Mr. Tuggle's Troubles

By Leeann Blankenship

Poor Mr. Tuggle is having a bad week. It all begins on Monday when he can't find his hat. It would have come in handy when that pigeon flew over his head. The missing hat is just the beginning,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590781961
• ISBN13: 9781590781968
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Wonderful modern picture book

The story is a hoot in both the words and the pictures. It's a fun story to read to a child or for a child to read to him/herself. Mr. Tuggle is a nice guy, just a little disorganized and forgetful. Can't find a hat, make one. Can't find your shoes? Improvise! It takes poor Mr. Tuggle a full week to realize the error of his ways, even though his fellow commuters in the morning begin to notice the problem on day one. The message is subtle, and is nowhere in the words, but kids will get it just the same (even though Mr. Tuggle himself didn't quite get it...). Lots of laughs here for parents and kids alike. Highly recommended.

FUNNY TROUBLES FOR MR. TUGGLE'S

The troubles that Mr. Tuggle's is having through the week are captured with a great sense of humor, with a hidden lesson tucked in. Easy to read and entertaining, my kids loved the story, easily identifying with the "lost" item troubles. The feline friends add to the story, feline lovers will relate.

A LESSON TO BE LEARNED IN THIS SMILE PROVOKING STORY

All of us have difficulties from time to time, but Mr. Tuggle is having an especially troublesome week. It began on a Monday, a beautiful spring day, but not for Mr. Tuggle because he cannot find his hat. Dismissing the idea of even needing a hat, he went off to work. There was more to come - as he sat outside eating his lunch a pigeon dropped a souvenir on his head. "Jumpin' jelly beans!" cried Mr. Tuggle. "I guess I do need a hat." So, he made a hat out of a newspaper and tied it on with a string. Tuesday didn't get much better because on that morning he couldn't find his shoes. Youngsters will laugh when they discover what Mr. Tuggle substitutes for shoes, and what he did when he couldn't find his shirt. Finally, Mr. Tuggle discovers how much easier life is when he simply puts everything away where it belongs so that things are easily found. Maybe youngsters will learn the same lesson in this smile provoking story. Mr. Tuggle looks a bit like Ed Wynn in Karen Dugan's amusing watercolor illustrations. Cat fanciers will especially enjoy Mr. Tuggle's feline friends. - Gail Cooke