Official Review: Puffy and the Formidable Foe

Azeline Arcenal · Post by **Azeline Arcenal** » 07 May 2017, 15:29

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Puffy and the Formidable Foe" by Ann Marie Hannon.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Puffy and the Formidable Foe by Ann M. Hannon is an illustrated children's book. Puffy is a kitten who strays far from home when he comes upon what he thinks is another 'kitten'.This 'kitten' is actually a baby skunk who sprays Puffy and makes him stinky. Puffy races back home and his owner gives him a bath to remove the smell.

I think this is a cute story and I think it would make a wonderful bedtime story. When Puffy meets the strange ‘kitten’, he flees and returns home. From this scene, kids are able to see the dangers in exploring by themselves and meeting strangers. I think this book touches on a great topic about knowing what to do if you are by yourself and meet a stranger. I think this book is a great way for parents to talk to their kids about stranger danger.

The illustrations were hand drawn and I think they add a nice touch to the story. The illustrations cover the whole page and there are eight illustrated pages that make up the fifteen page book. I really like the picture of where Puffy is fleeing from the skunk, because you can tell that Puffy got some of the stink on him.
There were some big words like ‘obscene’ and ‘formidable’ that the author used. The author included these words to “ encourage a rich vocabulary”. I think that this is ok if parents are reading it with their kids, but kids who are reading it by themselves will definitely struggle with reading and understanding this book. However, I liked how the author included rhyming words in the story as it helps kids to identify what rhyming words are.

The author also included a coloring page for children to color. I thought this was a wonderful way to get kids more involved with the story.

The only thing that I didn't like about this book was that there was a few grammatical errors. For example, ‘Puffy’ wasn't capitalized on one page.

I rate this book a 3 out of 4 stars. If it wasn't for the few grammatical errors that I saw, I would have given it a 4 out of 4 stars. I think this is a great book for parents to read to their children at night. I recommend this book to kids from three to eleven years old, provided that they have someone to explain the meaning of some words.

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Amagine · Post by **Amagine** » 09 May 2017, 10:17

I love that even though it is a children's book, the author adds in rich words to increase children's vocabulary. It's amazing all the different things children can learn simply by reading a book!

Great Review! ?

Azeline Arcenal · Post by **Azeline Arcenal** » 09 May 2017, 10:37

Amagine wrote:I love that even though it is a children's book, the author adds in rich words to increase children's vocabulary. It's amazing all the different things children can learn simply by reading a book!

Great Review! ?

Thank you!

Jaime Lync · Post by **Jaime Lync** » 21 May 2017, 12:32

This sounds adorable and the moral lesson in this book is important to not just children but people of all age ranges. I also think that the coloring page sounds like a great addition. I am in my 20s and I want to buy a coloring book and crayons just for fun. Great review.

Azeline Arcenal · Post by **Azeline Arcenal** » 21 May 2017, 12:37

Jaime Lync wrote:This sounds adorable and the moral lesson in this book is important to not just children but people of all age ranges. I also think that the coloring page sounds like a great addition. I am in my 20s and I want to buy a coloring book and crayons just for fun. Great review.

Thanks!

geoffrey ngoima · Post by **geoffrey ngoima** » 01 Oct 2017, 06:56

The book looks adorable, thank you for the great review.

Ashley Simon · Post by **Ashley Simon** » 06 Oct 2017, 14:14

Nice review. I read this book myself, and I wasn't a huge fan of the way it was laid out, but I enjoyed the illustrations as well.

Izesicle · Post by **Izesicle** » 04 Nov 2017, 20:18

I agree to your point about the errors. They detract from an otherwise entertaining reading of the book.

I rated this book 3 out of 4 stars myself. Feel free to check out my review when you have time.