Rufus: The Bat Who Loved Colors
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Tomi Ungerer's classic tale about a bat who learns to embrace his differences through friendship. Like all bats, Rufus sees life in black and white, until he chances upon an outdoor movie theatre and is awakened to the dazzling world of colours for the first time. Inspired and excited, Rufus paints his own wings and ventures out into the day, only to discover that his unusual appearance attracts unwelcome attention. Though he is initially rejected for his difference, Rufus soon learns to accept himself for who he is, thanks to a new friend. First published in 1961, this classic story of difference and acceptance is as relevant today. Beautifully written and illustrated by the internationally acclaimed author and illustrator, Tomi Ungerer, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson Award for children's literature. Ages 3-6 Review: Fantastic book - I have fond memories of this book from my childhood and was thrilled to find it! Review: We Love Rufus - Wonderful story and great art work. This book has been bought for 3 generations in our family. Now I'm giving it to our great nephew. Customer service was super speedy in replacing the first torn issue we received. Replaced and delivered the next day !
| Best Sellers Rank | #91,737 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #336 in Children's Mammal Books (Books) #1,281 in Children's Self-Esteem Books #3,236 in Children's Friendship Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 92 Reviews |
B**Y
Fantastic book
I have fond memories of this book from my childhood and was thrilled to find it!
L**D
We Love Rufus
Wonderful story and great art work. This book has been bought for 3 generations in our family. Now I'm giving it to our great nephew. Customer service was super speedy in replacing the first torn issue we received. Replaced and delivered the next day !
N**C
the children's books worth buying
there are a lot of children's books one may like to won for sentiment, or nostalgia. I buy this writer's books because his stories are timeless, like Kafka, and they always seem to end with loose ends. In this particular book, the end effect is a story about a bat's friendship with a butterfly collector that somehow seems real, not invented. Helps to make the world more interesting, and lovely.
R**A
Rufus the curious
I love this classic book from my childhood! So glad to see it's in print again! The tale is sweet and heroic, and the illustrations are perfectly matched to the text. Kids of all ages will love Rufus!
J**T
Childhood favorite.....
Loved this book as a child. I'm 50+ now and wanted to introduce Tomi Ungerers colorful universe to my grand-daughter. I'll be picking up his entire collection one by one. Thanks for the re-release!
J**T
Finding your place in the world
One of my favorite books as a child and as an adult!
P**F
Batty Book for any age group
The story is classic and the art work first rate
B**X
Guns?
Got this book to read at my preschool. My fault I did not look before I bought. Glad I did pre read it, big page with find and people shooting the bat. The story is cute but zero tolerance for guns in books at our school
L**.
beautiful
Old fashioned - we loved it! Beautifully made and illustrated. A lovely gift.
D**N
Great book
Was the first book I learned to read with when I was a child….glad to have a copy❤️❤️❤️❤️
T**N
Batty review
It was a gift or little girl aged four she loved it being read repeatedly
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