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Publication
New York : Philomel Books, 2012.
Description
A young boy learns that moose do not always follow the rules of proper pet behavior.
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LibraryThing member Lisa2013
recommended for: boys & girls who love animals and who are interested in wild animals
In some ways I loved this book. I loved its humor, I loved how it shows wild animals are wild and live their own lives, and I loved so much about it. I loved the cover illustration and the pictures inside that show
The style of art varies and the pictures other than the landscapes of the natural world I don’t like as much, including ones of the moose and people on their own without the background of the natural world showing. But even those are quirky and different and interesting, and I liked them, even though I didn’t love them.
I loved, loved, loved the solution that is reached re the moose. Very cute, and funny, and it’s a great educational moment for teaching about wild animals, and maybe our companion animals too.
In some ways I loved this book. I loved its humor, I loved how it shows wild animals are wild and live their own lives, and I loved so much about it. I loved the cover illustration and the pictures inside that show
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nature.The style of art varies and the pictures other than the landscapes of the natural world I don’t like as much, including ones of the moose and people on their own without the background of the natural world showing. But even those are quirky and different and interesting, and I liked them, even though I didn’t love them.
I loved, loved, loved the solution that is reached re the moose. Very cute, and funny, and it’s a great educational moment for teaching about wild animals, and maybe our companion animals too.
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LibraryThing member michellebarton
beautiful artwork, background landscape paintings, cute story
LibraryThing member hcurrey
It is tongue-in-cheek, which would make it appealing to older children, and it could be used to discuss friendships, intentions, priorities, etc. I could imagine using it with even older students as an illustration of ownership and/or relationships: how can we truly "own" anything? What does it
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LibraryThing member TheLoopyLibrarian
I have lived many places in my life, at one time very near to Canada. But, I have never seen a moose. I think it would be nice to meet one as long as it wasn’t in too foul a mood. In the meantime, I’ve fallen in love with them through books. Just saying the word “moose” makes me laugh. What
The watercolor illustrations in This Moose… are strikingly beautiful in their simplicity. Jeffers even manages to capture the “mood” of the moose. The boy in the story, Wilfred, is charming, endearing, and absolutely loveable. The text is brief which is how I prefer the text in picture books to be. If the pictures in a PICTURE book aren’t telling the story, then to my mind it’s not a true picture book. Also, and this is no small thing to a former Children’s librarian, This Moose Belongs to Me has a certain rhythm and careful word choice that make it an ideal read-aloud.
Wilfred believes this moose is his. To his dismay, he finds that it is not. It is wild creature that “belongs” to many and follows its own rules. Once he accepts this truth, his friendship with the moose becomes a mutually satisfying one. The best part of the story is the laugh-out loud humor that comes as Wilfred attempts to get the moose to obey his rules. Moose are not particularly cooperative creatures. Not to mention, the moose is oblivious to Wilfred’s rules anyway. It’s comical; it’s adorable; it’s an absolutely delightful read. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT for young readers! One word of warning: After you read this, you and you’re child will want to adopt a moose, and as this book will attest, they are not easily trained.
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a great name! Even funnier are the over-sized antlers and the spindly awkward legs. Make a moose the main character in a children’s book, and the humor is automatically implied. Jeffers, the author and illustrator of This Moose Belongs to Me, perfectly captures the joy, the humor, and even a life lesson about nature and wild animals. I won a signed print and a copy of this book in a contest. I cannot thank the publisher and author enough for their generosity.The watercolor illustrations in This Moose… are strikingly beautiful in their simplicity. Jeffers even manages to capture the “mood” of the moose. The boy in the story, Wilfred, is charming, endearing, and absolutely loveable. The text is brief which is how I prefer the text in picture books to be. If the pictures in a PICTURE book aren’t telling the story, then to my mind it’s not a true picture book. Also, and this is no small thing to a former Children’s librarian, This Moose Belongs to Me has a certain rhythm and careful word choice that make it an ideal read-aloud.
Wilfred believes this moose is his. To his dismay, he finds that it is not. It is wild creature that “belongs” to many and follows its own rules. Once he accepts this truth, his friendship with the moose becomes a mutually satisfying one. The best part of the story is the laugh-out loud humor that comes as Wilfred attempts to get the moose to obey his rules. Moose are not particularly cooperative creatures. Not to mention, the moose is oblivious to Wilfred’s rules anyway. It’s comical; it’s adorable; it’s an absolutely delightful read. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT for young readers! One word of warning: After you read this, you and you’re child will want to adopt a moose, and as this book will attest, they are not easily trained.
