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Fattypuffs and Thinifers
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10860 in Books
- Published on: 2000-10-01
- Format: Illustrated
- Original language: French
- Binding: Paperback
- 96 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
Edmund was fat and loved food - just like his mother. His brother Terry was thin - just like his father. The boys were amazed when they found themselves on opposite sides in a battle between the warring nations of the Fattypuffs and Thinifers.
Customer Reviews
To be Read in Bed with a Snack - by A Fattypuff
This book is a classic. Read it now!!! It's been out of print for years and I've been scouring the country for it. Once you've read it I'm sure you'll agree that it should never be allowed to go out of print again. It has all the elements of a true childrens classic: humour; surrealism; grand adventures; and just enough of a moral. The quality of writing and plot are sufficient to warrent a wide adult readership as well, and, like all classics, it will never go out of date. Forget whether you're a Griffindor or a Slytherin, a Swallow or an Amazon; the REAL question is: Fattypuff or Thinifer?
Fattyfpuffs and Thinnifers
Fritz Wegner's deliciously funny and beguiling illustrations are unforgettable, and more than do justice to this excellent story. This edition also includes a very witty and enjoyable written introduction by Raymond Briggs, though none of his illustrations. A book to treasure.
So - which one are you?
As a 'Thinnifer' child I empathised totally with the 'Fattypuffs' and loved their comfortable laid back lifestyle and the fact that they got to eat six square meals a day with light snacks in between and didn't give a damn about their weight. Now who wouldn't envy that?! This book hasn't dated and I am enjoying reading it to my own children now that I'm a 'Thinnipuff' or a 'Fattifer' adult - depending on your point of view. As it points out in an introduction that I think has been added since I used to read it as a child, this book also has some strong points to make about tolerance which are very important in this troubled world.
