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by: Berke Breathed
Amazon.com's Price: $16.45 Prices subject to change.
Binding: School & Library Binding
EAN: 9780613717861
ISBN: 0613717864
Label: Topeka Bindery
Manufacturer: Topeka Bindery
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: October 30, 2003
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Sales Rank: 2304767
Studio: Topeka Bindery
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Product Description:
Fannie Fudwupper's big brother, Edwurd, spends his time cooking up big fibs full of phooey and letting them rip. But one day, Edwurd tells such a whopping lie that the army, the air force, and the dogcatcher are called to reverse the damage!
Amazon.com Review:
Berkeley Breathed ('Bloom County') continues his successful second life as a first-rate children's storyteller. In the spirit of A Wish for Wings That Work and Red Ranger Came Calling, Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big celebrates Breathed's ample cartooning skill while incorporating a more weighty, atmospheric style to tell a simple story that makes intelligent use of both. Energetic, silly, 'Bloom County'-esque caricatures provide contrast to some truly impressive set pieces, fat with color and playfully composed. And that's just the illustrations.
Edwurd's hilarious story is told by his overlooked little sister Fannie: 'From a long line of liars, there's none higher upper... / Than my fibbing big brother, / The Edward Fudwupper.' This accomplished yarn-spinner just can't seem to stop himself, 'like the time he fibbed big / And told Ben and Dinky / That I had been borne by / A poodle named Stinky.' But after an accident in the den with Mom's porcelain pig, Edwurd goes too far and implicates a couple of 'passionate porkers' from Pluto. Soon the military arrives in full force, 'with planes and with tanks and with loud whirligigs!' (Not to mention a very serious-looking helicopter with a banner encouraging the frightened populace below to 'STAY CALM.') But this proves to be the least of Edwurd's worries, and in the end it's up to brave Fannie to save the day with a fib of her very own. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Wonderful book for siblings
Have always loved Bloom County. So when I was looking for children's books for my nieces I found this and the artwork is fabulous and the story is too cute for words. Great for someone tired of fairy tales and little princesses. The girls loved it very much!
Rating: - Love this book
I love this book. It is just as fun to read as it is for my son to hear it. Other adults in our family enjoy reading it to my son to.
Rating: - Wonderful book, laugh out loud moral tale.
This is a very funny book that teaches a couple of lessons very well. Cause and effect, honesty and family loyalty are all explored in a humorous and insightful way. Great book for kids about 7 and up and adults who need a laugh or a little reminding.
Rating: - Berkeley Breathed
Great book from a great author, you will not be disappointed if you are a Berkeley Breathed fan.
Rating: - Looking for perfection?
The work of Berk Breathed is hauntingly beautiful and heartbreakingly insightful...it is also dead-on hilarious when he wants it to be. Please don't reject this book because of a "dedication" remark that is not so much a political statement as it is a reflection of the fact that somewhere out there, right now, someone is trying to raise future-President Fudwupper. Let us pray that they have purchased this book!
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