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LibraryThing member jennabear913
I love this book. It captures my heart and makes me smile.
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Mules are not the only stubborn animals. Delightfully quirky, whimsical fun.
LibraryThing member matthewbloome
This book about a boy who thinks he owns a moose made me laugh a lot. Basically, the boy parades around claiming to own the moose while the moose ignores him and goes about his business. The boy is blind to the moose's disregard and goes on bonding with the moose. He becomes extremely possessive of
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the moose and the moose wanders off to another person causing the boy great distress. Eventually, the boy works everything out with the other person and the moose, in his mind. The moose continues as though nothing happened and the boy never seems to put two and two together about everything. Delightful! Show Less
LibraryThing member capiam1234
Decent story, but failed to garner the attention of our boys. The artwork was great but the story was lacking.
LibraryThing member Whisper1
Wilfred finds a moose in the woods and, believing he can train the moose like a dog, he gives the moose the name of Marcel. Attempting to make Marcel follow his rules is a frustrating experience.
Learning that Marcel is very comfortable with another person -- an elderly lady who believes he is her
Eventually learning that Marcel belongs in the wild and it isn't in his nature to follow rules, Wilfred accepts the fact that nature is not meant to be tamed.
Learning that Marcel is very comfortable with another person -- an elderly lady who believes he is her
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moose.Eventually learning that Marcel belongs in the wild and it isn't in his nature to follow rules, Wilfred accepts the fact that nature is not meant to be tamed.
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LibraryThing member Tvickrey
This is a wonderful book with beautiful and vivid illustrations. It takes a timeless message of not being able to control everything in our world and wraps it up nicely for children ages Kindergarten to third grade. I love the illustrations and the simplicity of the text. It won the Irish Book
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LibraryThing member awhite43
I really liked the book “This Moose Belongs to Me” by Oliver Jeffers. The illustrations are our mixed-media including Jeffer’s traditional skinny legged figures and painted landscapes which do a great job to create the world the young boy Wilfred and his Moose Marcel’s world. I especially
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liked the pictures Wilfred’s plans which are bubbled over the landscape that he and the Moose travel through. I also liked the humor of Wilfred’s belief that the Moose was actually participating in following his rules like providing shelter from the rain. The author does a good job of inserting unexpected events in the story that make it even more numerous like realizing that Marcel had a previous owner who named him Rodrigo. Jeffer’s theme seems to be importance of friendship and imagination which he does a good job of expressing through the relationship of the boy and his Moose. Show Less
LibraryThing member rachelmuegge
Humorous and engaging story! Children will love it! Great message!
LibraryThing member SuPendleton
The mixed media approach of this book is half the charm. It is a quirky story about a boy and a moose. Although it is a children's book, Jeffers uses vocab. above the ability of most 1st graders (enraged, haste, perilous, suited, etc.). Students of all grades in elementary school would enjoy this
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LibraryThing member GaiaGonzales
In my opinion, I think that this is a good book. I thought that the plot was very humorous and interesting. It was interesting to see how the main character would try to train the moose to be a good pet. Throughout the book, the main character would highlight certain rules that he would try to
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teach the moose, such as, “Rule 4: Not making too much noise while Wilfred (the boy) plays his record collection.” It was great to see the different rules Wilfred made up. Also, I liked the illustrations a lot. Most of the illustrations were against a plain, white background. But on other pages, both Wilfred and the boy were in the foreground of wonderfully painted landscapes, such as a forest or mountains. The illustrations are also created using different mediums such as, crayon, paint, and marker. I loved that Jeffers used different ways to create the wonderful illustrations to accompany the text. After reading this story, I found that the big idea is to not claim that something is yours, when it really is not. Show Less
LibraryThing member cvarela
This Moose Belongs To Me is a story about a boy who finds a moose and takes ownership of it. He tries to train the moose to be a good pet by coming up with certain rules but he has a very hard time accomplishing that. Despite the difficulties he has with the moose, he doesn't give up and his
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perseverance pays off at the end. Very cute book with a challenging vocabulary for the lower grades but too easy for the upper grades. Show Less
