Not long ago we brought a new kitten into the household. Our two dogs were thrilled to bits to have a new playmate, but the two cats were appalled and disgusted. They behaved as if a fate worse than death had been placed upon them, and were rude and anti-social for days. Thankfully, the kitten's charms have started to wear down the older cats' standoffish behavior. There is only so much you can do when a little furry person snuggles up against you.
In today's picture book you will see what happens when a large and indulged cat called Fuddles gets a new housemate who is.....prepare yourself.....a puppy!
Fuddles and Puddles
In today's picture book you will see what happens when a large and indulged cat called Fuddles gets a new housemate who is.....prepare yourself.....a puppy!
Fuddles and Puddles
Frans Vischer
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 2016, 978-1-4814-3839-1
Fuddles is a fat, lazy, and utterly content cat. His
people spoil him rotten and that is exactly how things should be. According to
Fuddles. Then one day Fuddles wakes up from a nap, he goes into the kitchen,
and he sees that there is a puddle on the floor. Worse still there is a little
dog that goes with the puddle. A dog that barks and drools, and makes puddles.
Fuddles is “disgusted” and he wants nothing to do with the dog.
Unfortunately,
Puddles does not seem to understand how much Fuddles dislikes him. The little
dog follows Fuddles everywhere, even to the litterbox. Fuddles hardly gets a
break from the little pest and one day, when Fuddles catches Puddles eating his
food, the cat loses his temper. He has had enough, and so he yowls and is so
frightening that the dog runs away and he stays away. Fuddles is “delighted.”
He has got rid of the dog pest and now life can settle down and go back to the
way it was.
All is well
until Fuddles gets himself into a dreadful situation; a situation that means
that he needs help and he needs it quickly.
Many of us hate
it when change comes into our lives, especially when that change brings inconveniences
and perhaps a little chaos with it. What we often don’t realize is that change
can actually be a good thing; it can bring unexpected gifts with it that we did
not even know about.
With wonderful
touches of humor and an appreciation for human (and cat) nature, Frans Vischer
brings us a third Fuddles story that will delight readers of all ages.
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