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Fluffywuffy
Mr Moot lives a quiet life with his cherished pet, Fluffywuffy, by his side. He isn't troubled by neighbours, or mice, or even the postman… But when an uninvited guest comes to visit, Mr Moot finds himself kept awake every night. If it's not the sound of drums, then the noise of chainsaws and even motorbikes comes from the living room below. Luckily for Mr Moot, Fluffywuffy has a solution for how to deal with his (unlucky) guest! Kids will love this darkly funny story with a brilliant mischievous twist!
32 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2018
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April 13, 2024
Disturbing.
I didn't choose this. I'm not a fan of snarling little lap dogs to begin with, and was already put out when I saw the title. Of course it got picked first this evening...
I was actually enjoying this. Mr Moot reminds me terribly of a good friend of mine (so much so, that I thought about suggesting to him to try a moustache - it seems to suit!), and his beastly little dog keeping "noisy neighbours" (and everyone else) at bay to maintain his "nice, quiet life" seemed consistent.
Then his bizarre, boundary-less, night-active cousin Clarence shows up as a barely tolerated uninvited houseguest...
"Fluffywuffy said nothing."
Well, tension builds and builds until the problem is resolved...
This has only solidified my views of Lhasa Apsos and their ilk. The tiny audience was not put out by the horrifying implication, and, frankly, I rather thought Clarence got what he deserved.
3 solid stars because I like the reinforcement that uninvited houseguests are as unwelcome as haemorrhoids. And that any dog in the "toy" category at Crufts is potentially a man-eater and shouldn't be approached. Good lesson. ;)
I didn't choose this. I'm not a fan of snarling little lap dogs to begin with, and was already put out when I saw the title. Of course it got picked first this evening...
I was actually enjoying this. Mr Moot reminds me terribly of a good friend of mine (so much so, that I thought about suggesting to him to try a moustache - it seems to suit!), and his beastly little dog keeping "noisy neighbours" (and everyone else) at bay to maintain his "nice, quiet life" seemed consistent.
Then his bizarre, boundary-less, night-active cousin Clarence shows up as a barely tolerated uninvited houseguest...
"Fluffywuffy said nothing."
Well, tension builds and builds until the problem is resolved...
This has only solidified my views of Lhasa Apsos and their ilk. The tiny audience was not put out by the horrifying implication, and, frankly, I rather thought Clarence got what he deserved.
3 solid stars because I like the reinforcement that uninvited houseguests are as unwelcome as haemorrhoids. And that any dog in the "toy" category at Crufts is potentially a man-eater and shouldn't be approached. Good lesson. ;)
March 2, 2018
This book terrified me.
June 17, 2018
I thought this was going to be a typical cutesy doggie book. It is not! Hilarious, yet horrifying. Although I agree rude Cousin Clarence has GOT TO GO, this was not what I was expecting. The last page is TERRIFYING!
June 13, 2018
Um, this was a little scary...esp the dog with the scary human smile lol
July 30, 2018
Een schattig hondje, zijn/haar eigenaar, en een heerlijk duister verhaal.
Ik zal proberen een review te schrijven zonder veel te verklappen, en als ik het echt niet kan laten zet ik wel wat spoiler tags om dingen heen. En ach, je kunt al best een goed idee krijgen door de blurb en een van de eerdere pagina's. Al moet ik zeggen dat
Dit boek gaat over een lieve hond en zijn oudere eigenaar. Ze zijn een lief paar en houden van rust, stilte, en nog meer rust. En hun rust wordt verstoord als ze een bezoeker krijgen die niet echt het leven of sociale cues snapt. Meneer Wik's neef komt gezellig, nou ja gezellig, langs en is van plan even te blijven. Ik mocht die gast al niet vanaf het begin en het werd alleen maar erger met elke avond. Mijn hemel, man man man, misschien moet je eens snappen dat je dit gewoon niet doet. Wie gaat er nou midden in de nacht met een kettingzaag spelen? *zucht*
Je kunt je voorstellen dat ons duo helemaal gek wordt. Echt helemaal gek. Gelukkig voor Meneer Wik heeft hij een hondje die niet veel zegt (zoals telkens wordt herhaald) maar die toch iets speciaals heeft.
