A Porcupine Named Fluffy

by Helen Lester, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

Overview

The humor is just absurd enough to make the picture-book set howl along with Hippo and Fluffy.” –New York Times Book Review

Fluffy the porcupine is unhappy with his name: “So he decided to become fluffier.” He climbs a tree and pretends to be a cloud! He even poses as a pillow. (His mother is not pleased when she sits on him.) When Fluffy meets a rhinoceros named Hippo, it puts his plight in perspective…and he makes a friend. This terrific tribute to self-acceptance—complete with the cutest porcupine pictures on the planet—is now part of a fun, 8” x 8” hardcover series about life lessons.

Includes downloadable audio!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544003194
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/09/2013
Series:	Laugh-Along Lessons Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	130,559
Product dimensions:	8.22(w) x 8.12(h) x 0.34(d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Helen Lester has written many hilarious and popular picture books, including the Tacky the Penguin series and Hooway for Wodney Wat. She lives in New York. www.helenlester.com

Lynn Munsinger has illustrated more than ninety books for children, many written by her frequent collaborator, Helen Lester. She lives in Vermont.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Munsinger's bright, cheery pictures are as whimsical as Lester's delightfully silly text." Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

"Munsinger's bright, cheery pictures are as whimsical as Lester's delightfully silly text." Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Should Mr. and Mrs. Porcupine name their baby Lance? Needleroozer? Quillian? Perhaps they should, but they don't. Instead they decide on the unlikely name of Fluffy. Fluffy's name is a source of sorrow to the sharp-quilled youngster, until he meets and befriends a rhinoceros named . . . Hippo! Munsinger's bright, cheery pictures are as whimsical as Lester's delightfully silly text. Together, they create nicely absurd images, such as a scene in which Fluffy and Hippo roll on the ground, laughing so hard that they start to cry. Lester and Munsingerwho have collaborated on other picture bookstell a sweet story with joyful exuberance. (38)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

K-Gr 2 A rather slight story that is elevated by Munsinger's very funny full-color illustrations. After a singularly unfluffy porcupine named Fluffy fails to become what his name describes, he meets a fierce rhinoceros who sees the humor in his own name, Hippo. Of course, the two become fast friends and discover the truth in the saying, ``a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.'' Munsinger's porcupines are as spiney and prickly as ever seen in a picture book to date, and Fluffy's unsuccessful guest for fluffiness is a spine-tickling way for young readers to learn that there are things about each of us that we cannot change no matter how hard we try. A solid addition to any picture book collection and one that will enliven a story hour. Patricia Homer, Lowville School Library, N.Y.

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