Mr. Wuffles!

A delightful book that tells the tale of Mr. Wuffles, a cat who has no interest in regular cat toys. Instead, he would much rather play with the spaceship full of aliens that landed in his home. After being played with a bit too roughly by Mr. Wuffles, the aliens take cover behind a radiator, and

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devise a plan to escape, with advice from their new insect friends. The best part about this fun, creative tale? It is told solely by the illustrations.

This book would be a great one to read when teaching students how to read all parts of the book, including the illustrations! It is delightfully applicable to the great imaginations of younger children, but still entertaining and quirky enough for an older demographic.

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This book is about a cat named Mr. Wuffles, his owner seems to keep giving him new toys, but Mr. Wuffles is not interested in them because he wants to play with the toy space ship which has aliens in it. The aliens end up escaping and Mr. Wuffles spends a lot of time trying to capture the aliens.
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think this is a good book for children to look at, although it has very few words. The playful illustration gives the reader different perspectives of what is happening and what could happen next in the story. I think this book is designed for young children, but could be useful to those with special needs and non-English learners. Overall this book is a fun read and it gives you many opportunities for your imagination to run wild with the plot of the story.

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David Wiesner, need I say more! I love the picture where the ants are getting their picture taken with the aliens. Awesome.

Wiesner is known for crafting beautiful picture books with few or no words, and this tale continues in that vein. The subject matter is familiar enough at first, with finicky Mr. Wuffles ignoring his owner’s attempts to play with him. However, things get more interesting when he finds a spaceship

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to play with and the aliens inside have to cooperate with the insects in the walls to outsmart Wuffles and get home.
There are very few English words in this text, though the bugs and insects communicate in their own languages, represented by random shapes or dashes. This book would be great in an early elementary classroom because children can follow the narrative even if they cannot read. They can interpret the pictures to retell the narrative in words and to create the dialogue between the bugs and aliens.
Another strength of this book is the use of panels, common in Wiesner’s books but not used as extensively. This book could introduce comics; students can practice reading in sequence and gleaning the information hidden in the gaps between panels. Mr. Wuffles! is enjoyable and has many potential education uses, making it a must for a classroom library.

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This story is almost wordless. A cat named Mr. Wuffles does not want to play with the most of his toys but he would rather play with a small spaceship full of little aliens. He plays so rough that he damages the ship and the aliens have no choice but run out in search of something to fix the

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spaceship. They come across the mice living in the walls with hieroglyphics of how they fought the cat and they help the aliens fix their ship.

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Great picture book full of imagination. I loved the space invaders and the pictures on the walls. I own two cats and often wonder what they are thinking and what they are doing when I am away for the day. Do they have any adventures I don't know about?

This story is enjoyable for all ages. Because the story is virtually wordless, young children who can not read can follow along with the story. The illustrations are captivating. What a fun story!

Oh, what a delight. This is well deserving of the 2014 Caldecott honor award.

The sheer creativity of it and the presentation made me smile and laugh.

Mr. Wuffles the cat has many toys that are unused. Price tags attached, they line up on the floor. One day, Mr. Wuffles finds a very interesting toy,

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shaped like a miniature space ship, and he simply cannot resist it.

As Mr. Wuffles bats and slams and eats and paws the toy, the real life space creatures inside are bounced to the point of dizziness. Alas, too much pounding for the ship results in smoke pouring forth and damage to the ship.

Carefully venturing forth, they carry a flag and their damaged compartment. Very fearful of this huge black monstrosity, they submissively hope for the best.

Any thing more I could write would be a spoiler. Therefore, I'll end with saying this is a book to be read and enjoyed.

It is a rare instance when a creative story and amazing art work meld together to inspire the reader to go back and catch what might have been lost because of the sheer enjoyment of opening the package and devouring the wonderful contents.

Five BIG Stars!

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The book is about Mr. Wuffles who won't play with any of his store bought toys but plays with a toy that is actually a spaceship. Mr. Wuffles breaks whatever it is that makes the spaceship fly and the aliens go under the dressed to find ants and lady bugs to help them fix their ship. They exchange

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resources and work together to distract the cat to get back to their ship and get out.

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This book is about a cat that becomes interested in a little metal spaceship toy and ends up knocking out the aliens from inside. The aliens then meet some insects and they help put the spaceship back together. It is a very funny and attention grabbing book!

Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner

David Ziegler's review
Feb 15, 14
5 of 5 stars
bookshelves: caldecott-honor, animals, wordless, science-fiction, picturebooks, humor, friendship, cats

In Mr. Wuffles author David Wiesner creates an imaginative science fiction and animal tale. Nearly wordless, the

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story follows a very picky cat who only likes to play with certain things. Mr. Wuffles finally discovers a toy spaceship that he really does like to play with. Things become very interesting when it is revealed that THIS toy spaceship is real, and contains tiny aliens who need help to repair their now damaged spacecraft.

