)

The Blue Ribbon"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (Pop-Ups and Moveables). Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The Illustrated Pop-Up Edition. New York: Blue Ribbon, 1934. Octavo. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition of this early Blue Ribbon pop-up book, with three double-page pop-ups depicting scenes from Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Illustrated by C. Carey Cloud and Harold B. Lentz, Goldilocks and the Three Bears published by Blue Ribbon Press is an early American example of the pop-up book. It features several in-text black-and-white illustrations and three pop-up double-page illustrations in full color including Goldilocks tasting the porridge; the three bears discovering Goldilocks in bed; and Papa Bear evicting Goldilocks from his house. This version of Goldilocks takes a rather ambivalent approach to her breaking and entering. It describes Goldilocks breaking numerous items in the house, but also the bears nearly eating her before the intervention of Baby Bear. Happily, the story