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Mr. Wuffles!
Mr. Wuffles! is a wordless children's picture book written and illustrated by David Wiesner, a three time Caldecott Medal winner. The book was a Caldecott Honor in 2014, won a Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Bilderbuch in 2015, and was nominated for Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Books.

Description
The book is geared towards young children ages 4-8, and is one of many wordless picture books from Wiesner. It was published in October 1, 2013 by Clarion Books with 32 pages. The character, Mr. Wuffles! was inspired by Wiesner's own pet.

Plot
Mr. Wuffles is a black cat with white paws who doesn't like to play with the toys his owner buys for him. One day, he stumbles upon a tiny spaceship that he enjoys playing with. However, inside the spaceship are actual aliens that have made their way inside the home of Mr. Wuffles. As Mr. Wuffles plays with the spaceship, the aliens get motion sick and their spaceship is ruined. Finally, when Mr. Wuffles is distracted, the aliens escape to a radiator to find a way to fix their spaceship, so they can escape. In the radiator, the aliens meets ants and ladybugs, and befriends them. Their dialogue in the book is shown with random symbols and shapes instead of words. They all work together to repair the spaceship and get the aliens safely back. Their teamwork is successful and the aliens are able to safely leave Mr. Wuffles' home.

Critical Reception
Mr. Wuffles! received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews said it was "expertly imagined, composed, drawn and colored, this is Wiesner at his best", and Publishers Weekly approves with "Weisner once again produces a fantasy adventure that isn't like anything else around".

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