Wiesner's colorful art was executed in watercolor and India ink. The details invite re-reading and close study of each illustration. I enjoyed details like the interior of Mr. Wuffles ear, the price tags on unused cat toys, and the pictographs and items under the radiator. Cat behavior, body language and facial expressions are well portrayed. I loved the photo of the "model" on the back interior cover flap.

This story revived my memories of the TV show Land of the Giants, and The Invaders episode of The Twilight Zone show.

While nearly wordless, the alien and insect "dialog" is intriguing. The emphasis on friendship, communication and cooperation is excellent, as well as the message that the small and meek can overcome much larger, stronger opponents. Story and illustrations are well matched and mesh into a delightful tale.

A 2014 Caldecott Honor book, Mr. Wuffles is highly recommended for school and public libraries. For ages 4 - 6 (and older), science fiction, cats, aliens, insects, graphic novel, picture book, humor, imagination, friendship, communication, cooperation, and fans of David Wiesner.

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I really enjoyed this book and liked how these were very few words in it, it heavily relied on the illustrations for the reader to follow the story. I think the illustration in this book was magnificent and very detailed, it pushed the story from page to page. I would use this in my future

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classroom if I was teaching first and second grade. Most likely I would use it in my reading corner.

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This wordless tale still manages to be told from the aliens point of view. Their cooperation with the insects while trying to escape is a surprising twist due to the ironic nature of the title.Made and illustrated by a previous Caledcott winner, this book is great in any elementary classroom .

A great book for cat lovers. Great for very early readers or non readers because there are very few actual words to read.

I was somewhat disappointed in this book, possibly due to high expectations. One thing that I did like about it was that it was graphic novel-esque, and children could be imaginative and figure out what the plot was in this semi-wordless book. However, it wasn't quite my style and I'm afraid I did

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not really "get it." I was confused and grew a bit bored at times, but maybe it's because I don't have the imagination of a child!

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What a cool book! I really liked this unique wordless book. There are many opportunities for kids to direct the story and interpret the pictures, ant hieroglyphics and "conversations" happening throughout the pages. They can create original stories, explore text-to-self connections and explore

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empathy and understanding. Themes that can be discussed include: courage, friendship, creativity, empathy, pre-judgement, humour, adventure, art, communication and of course...imagination

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This is a wonderful book to be used for expression and punctuation. The illustrations are great for really knowing the meaning of the text, and the author uses a great use of punctuation.

The cat doesn't deal talk to people, but in this tale there are no pictures. We use our imagination and own storytelling skills to create our own interpretations, which may be different every time.

This book is a comedy about friendship between aliens and insects when they discover a common enemy...Mr. Wuffles! This was a very creative and beautifully illustrated book. I would recommend it for kids around the age of 8.

I think kids would love decoding the pictures and glyphs found within the book. It is exciting and fun to hear how different kids interpret each picture. It definitely encourages picture walking!

Mr. Wuffles is FABULOUS for all ages—no text but an interesting storyline that you have to completely deduce through observation of the detailed, colorful, gorgeous illustrations. Mr. Wuffles also looks like my cat, Marvin, which makes me love it all the more.

A very odd book. The illustrations are detailed and very nice. It is a picture book and the reason for my rating is that I can't decide whether I wish it had words or not. All the dialog is in alien speak, which might work very well for children with good imaginations, and could be fun for talking

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about while reading the book, but I felt somewhat disappointed that I wasn't sure what was going on. Perhaps a child would not have that difficulty though, and instead it might be the starting place for flights of fancy.

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Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner is the prefect combination of elements — a picture book about a tuxedo cat who could be our Tortuga's twin, written and illustrated by David Wiesner. His nearly wordless picture books never fail to entertain.

Mr. Wuffles is a cat who is bored with his toys. Crash

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landing, bug-sized extraterrestrials grab his attention. As they flee for their lives into a small crack, we are taken into a secret world that fears and respects the mighty Mr. Wuffles.

The aliens are taken in by a colony of ants who help them repair their ship. The aliens' language is written in a group of symbols. I'm curious if they can be deciphered but I haven't tried yet.

Since purchasing the book, Mr. Wuffles has been in our regular rotation for after school reading.

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Personally I did not much appreciate this book, I wanted a lot more of a story line even though the book is meant to be wordless I still wanted more of a story line than just a crashlanded spaceship that Mr. Wuffles the cat decides to play with, scaring the aliens,