Mr. Puffball: Stunt Cat Across America

by Constance Lombardo, Constance Lombardo (Illustrator)

Overview

Mr. Puffball is through being a stunt cat—he’s ready to be a real actor! It’s just too dangerous to be on fire all the time.

But according to Victoria Bossypaws at Purramount Studios, Puffball and El Gato are going to lose their roles in their Hollywood buddy movie unless they can demonstrate youthful Hollywood appeal! But how? They have two weeks to film a dangerous and exciting cross-country movie reel—starring themselves—doing amazing feats of daring and coolness! They’ll cross the country in an old van—and film in Las Vegas, Hobowood, the Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam, and Coney Island!

Much of the cast from Mr. Puffball’s first book is here, with Rosie as a fledgling director and a fantastic new addition to the group—Pickles! Amazing adventures ensue!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062320681
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/27/2016
Series:	Mr. Puffball Series , #2
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,105,907
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Constance Lombardo is an author, illustrator, and cat expert who can say meow in several languages. She is the creator of a middle grade series, Mr. Puffball, about a clever group of Hollywood cats. Stick Dog creator Tom Watson called Mr. Puffball “freaky, furry, and first-rate fun!” When she isn’t drawing or writing, Constance likes to visit the many waterfalls in Western North Carolina or rummage through Asheville’s local indie bookstores. Plus, she likes carrot cake. Visit her at www.constancelombardo.com.

Constance Lombardo is an author, illustrator, and cat expert who can say meow in several languages. She is the creator of a middle grade series, Mr. Puffball, about a clever group of Hollywood cats. Stick Dog creator Tom Watson called Mr. Puffball “freaky, furry, and first-rate fun!” When she isn’t drawing or writing, Constance likes to visit the many waterfalls in Western North Carolina or rummage through Asheville’s local indie bookstores. Plus, she likes carrot cake. Visit her at www.constancelombardo.com.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “I couldn’t resist buying this insane book . . . .” — Tom Angleberger, New York Times Bestselling author of the Origami Yoda series and Crankee Doodle

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “A gut-busting breakthrough in kitty litter-ature!” — Alan Katz, author of The Day the Mustache Took Over

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “Emotions run high and dramatic moments are many, but Mr. Puffball’s positive attitude and growing understanding that good friends are what matter most light up the pages.” — Publishers Weekly

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “Cat-themed pop culture puns permeate the story, as do Lombardo’s scraggly b&w cartoons, which are a big part of its unflagging energy and humor.” — Publishers Weekly

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “A fine, funny, furry new addition to the pantheon of cat characters in books for kids. Welcome, Mr. Puffball!” — Nick Bruel, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Kitty

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “Mr. Puffball deserves to be a star. He’s a feline with all the right feelings. He’s Cat-tastic!” — Charise Mericle Harper, creator of Fashion Kitty

From the Publisher

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “A gut-busting breakthrough in kitty litter-ature!

Alan Katz

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “I couldn’t resist buying this insane book . . . .

Tom Angleberger

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “Mr. Puffball deserves to be a star. He’s a feline with all the right feelings. He’s Cat-tastic!

Charise Mericle Harper

Praise for MR. PUFFBALL: STUNT CAT TO THE STARS: “A fine, funny, furry new addition to the pantheon of cat characters in books for kids. Welcome, Mr. Puffball!

Nick Bruel

2016-06-01
Mr. Puffball's done with being a stunt cat…what's next for him?Mr. Puffball came to Hollywood in Stunt Cat to the Stars (2015) to be like his idol, El Gato, and ended up being El Gato's stunt cat. Now he's tired of being set on fire and nearly breaking every bone in his body, so he and El Gato have decided to make a buddy picture—they just have to sell it to the suits. Ever unreliable, El Gato leaves Mr. Puffball to pitch their idea, Mac & Cheesy's Excellent Adventure, alone. It doesn't matter; the suits like the idea of a buddy pic—but they want Jude Claw and Benedict Cumbercat to star instead of our heroes. The duo has one chance: to make a buddy picture demo reel that is better than Claw and Cumbercat's. Good thing they have their Hollywood friends to help them out. They embark on a cross-country trek, joining Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, bungee jumping at the Hoover Dam, and leaping over the Grand Canyon (kind of), among other stunts…but someone seems to be sabotaging their efforts. As in the series opener, Lombardo's second effort is full of spot comics and illustrations, but in this outing, most if not all of the jokes should be accessible to the target audience. That said, the cat puns and slapstick are not as funny as they want to be, and there are few surprises (or laughs). (Final art and aftermatter not seen.) Not a total hairball, but far from a first purr-chase. (Graphic/fantasy hybrid. 7-11)

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