De tekeningen zijn hartstikke leuk gedaan. Floeffiewoeffie is echt een schatje!
Ik heb het boek zelfs twee keer gelezen! Een keer zelf, en daarna moest ik hem wel aan mijn verloofde voorlezen en die heeft ook genoten van het verhaal.
Als laatste: Goed gedaan Floeffiewoeffie, je verdient wel een lekker hondenbrokje. En ik zou dit boek aan iedereen aanraden die op zoek is naar een leuk, hilarisch, duister prentenboek.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Ik zal proberen een review te schrijven zonder veel te verklappen, en als ik het echt niet kan laten zet ik wel wat spoiler tags om dingen heen. En ach, je kunt al best een goed idee krijgen door de blurb en een van de eerdere pagina's. Al moet ik zeggen dat
Dit boek gaat over een lieve hond en zijn oudere eigenaar. Ze zijn een lief paar en houden van rust, stilte, en nog meer rust. En hun rust wordt verstoord als ze een bezoeker krijgen die niet echt het leven of sociale cues snapt. Meneer Wik's neef komt gezellig, nou ja gezellig, langs en is van plan even te blijven. Ik mocht die gast al niet vanaf het begin en het werd alleen maar erger met elke avond. Mijn hemel, man man man, misschien moet je eens snappen dat je dit gewoon niet doet. Wie gaat er nou midden in de nacht met een kettingzaag spelen? *zucht*
Je kunt je voorstellen dat ons duo helemaal gek wordt. Echt helemaal gek. Gelukkig voor Meneer Wik heeft hij een hondje die niet veel zegt (zoals telkens wordt herhaald) maar die toch iets speciaals heeft.
De tekeningen zijn hartstikke leuk gedaan. Floeffiewoeffie is echt een schatje!
Ik heb het boek zelfs twee keer gelezen! Een keer zelf, en daarna moest ik hem wel aan mijn verloofde voorlezen en die heeft ook genoten van het verhaal.
Als laatste: Goed gedaan Floeffiewoeffie, je verdient wel een lekker hondenbrokje. En ik zou dit boek aan iedereen aanraden die op zoek is naar een leuk, hilarisch, duister prentenboek.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
September 25, 2022
A scary book for youngsters. Presumably, the story is be wary of dogs, no matter how cute they may look?!
March 6, 2018
I would love to know the author's intentions with this book. If it was to terrify young children, I think he has succeeded. Is this part of a new genre of toddler horror? Holy moly! I don't know what to make of this book except I definitely wouldn't read it to anyone under the age of 10.
Spoiler Alert: Now I'm trying to think of other children's books where someone gets eaten...maybe this isn't a brand new concept, but there's definitely something creepy about a children's book that seems to be saying it is okay to murder people. Especially if they are annoying.
Spoiler Alert: Now I'm trying to think of other children's books where someone gets eaten...maybe this isn't a brand new concept, but there's definitely something creepy about a children's book that seems to be saying it is okay to murder people. Especially if they are annoying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 2, 2018
Fluffywuffy was not a bear,
Fluffywuffy did not care
that when he ate this man's cousin with glee
that she also got all of his teeth.
(Trust me, you're glad this was spoiled for you. *shudder* that last smiling picture).
Fluffywuffy did not care
that when he ate this man's cousin with glee
that she also got all of his teeth.
(Trust me, you're glad this was spoiled for you. *shudder* that last smiling picture).
May 30, 2018
Deeply disturbing. Maybe it is achieved its goals, however, because Fluffywuffy has become a family joke.
July 7, 2019
I chose this book at the library in a state of incipient panic, grimly determined that the outing would bear tangible fruit, whilst juggling an increasingly enraged baby. I knew it was several reading levels above her ability to comprehend, but I thought the name was cute and the cover looked charming! You would think after living over thirty years and reading many books both for children and for adults I would have grasped that the old adage exists for a reason. Covers mislead. And what’s more, even blurbs can be outright deceptive. The back of Fluffywuffy claims: “Kids will love this darkly funny story with a brilliant mischievous twist!”
