"Mr Wuffles is not only one of my favorite children's books I read this year, it is also one of my favorite pieces of science fiction, linguistics, and graphic storytelling. It is the story of little green persons in a flying saucer, an insect society, and a domesticated predator who just wants to play. It is about encounter, communication, trust, repair, and art. The illustrations open up a strange, alien world (a human home as seen from floor level) and do most of the storytelling, as what little dialog there is is mostly alien pictograms, insectoid clicking, and the occasional line in English from Mr Wuffles' totally oblivious human owners."
Publisher Clarion Books
Publication Date 2013-10-01
Section Children's Picture Books / All Staff Suggestions / Suggestions for Kids / Anna Geneva R. / Archived Staff Suggestions / Lauren R.
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780618756612
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.
