Flubber

by Cathy East Dubowski

Paperback.

128 pages, Unknown Binding

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

Cathy East Dubowski is a narrator, editor, and illustrator. She specializes in novelizations of movies and literary classics for children and young adult readers. Dubowski has written more than 100 books for children, including adaptations of The Aristocats, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess, and Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty.

Reviews

[⚘ Itz Lia the Bibliophile ⚘ · Rating 4 out of 5]

As good as the movie!

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Flubber was a childhood favorite of mine. Before I discovered Mork & Mindy, it was my favorite thing the late, great Robin Williams ever did, even more so than Aladdin. I haven't seen even any scenes from the movie in years, but repeated viewings as a kid have cemented certain scenes in my mind.

So, when I saw this novelization at a local thrift store, I thought: Why not pick it up? After all, such a book is probably long out of print by now! I read it today...and I was rather disappointed. Though the writing was decent, a lot of key elements--such as the kid who was repeatedly frightened by what he saw out his window, as well as Webette, the clone/daughter of Weebo--were missing. This may sound strange, coming from someone who is both an avid reader and a library employee, but...the movie was better; stick with the film.

[Shay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robin Williams one of the greats! This book is amazing. As a 34 year old sometimes you have to break away from all the crap that is out there and go back to a time where life was pretty great. I obviously read this very fast but the writing is fantastic. Cried about Weebo gosh that was hard. Going to have my kids read it next!

[Rayla A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great fun read with the kids.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Rick Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the movie better.