Well, yes. That description’s accurate, as long as out-and-out murder is your opinion of a hilarious surprise in a book for toddlers. To backtrack, Fluffywuffy is a small pet of indeterminate breed, owned by the rather wishy-washy Mr Moot. The first page obliquely warns of Fluffywuffy’s nature by telling us that ‘Mr Moot lives a quiet life’ and showing various bothersome people running from the house. (In keeping with many great works of literature, the sinister undertones of this opening can only fully be appreciated in retrospect.) Mr Moot has a cousin who turns up unannounced for a visit and who proves to enjoy noisy nocturnal activities*, to the enragement of Fluffywuffy. *Not a euphemism, part of the insanity of this book is the way it remains child-friendly up until that afore-mentioned twist.
As with many horror novels, the terror creeps up on the reader. Repetition is utilised to build up a sense of dread: the sentence ‘Fluffywuffy said nothing’ reoccurs on each page, as the cousin becomes more and more irritating. The illustrations of Fluffywuffy add to the ominous tone by showing his/her eyebrows progressively lowering, the only hint as to the darkness within his/her soul.
The climax is truly unexpected. Mr Moot awakes to silence from his cousin and a missing Fluffywuffy. The penultimate illustration shows Fluffywuffy in monstrous silhouettes - his mouth, which has until this point been pursed shut in a moue of disapproval, wide and gaping with dreadful teeth. The cousin has disappeared, leaving behind him his half-eaten belongings. The book ends with Fluffywuffy resplendent on a pile of nibbled clothes, grinning an enormous, eerie grin. It’s remarkable how little ambiguity there is here. It’s abundantly clear that the cousin has been eaten - there’s not even the option of diplomatically discussing with your child whether another interpretation is possible.
That blurb continues to amaze me - I love the blithe use of the phrase ‘brilliant mischief’ as if rather than drawing on the floor with crayons, my child might in act of naughty playfulness kill somebody instead. I do think there is something darkly compelling about this story, and perhaps if I had an older child with a robust outlook on the world and a well-developed sense of irony my take on it would be different. Maybe my reaction is too prudish, driven by a desire for my precious firstborn to experience only nice stories, the tales which are truly fluffy. Even so, having already traumatised her with Scarface Claw, I’m not taking any risks. Fluffywuffy has gone back to the library and there it will stay.
Further reviews at www.caitlinwrites.com.
Well, yes. That description’s accurate, as long as out-and-out murder is your opinion of a hilarious surprise in a book for toddlers. To backtrack, Fluffywuffy is a small pet of indeterminate breed, owned by the rather wishy-washy Mr Moot. The first page obliquely warns of Fluffywuffy’s nature by telling us that ‘Mr Moot lives a quiet life’ and showing various bothersome people running from the house. (In keeping with many great works of literature, the sinister undertones of this opening can only fully be appreciated in retrospect.) Mr Moot has a cousin who turns up unannounced for a visit and who proves to enjoy noisy nocturnal activities*, to the enragement of Fluffywuffy. *Not a euphemism, part of the insanity of this book is the way it remains child-friendly up until that afore-mentioned twist.
As with many horror novels, the terror creeps up on the reader. Repetition is utilised to build up a sense of dread: the sentence ‘Fluffywuffy said nothing’ reoccurs on each page, as the cousin becomes more and more irritating. The illustrations of Fluffywuffy add to the ominous tone by showing his/her eyebrows progressively lowering, the only hint as to the darkness within his/her soul.
The climax is truly unexpected. Mr Moot awakes to silence from his cousin and a missing Fluffywuffy. The penultimate illustration shows Fluffywuffy in monstrous silhouettes - his mouth, which has until this point been pursed shut in a moue of disapproval, wide and gaping with dreadful teeth. The cousin has disappeared, leaving behind him his half-eaten belongings. The book ends with Fluffywuffy resplendent on a pile of nibbled clothes, grinning an enormous, eerie grin. It’s remarkable how little ambiguity there is here. It’s abundantly clear that the cousin has been eaten - there’s not even the option of diplomatically discussing with your child whether another interpretation is possible.
