Closer inspection, like only Wiesner can provide, reveals that it is a miniature alien spacecraft experiencing mechanical trouble. Wuffles, an aloof, perspicacious black cat, takes no interest in his playthings, save one peculiar toy that looks something like a hobnail tea strainer. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.Once again Wiesner dips into his irrepressible imagination to deliver a mostly wordless conceptual picture book where the mundane and the magical collide. Wuffles plays rough with the little ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs.

Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens. Another comic tour de force from three-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner.

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. 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. 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. Wuffles doesn't care about toy mice or toy goldfish. A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book In a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David Wiesner, a cat named Mr. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

On a more dramatic note, there’s a Spielberg/Lucas level of glory to the bold ant-back and ladybug-flying escape scenes (you can practically hear the John Williams score).” “Fans of Tuesday will recognize Wiesner’s easy shift from the mundane to the fantastical here as well as his deft and plausible creation of a skewed reality. 'The award-winning Wiesner (his trophy collection would make Meryl Streep blush) is a master of the form, a magical realist who makes the commonplace seem suddenly more interesting.' 'Once again Wiesner dips into his impressible imagination to deliver a mostly wordless conceptual picture book where the mundane and the magical collide.Wiesner is a three-time Caldecott winner. 'This exemplary Wiesnerian blend of ordinary and extraordinary incorporates the delights of Borrowers-style innovations, quintessential cat behavior, and Wiesner's own exquisitely fashioned art.' 'Wiesner once again produces a fantasy adventure that isn't like anything else around.' 'Expertly imagined, composed, drawn and colored, this is Wiesner at his best.'

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