Trupp: A Fuzzhead Tale

by Janell Cannon

Book Overview

A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152001301
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.3" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

My grades 1-3 students loved this book...

It was a Friday afternoon and the students appeared to be tired. I planned on reading aloud only for 30 minutes. I was pleased to see that the students were engaged in the story that they insisted that I finish the whole book. I was impressed that they were able to sit through for almost an hour. When I was done, the students declared that they liked Trupp the best because the animal was cute unlike others in Cannon's books, which were either icky or scary for them (bat, cockroach and snake). They loved her illustrations and said that Trupp had beautiful blue eyes. Two students commented that Trupp in the story, actually a fictional animal called fuzzhead, looked like a combination of a cat and polar bear. The students made several connections with this story. They remembered a trip to downtown where the crowds were just like Trupp found himself in a crowd. One girl also mentioned that she had seen a homeless person carrying a cart like Bernice in the book. I commend Ms. Cannon for being capable of doing something different and create a story about a fictional animal- it's a way to express her creativity as well demonstrate the importance of being creative.

A middle school teacher

Trupp is truly a marvel! Not only is it beautifully illustrated like Stellaluna and Verdi, but it's also a very useful teaching tool. I use it to discus the concepts of compassion toward the less fortunate and the sad reality of the way our society tends to look right through what they don't wish to see. Trupp and Bernice (the homeless woman in the story) help each other out. There is a gorgeous double page spread that displays the contents of Bernice's shopping cart when it is tipped over. We see all sorts of things including diplomas, pictures of Bernice in her life before homelessness, and other objects that speak of what she used to have. This is a great starting place for discussions with children about why there are people living on America's streets. There's another character too that shows the unfortunate effects of the deregulation of our nations mental health institutions. Heavy concepts... yes! Heavy handed treatment... certainly not! Cannon is a genius in the way she handles these touchy subjects.

Trupp is the greatest

Hi my name is Mike and I like a book called Trupp. This is a book that is so funny. It's a book that is about a fuzzhead that travels a long way from home,and meets a homeless woman that helps him on his way. I like this book because it's funny, it has cool pictures. I think that this a good book for anyone to read!

An excellent trip

The pictures make the book. My two year old loves to 'read' it, talking her way through the engrossing pictures.I assume that Trupp lives near Lake Powell in Utah. We spent a week on a houseboat spotting Trupp in the Red Cliffs. I am sure if he wasn't so shy, he would have joined us for dinner one night.

Fascinating!

I read the story to my son Oliver and we both loved it. May I know if the fuzzhead actually exists or is it mythical? I think the readers of this delightful story would like to know more about fuzzhead. Any additional information available?