Spotlight On: Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb, Erin Kraan (Illus.)
I’m the Buffalo Fluffalo
I heave and I huffalo
Leave me alone because
I’ve had enuffalo.
Buffalo Fluffalo arrives on the scene puffed up with self-importance. Stomping around and raising billows of dust, Buffalo Fluffalo proclaims his superiority to the other creatures—the ram, the prairie dog, and the crow—who just want to be his friend. So Buffalo Fluffalo, who has had enuffalo, heads off to grumble to himself. Suddenly, a rain shower pours down from the clouds and—what’s this? All of his fluffalo is a soggy mess! There Fluffalo stands, a drenched pip-squeak without his disguise. The other animals, who could see through Fluffalo’s bravado from the start, circle around to comfort him. As prairie dog says with a smile in his eyes, You’re great how you are, no matter your size.
What booksellers are saying about Buffalo Fluffalo
- Sing-song, rhyming text is very catchy. This title will be a good read-aloud. Love how the story shows that all are important and have value in a community.
― Stacy Sharp from Plenty Downtown Bookshop in Cookeville, TN | Buy from Plenty Downtown Bookshop
- A grumpy buffalo is no match for a cast of sweet animal friends who show him that he’s worthy of friendship. Fun and silly, Buffalo Fluffalo reminds us that we aren’t all as big as our bluster, and it’s ok to be uniquely ourselves.
― Jessica Nock from Main Street Books in Davidson, NC | Buy from Main Street Books
- I absolutely LOVE Buffalo Fluffalo! The rhyming is superb and sure to delight children of all ages. The message is sweet and a nice lesson- one even adults might need reminding of when they feel like Buffalo Fluffalo
― Michelle Weiler, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, North Carolina | Buy from Quail Ridge Books
About Bess Kalb and Erin Kraan
Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of Nobody Will Tell You This but Me, a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She wrote for eight years on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has written for the Emmy Awards, the Academy Awards, and the 2020 Democratic National Convention. She is the head writer and executive producer of the WGA Award-nominated Yearly Departed, and is currently adapting Nobody Will Tell You This but Me into a feature film with Sight Unseen Pictures. She lives with her husband and two boys in Brooklyn. This is her debut picture book.
Erin Kraan is a children’s book illustrator, woodcutter, and printmaker. She loves the process of carving her characters into wood and seeing how their quirky and whimsical identities come to life through the ink in the prints. Erin lives and works in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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