Attack of the 50-Foot Fluffy

PreS-Gr 1—When Claire and her toy bunny Fluffy are happy, they are delightful and cute. When they are angry though, she is a freckle-faced Fury with a 50-foot stuffed fluffy. Despite the fact that they don't get riled easily, each incident makes it harder to hold in, until finally they burst. Their titanic tantrum topples the town. Only after destroying their favorite swing do they calm down and regret their actions. The narrator (who addresses the girl sometimes), and the tone of the book, are empathetic toward Claire—she's had a bad day, after all. But the little girl realizes that she has done something wrong, and that she must take responsibility for the destruction she's caused. For a story about emotions, Boldt has sensibly created characters with large heads and expressive facial features. Backgrounds match the girl's mood, shots change to dramatic angles and close-ups to further emphasize them, and key words are blocked.