The Legend of the Doozer Who Didn't

Fraggle Rock Book Club

by Louise Gikow, Barbara McClintock (Illustrator)

Doozer mothers tell their children this story about the young Doozer who decides to spend all his time singing and playing and brings on some unwelcome consequences

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1984

Reviews

[Edward Sojuwa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a prequel to the Fraggle Rock Universe created by Jim Henson, and I believe Fraggle Rock was the beginning of the end for Henson as an artist, who began his success story with creating Muppets for shows like Sesame Street, Muppet Show and sometimes on Saturday Night Live in its first season, and started his creative downward spiral with the film Dark Crystal, still an 80s classic. And how do I know this? All without having seen Fraggles on TV? By reading THIS! A Doozer is a creature who lives to work in a city that prides itself on building sculptures made of red radish dust. Yep, you heard right, they built this city on veggie rolls. Today, though, one Doozer decides to take it easy and do nothing, an act of rebellion that I, living in the REAL WORLD, kinda like to see.... except his lazy new attitude makes him morph into the world's first Fraggle creature. So.... what's the point of this overly moralistic kid's book: it's good to be lazy, which is better for a lot of people of all ages Who can't work due to mental illness (like, say, me) or that all children must join the work machine as slaves to the grind? Sorry for not being a Fellow Fraggler as a result of enduring this book: this book was a total Doozy!
Two stars
Fraggles do not Rock.

[Karen Dransfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun trip down memory lane. The story from the Doozers perspective... a tale to tell young Doozers...

[Rune · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Rosie Cleary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most relatable book I've ever read

[Genevieve Fritz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book blew my mind. It contains the hidden truth about the origin of the Fraggles.