The book follows a young boy named Wilfred, who in his adventures comes across a moose. He decides to name the moose Marcel, and that the moose would be his pet. Along with being his pet, he gives the moose a set of rules that as a pet, he should follow and perform. Throughout the book, we hear a...
A little boy finds a moose and is convinced it is his. He develops a list of rules for the moose, whom he names Marcel. Sometimes Marcel does a good job of following rules (like protecting him from the rain), but sometimes Marcel seems to ignore the rules (like going wherever the boy wants to go)...
So I decided I love Oliver Jeffers. Any author who is also an illustrator makes it to the top tier, but he also named a Moose Marcel and named the moose's owner Wilfred (a little boy). I'm a fan. These illustrations are a crazy mix of different mediums, including oil, acrylic, computer enlarged p...
Es muy bonita la primera mitad del cuento, cómo el autor nos muestra la relación entre el hombre y la niña y el mundo. La escena del sillón, impresionante. A partir de ahí... tengo la sensación de que la historia se hace un poco más tópica y difusa (quizá sea cosa mía, pero no me parece que funci...
I went in not knowing what this book was about but wanted to read it based other books I’ve read by Jeffers. This one deals with the loss of a loved one and of all the “loss of a loved one” type books I’ve read for kids I think this is by far the best. Jeffers does a great job capturing the way a...
This story of a little girl who opened her heart to the many possibilties in the world and she shared them with her grandfather. Thoughts about life and the stars, the wonders of the sea, she loved finding new things. As she got older and her grandfather passed on she decided she wanted to guard ...
This is an achingly sentimental story, with an ending that left me feeling quite empowered. I have read almost every book by Mr. Oliver Jeffers, and very much admire his talent in conveying stories with an economy of words. His images are as emotionally evocative as his word choices, but light an...
So much to love about this Oliver Jeffers book! It is filled with little "clues" that young readers can use for drawing their own inferences. I think this book could have been almost wordless and worked almost as well. I'd like to try it as a "read the pictures" experience with the kindergarte...
47 months - I can appreciate the author's talent but I've just never really enjoyed his illustration style nor most of the stories... not exactly sure why. This one I spent a lot of time explaining to O what the different words meant... investigator, judge, prosecutor, alibi etc. These are not ...
3.5An interesting idea, but a little underwhelming to me when compared with the author's other works. I think the conservation-green message was not totally heavy-handed, but neither was it light and unassuming. That means Jeffers probably struck a reasonable balance. I wanted the story to end in...
Even after reading every other Oliver Jeffers book out there, this one still managed to surprise and tickle me. In terms of children's books that preach environmental sustainability, I prefer this story over the Lorax (and that's no slight to Dr. Seuss!). The illustrations, as always, are singula...
This book reminds me of those various teenagers who dress up as Goths or as Punks for some reason - perhaps they want to thumb their noses at the older generation or at authority; perhaps they want to be different to everybody else - but they all look the same as each other. Maybe that's what t...
"The thing about the Hueys is that they were all the same."What happens when one Huey decides to dress differently? Rupert defies the "group think" and begins to wear a sweater. Though some of the Hueys are horrified, he finds support from others. That support leads to acceptance from the larger ...
It's a really simple and cute book, yet it has a very important message. It talks about the wonders of being unique in a surrounding of plain and same. One day Rupert the huey decided to defy the regular habits of the world of hueys, by being different, and unique. He walks around with his bright...
What a fun book about self confidence. It's a great book about standing out in a crowd, the right reasons to stand out, and then the self acceptance of being an individual. A great book for a self esteem small group, large group for students that are feeling peer pressure, and for individual stud...
I don't normally review picture books on Goodreads, but this little gem has appeal for all ages. The problem here is that the alphabet book format will make it seemingly for a preschool audience, but the humor will be more appreciated by older kids who may be turned off by the ABC aspect. But a...
I thought this book was absolutely fantastic. It's a picture book, about a group of children arguing and passing blame to each other when someone else steps in and asks what they are fighting about. None of the children remember to they forget about the argument and go together to see a dead fly....