That blurb continues to amaze me - I love the blithe use of the phrase ‘brilliant mischief’ as if rather than drawing on the floor with crayons, my child might in act of naughty playfulness kill somebody instead. I do think there is something darkly compelling about this story, and perhaps if I had an older child with a robust outlook on the world and a well-developed sense of irony my take on it would be different. Maybe my reaction is too prudish, driven by a desire for my precious firstborn to experience only nice stories, the tales which are truly fluffy. Even so, having already traumatised her with Scarface Claw, I’m not taking any risks. Fluffywuffy has gone back to the library and there it will stay.
Further reviews at www.caitlinwrites.com.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 22, 2018
Mr. Moot didn't like noises, neither did his dog, Fluffywuffy. But one day his noisy cousin Clarence moved in with Mr. Moot and Fluffywuffy. Clarence made noise, a lot of it! Mr. Moot put up with it, but Fluffywuffy said nothing... until the day it was quiet. Mr. Moot went into the living room to investigate but only found Fluffywuffy and his noisy cousin Clarence was gone. Fluffywuffy said nothing, but there's evidence that Clarence may have come to a bad end.
July 27, 2024
Welp, I put this on my "weird books" shelf. Though I wouldn't necessarily want my dog to EAT a cousin who was as annoying and thoughtless as Cousin Clarence, I don't think I'd mind if the dog ran them off. So, yeah, I think Fluffywuffy ate the cousin and maybe stole his teeth/dentures as well? At least that's how I can make the most sense of the creepily human teeth in the last illustration.
I guess some people would enjoy this, but I don't think I'll be recommending it to anyone.
I guess some people would enjoy this, but I don't think I'll be recommending it to anyone.
July 16, 2020
This is slightly disturbing. My daughter and I looked at each other when we finished it and we both kind of shuddered! This is a dark one, don't read it with a sensitive child, it's definitely not a 'cuddly' tale. I am a dark bunny and I appreciated the black humour here, but my daughter didn't want to read it a second time!
May 6, 2024
Another pick by my daughter ahha. I feel like this book had the potential to be a nice cutesy read and it was kind of scary hahah. The last page I literally thought that dog had stole someone’s dentures and was wearing them. Hahaha. But it was a cute read.
I’m not sure if we would recommend it or not lol.
I’m not sure if we would recommend it or not lol.
October 8, 2021
Probably more enjoyable if you know in advance of reading that this is not a cutesy book about a fluffy puppy. In the end, it is a bit too harsh, so less one star. But clever and a great subversive picture book overall.
September 15, 2022
Everyone seems to hate how terrifying this book is, but I love that huge, freaky smile on the last page. It's unexpected and, yes, scary! Big-kid readers of picture books will *love* this weird book!
February 28, 2024
My daughter (age 11) spotted this book in the library and decided to read it together there and then. We got to the last page and laughed. Not what we were expecting but she enjoyed the dark humour so much that we borrowed it and brought it home!
April 12, 2018
Mijn recensie over Floeffiewoeffie (Simon Puttock & Matt Robertson) kan je nalezen op mijn blog via https://boeklovers.wordpress.com/2018...
May 24, 2018
"Fluffywuffy: The Enforcer"
April 12, 2019
The illustrations were cute and it was kind of funny, but it definitely went way over my 2.5 year old's head. She hasn't requested it a second time.
August 23, 2019
Fun but ultimately too short (good in some aspects, means the story is lacking in others) with a really terrible ending. Barely any focus on the dog.
August 27, 2019
Surprisingly terrifying
August 23, 2021
My 3yo enjoyed it, not her favorite but for a one time read was okay.
March 5, 2025
Amazing. Iconic. King/Queen/Royalty. Fluffywuffy is incredibly. Fave.
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January 18, 2026If you are looking for a creepy picture book, with a bit of a horror-genre going on, this one is definitely creepy!
August 31, 2024
Love a book with a gruesome ending...
October 15, 2018
Dreadful and not a book I was expecting to read to a 3 year old.
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