Mr. Wuffles! Author: David Wiesner | Language: English | ISBN:
B00E78IDZK | Format: EPUB
Mr. Wuffles! Description
In a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David Wiesner, a cat named Mr. Wuffles doesn't care about toy mice or toy goldfish. He's much more interested in playing with a little spaceship full of actual aliens - but the ship wasn't designed for this kind of rough treatment. Between motion sickness and damaged equipment, the aliens are in deep trouble. When the space visitors dodge the cat and take shelter behind the radiator to repair the damage, they make a host of insect friends. The result? A humorous exploration of cooperation between aliens and insects, and of the universal nature of communication involving symbols, "cave" paintings, and gestures of friendship.
- File Size: 7392 KB
- Print Length: 32 pages
- Publisher: Clarion Books (October 1, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00E78IDZK
- Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,976 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #17
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- #17
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Science Fiction, Fantasy & Scary Stories > Science Fiction > Aliens - #23
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Animals > Bugs & Spiders - #100
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > Animals > Cats
Astonishingly witty and imaginative story. Children will love to decipher the clever details and the way Wiesner plays with visual scale and motion. Mr. Wuffles himself is all cat: elegant, handsome, and a bit insufferable. Bought one for my 2-yr-old cat-loving and Spanish-speaking grandson--and one all for myself the next day.
By La Cuerva
Mr. Wuffles is a black and white cat with a lot of toys, and he's not particularly interested in any of them. Until one day a miniature spaceship catches his eye. Come to find out the spaceship is not a toy after all. Inside, the five green aliens - which sort of look like grasshoppers dressed in robes - are terrified as Mr. Wuffles playfully bats their vessel around the room. The aliens manage to escape their damaged ship but Mr. Wuffles is onto them. Then just as he's about to pounce, a flying ladybug distracts him and the aliens flee under the radiator. Inside the walls of the house they meet up with an insect colony that has depicted their long war with the cat in pictographs on the wall. In turn the aliens, who don't speak bug language, illustrate their skirmish with the cat in pictographs. Friendship ensues. They pose for pictures and share a cracker. Together they devise an ingenious plan to repair the spaceship and foil Mr. Wuffles so the green aliens can make a clean getaway.
As with the insects and aliens, Wiesner tells this delightful story in pictures consisting of colorful cartoon frames done in watercolor and India ink. There is no narrative and most of the dialogue is alien and insect language that young readers will have fun trying to decode. The pages of "Mr. Wuffles!" are jam-packed with humor, mischief, and action. The joy of Wiesner's unique storytelling method is each time readers open the book they will certainly discover subtle details they missed the last time and want to return again and again.
By Peggy Tibbetts
VINE VOICE
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