LibraryThing member Ebarclift13
This story is about a young boy who discovers a moose and names him Marcel. This moose is very special to him and for the most part follows all of Wilfred's rules. One day however, a woman calls Marcel a different name as if she is his owner. When Marcel doesn't listen to Wilfred, Wilfred runs off
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into the forest getting tangled up in the string he had for a leash. Wilfred begins to worry about the monsters coming and getting him when Marcel shows up and helps Wilfred get untangled. Wilfred reconciles with the moose and tells him that he can be whosever moose he wants to be as long as he agrees to Wilfred's rules whenever it suites him. This book is a modern fantasy because having a moose as a pet isn't realistic. Show Less
LibraryThing member lauraleerose
This Moose Belongs to Me is a story about a little boy named Wilfred and his pet moose. Wilfred finds a moose and declares it his pet. He then goes on to follow the moose around, making up rules for the moose. There is conflict when the moose doesn't actually listen to any of the rules, or pay much
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attention to Wilfred at all. The conflict is resolved at the end when the moose helps Wilfred get home after Wilfred gets all tangled and lost. It is a good book for first or second grade, and you could follow it with a lesson about the difference between wild animals and animals held in captivity. Show Less
LibraryThing member sdusute216
Most kids growing up have a pet dog, pet cat, or even a pet rock, but never a pet moose! In “This Moose Belongs to Me” Wilfred claims that a moose he comes across in the woods to be his pet. Kids, kindergarten to second grade, will love to hear about the joys and challenges of having a pet
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moose. The winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, the Irish Book Awards Children’s Book of the year, and several other awards, Oliver Jeffers has written another amusive book that will for sure make kids giggle. – Shannon Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
My personal individual opinion: Wilfred is an annoying little prig, the art is weird, the lesson at the end is brilliant. I do want to read more by Jeffers, though. I think that maybe today just wasn't the best day for me to read this book.
LibraryThing member nbmars
This is a very funny story about Wilfred, a young boy who thinks he owns a moose he encounters. He names the moose Marcel, and explains to Marcel “the rules of how to be a good pet.” Most of the time, it seems like Marcel isn’t paying attention to him, but sometimes, he is an excellent
One day, however, Wilfred made a terrible discovery: someone else thought she owned the moose. Moreover, this lady had named the moose Rodrigo! And the moose acted like she was correct!
Embarrassed and enraged, Wilfred rushed off for home, but tripped and got all tangled up in the string he used to keep track of his way. It got dark, and he was beginning to think about all the monsters that would be out soon, when along came the moose, who rescued him.
"All was forgiven. And perhaps, Wilfred admitted, he’d never really owned the moose anyway.”
The final panel of the book adds a hilarious epilogue to the story.
The illustrations by Jeffers are creative and entertaining, as always. Most unusually, he puts the cartoon-like characters of Wilfred and the moose in front of gorgeous realistic oil painting landscapes in the background.
Evaluation: This offbeat entertaining story has won several awards (including CBI Book of the Year Awards 2013 - Honor Award for Illustration). It could be read as a book with a message about how you can’t “own” those you love, or it could just be read as a very original, humorous story. Either way, it’s well worth it!
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pet.One day, however, Wilfred made a terrible discovery: someone else thought she owned the moose. Moreover, this lady had named the moose Rodrigo! And the moose acted like she was correct!
Embarrassed and enraged, Wilfred rushed off for home, but tripped and got all tangled up in the string he used to keep track of his way. It got dark, and he was beginning to think about all the monsters that would be out soon, when along came the moose, who rescued him.
"All was forgiven. And perhaps, Wilfred admitted, he’d never really owned the moose anyway.”
The final panel of the book adds a hilarious epilogue to the story.
The illustrations by Jeffers are creative and entertaining, as always. Most unusually, he puts the cartoon-like characters of Wilfred and the moose in front of gorgeous realistic oil painting landscapes in the background.
Evaluation: This offbeat entertaining story has won several awards (including CBI Book of the Year Awards 2013 - Honor Award for Illustration). It could be read as a book with a message about how you can’t “own” those you love, or it could just be read as a very original, humorous story. Either way, it’s well worth it!
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LibraryThing member jenniferm14
Oliver Jeffers brings humor to this book when Wilfred tries to control his pet moose, Marcel, with rules. Wilfred comes across a conflict when it appears his pet seems to also have another owner. This modern fantasy is appropriate for beginners.
