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No Kiss For Mother
by
Tomi Ungerer
Children will sympathize with bad-kitty Piper Paw when he refuses to wear the clothes his mother sets out, squirms from her when she smothers him in kisses, and won't eat when she desperately tries to please him with his favorite foods.Through every disruptive means available to him -- slingshots, stink bombs, spiders, pea shooters. and firecrackers -- young Piper manages...more
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by Roberts Rinehart Publishers
(first published May 1st 1973)
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May 19, 2010
Abigail
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Kids Who Do NOT Want to Be Kissed
Recommended to Abigail by:
Manny
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This is my favorite children's book of all time. Piper Paw is a seriously frustrated pre-teen kitten. He loves his mom (well, doesn't everyone, deep down?), but is sick to death of her overprotective ways. Can't she see that he plays on the football team and has already started smoking? What's wrong with her? Is she COMPLETELY in denial? Matters come to a head when he gets into a big schoolyard fight with one of his friends the day she's due to come and pick him up for lunch. She freaks out and...more
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Probably my favorite children's book of all time, perhaps better suited to adults and older kids of the less PC persuasion. I love the illustrations (Piper's face on the cover is priceless!) and the humor.
The book has been out of print for a few years but is making a welcome return September-ish - I've preordered from Book Depository, should also be available elsewhere.
The book has been out of print for a few years but is making a welcome return September-ish - I've preordered from Book Depository, should also be available elsewhere.
Having read this at the same time as Otto, I find it very odd that this is so nicely written, when Otto is not. Is it perhaps because it is written in English, whereas Otto is translated from German (presumably by the author).
A charming book - I have no idea why the publisher's hype on the cover calls it 'outrageous and controversial' - both words and pictures.
A charming book - I have no idea why the publisher's hype on the cover calls it 'outrageous and controversial' - both words and pictures.
Jan 08, 2009
Lisa Vegan
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Phyllis
I didn’t like the corporal punishment, fighting, cigar included in a young children’s book. It will certainly resonate with those kids who are at that age when a public display of affection by a parent elicits horror and I think some of these kids might enjoy this book. I wasn’t wowed by the pictures or the story though.
Love this funny, tender book! Piper Paw is mad at his mother, Mrs. Velvet Paw and refuses to kiss her goodbye before school. See how Mrs. Paw deals with Piper and everything comes out for the good in the end. It is funny and like all Ungerer books, just a little bit subversive.
I loved this book when I was a kid, though a major plot point reflects the ethics of its day that are rather less acceptable now. Might save it for an older kid who can understand that the way things are done can change from generation to generation, or even be different between households.
We loved this book so much, we named two of our cats Piper and Mitzi
I don't have children, so when I pick up a book for children it's usually because of the illustrations. Feel free to judge this book by its cover. I laughed my ass off before I even opened it. OK, so if you really care about the story, a bratty kitten learns about compromise in regards to his affectionate mother. Whatever. LOOK AT THAT FACE. That, my friends, is comedy.
What a bad cat! Fantastic illustrations.
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Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer is a French illustrator best known for his erotic and political illustrations as well as children's books.
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