{"id":36612,"date":"2019-08-30T21:32:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T01:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36612"},"modified":"2019-08-30T21:32:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T01:32:08","slug":"review-of-flubby-will-not-play-with-that-by-j-e-morris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36612","title":{"rendered":"Review of Flubby Will NOT Play with That, by J. E. Morris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/flubby_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/flubby_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36703\" \/><\/a><em>Flubby<\/p>\n<p>Flubby Will NOT Play with That<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by J. E. Morris<\/p>\n<p>Penguin Workshop, 2019.  32 pages.<br \/>\nStarred Review<br \/>\nReview written August 9, 2019, from a library book<\/p>\n<p>The cover of this book made me laugh.  It shows a cat looking dubiously at a fish toy on a string.  The picture says it all.  Who of us doesn\u2019t know a cat (or a child) who isn\u2019t remotely interested in the flashy toy purchased for them?<\/p>\n<p>This book is a beginning reader about this universal experience.  Flubby\u2019s owner (of indeterminate gender) has purchased four different toys for Flubby, each more elaborate than the one before.  Flubby isn\u2019t at all interested.<\/p>\n<p>The owner walks away, saying there are no more toys, but leaves the paper bag on the floor that the toys came in.  You can guess what happens next.<\/p>\n<p>The storyline is simple but relatable.  The words used are realistically simple and easy to read.  The pictures reinforce the story and add plenty of personality and humor.  It\u2019s all you could wish for in a book for a child to confidently read to themselves.  There\u2019s a punchline you\u2019ll see coming but still enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Good news is this seems to be part of a new series about Flubby.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/penguin.com\/youngreaders\">penguin.com\/youngreaders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1524787787\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/flubby.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/flubby.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flubby Flubby Will NOT Play with That by J. E. Morris Penguin Workshop, 2019. 32 pages. Starred Review Review written August 9, 2019, from a library book The cover of this book made me laugh. It shows a cat looking dubiously at a fish toy on a string. The picture says it all. 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