“A spin on Goldilocks, this wordless picture book challenges assumptions about what makes a family. A trio of bears leaves their townhome for a bike ride; while they are out, a girl enters and begins to make a meal—and a mess. When the bears return, they find their messy house guest asleep on the sofa, but is she really a guest at all? The black-and-white scenes are punctuated with gold to subtly direct the audience’s attention in this evocative take on the classic.”
——Forword Reviews

“The original “Goldilocks” is a story about a girl who breaks and enters. She eats porridge that isn’t meant for her, sleeps in beds not made for her, and sits in chairs no one asked her to sit in, and then she complains. Jed Alexander’s Gold (Creston Books, 32 pp., $18.99, ages 5 to 9) is a wordless reimagining of “Goldilocks,” where Gold is not a trespasser, but the shiniest center of a family’s heart. The moral of the original “Goldilocks” is to respect the property and privacy of others; the moral here is that otherness is an internalized condition that paves the way for a plot twist. The black line drawings, illuminated by the amber light cast across this rewritten fairy tale’s pages, are as breathtaking as they are hopeful. Alexander has turned the key on Goldilocks, unlocked her, and turned her into Gold.”
——The New York Times

★Recommended by The New York Times, Forword Reviews, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and so on!
★Several illustrations from the title Olive were official juried selections in the 2023 Society of Illustrator's Annual. An image from the tittle Olive also appeared in The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show.Illustrations from Olive will also appear as runners up in Creative Quarterly 77.
★The title Gold garnered a Kirkus Star, with several of its illustrations included as official jury selections in the 2022 Society of Illustrator's Annual and Communication Arts Annual.
★The title Gold was also included in The Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. Was chosen as a White Raven book, one of 200 selections made by by The International Youth Library. Official selection for the 61st annual Bologna Children's Book Fair exhibition.
★Jed Alexander retells classic tales with simple yet elegant illustrations, offering young readers a delightful twist on the familiar endings!
★Each book features a distinct color theme tied to the story, while the rest of the illustrations are outlined in black and white.

The series includes 2 titles: Gold, Olive

Who belongs and who doesn't?
Do members of the same family all look the same? This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. Is the little girl making food an uninvited guest, taking advantage of the bear family's open door? Or is she someone else entirely? Enjoy a cozy evening with the sweetest family you'll find between the pages of a book.

Jed Alexander
An author and illustrator who lives in Davis California with his wife Regina, his best friend and favorite person in the world. His work has appeared in publications like Cricket magazine and SpongeBob Comics.
In 2013, through a successful Kickstarter campaign, he was able to fund the publication of his first picture book, (Mostly) Wordless.
Red, also wordless, came out to critical acclaim in 2018. His follow up book, Gold, was published in 2022 and was also well-received. Images form Gold were official jury selections for The Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts annuals. The third book in the series, Olive, was also featured in both The Society of Illustrators Annual and Original Art Show, and was featured as a runner up in Creative Quarterly77.
His clients have included SpongeBob Comics, Cricket Magazine, and The Children's Book Council.
He enjoyed teaching art classes for children at The Pence Gallery and Davis Arts Center and have taught an online course on crowdfunding for adults at The Children's Book Academy.