LibraryThing member ktran4
I enjoyed this book for many reasons. I loved the artwork and illustrations. The illustrator uses paint, colored pencils, and many textures to portray the landscapes and characters to the reader. The illustrations help the reader visualize the text that go along with each page. The artwork is very
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unique and interesting to look at. The characters also stand out from the landscape backgrounds. The texture and colors help the boy and the moose stand out. I also liked the variety of font that the author uses. This can help the author emphasize certain texts and show the reader the important parts to remember. For example, the “Rules” for the moose the main character finds are written in a cursive font. I also liked the opposing personalities of the two characters. The boy was bossy and selfish at first, while the moose was indifferent and went along with what the boy wanted.The big idea of the story is to not assume something belongs to you until you are sure and to always share with others. Show Less
LibraryThing member laineyh
This Moose Belongs to Me is the first book that I read by Oliver Jeffers and I really enjoyed the mixed media used in the book as well as the light-hearted story. Animal stories are often my favorite and this story talks about the adventures of a boy and a moose that apparently belongs to him. The
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story is creatively told through the boys perspectives and uses the boys “rules for being a good pet” to help describe the friendship between Wilfred and marcel the moose. While on one of their adventures, an old women claims Marcel the moose to be her own and Marcel is enticed by the apple in her hand and ignores Marcel. He then runs off and becomes stranded in the woods until his pet moose performs the most important rule of all; rescuing your owner from perilous situations. The reason I choose this book initially was because I was so intrigued by the illustrations. I loved how the backgrounds are all textured which really make the characters, which are extremely quirky looking, stand out. I also really enjoyed how the rules looked like they had been written by Wilfred himself. This book reminds me of an icebreaker that is often used at work and is when we ask kids to think of their dream pet animal. I think that this book could be used in the classroom for a similar activity and students could enhance their writing skills by creating a story about their dream pets. Show Less
LibraryThing member jolenaryan
Heartwarming story about a boy and his pet moose. Hilarious.
Curricular connections; learning about friendship and social skills
Curricular connections; learning about friendship and social skills
LibraryThing member nbmars
This is a very funny story about Wilfred, a young boy who thinks he owns a moose he encounters. He names the moose Marcel, and explains to Marcel “the rules of how to be a good pet.” Most of the time, it seems like Marcel isn’t paying attention to him, but sometimes, he is an excellent
One day, however, Wilfred made a terrible discovery: someone else thought she owned the moose. Moreover, this lady had named the moose Rodrigo! And the moose acted like she was correct!
Embarrassed and enraged, Wilfred rushed off for home, but tripped and got all tangled up in the string he used to keep track of his way. It got dark, and he was beginning to think about all the monsters that would be out soon, when along came the moose, who rescued him.
"All was forgiven. And perhaps, Wilfred admitted, he’d never really owned the moose anyway.”
The final panel of the book adds a hilarious epilogue to the story.
The illustrations by Jeffers are creative and entertaining, as always. Most unusually, he puts the cartoon-like characters of Wilfred and the moose in front of gorgeous realistic oil painting landscapes in the background.
Evaluation: This offbeat entertaining story has won several awards (including CBI Book of the Year Awards 2013 - Honor Award for Illustration). It could be read as a book with a message about how you can’t “own” those you love, or it could just be read as a very original, humorous story. Either way, it’s well worth it!
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pet.One day, however, Wilfred made a terrible discovery: someone else thought she owned the moose. Moreover, this lady had named the moose Rodrigo! And the moose acted like she was correct!
Embarrassed and enraged, Wilfred rushed off for home, but tripped and got all tangled up in the string he used to keep track of his way. It got dark, and he was beginning to think about all the monsters that would be out soon, when along came the moose, who rescued him.
"All was forgiven. And perhaps, Wilfred admitted, he’d never really owned the moose anyway.”
The final panel of the book adds a hilarious epilogue to the story.
The illustrations by Jeffers are creative and entertaining, as always. Most unusually, he puts the cartoon-like characters of Wilfred and the moose in front of gorgeous realistic oil painting landscapes in the background.
Evaluation: This offbeat entertaining story has won several awards (including CBI Book of the Year Awards 2013 - Honor Award for Illustration). It could be read as a book with a message about how you can’t “own” those you love, or it could just be read as a very original, humorous story. Either way, it’s well worth it!
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Subjects
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — 2015)
Irish Book Award (Winner — 2012)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — High School — 2015)
CCBC Choices (2013)
Notable Children's Book (2013)
Language
Original publication date
2012-11-13
ISBN
0399161031 / 9780399161032