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RUFF Guess What I Want
26 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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June 2, 2016
“Guess what I want?” said Ruff to Rufus.
“Something from me?” asked Rufus
“Now let me see – what could it be?”
“You’ve got to guess,” said Ruff.
And so the story starts… This book is very close to my heart as it was my eldest’s favourite bedtime story as a child. It is a delightful and incredibly heart-warming story with the most wonderful illustrations.
At the beginning of the book we are introduced to Ruff and Rufus. The story evolves with Rufus trying to guess what Ruff would like from him. Every time Rufus proposes impossible demands such as tying a string to the moon to tie to Ruff’s bed to act as a nightlight, or catching a star in a jar or “the song of the breeze”. Ruff asks Rufus if he would really do those things for him if that was what he wanted. Rufus always replies that for him he would try which indicates just how much Rufus loves Ruff. After thinking long and hard Ruff decides that nature belongs to the outdoors and he is going to give Rufus one more try to guess what he (Ruff) would really like. The book ends with Rufus guessing that Ruff would like “…a great big cuddle and a lovely big kiss!” something so special to Ruff even more precious than the moon, stars or singing breeze!
This would be a great story to share for early years or early key stage 1. The illustrations are really vibrant and tell the story themselves. The text can be read in a singalong voice with plenty of rhyming words to add to the flow. Pupils can identify the rhyming words in the text. The book is full of love and care shown in the relationship that Ruff and Rufus share. I think this book is extra special as the relationship that Ruff and Rufus share is not made clear. It is not clarified whether Rufus is Ruff’s father, grandad or uncle. He is just shown as Ruff’s carer who loves Ruff very much. This shows an all embracing perspective especially with the many different types of families that children have these days.
“Something from me?” asked Rufus
“Now let me see – what could it be?”
“You’ve got to guess,” said Ruff.
And so the story starts… This book is very close to my heart as it was my eldest’s favourite bedtime story as a child. It is a delightful and incredibly heart-warming story with the most wonderful illustrations.
At the beginning of the book we are introduced to Ruff and Rufus. The story evolves with Rufus trying to guess what Ruff would like from him. Every time Rufus proposes impossible demands such as tying a string to the moon to tie to Ruff’s bed to act as a nightlight, or catching a star in a jar or “the song of the breeze”. Ruff asks Rufus if he would really do those things for him if that was what he wanted. Rufus always replies that for him he would try which indicates just how much Rufus loves Ruff. After thinking long and hard Ruff decides that nature belongs to the outdoors and he is going to give Rufus one more try to guess what he (Ruff) would really like. The book ends with Rufus guessing that Ruff would like “…a great big cuddle and a lovely big kiss!” something so special to Ruff even more precious than the moon, stars or singing breeze!
This would be a great story to share for early years or early key stage 1. The illustrations are really vibrant and tell the story themselves. The text can be read in a singalong voice with plenty of rhyming words to add to the flow. Pupils can identify the rhyming words in the text. The book is full of love and care shown in the relationship that Ruff and Rufus share. I think this book is extra special as the relationship that Ruff and Rufus share is not made clear. It is not clarified whether Rufus is Ruff’s father, grandad or uncle. He is just shown as Ruff’s carer who loves Ruff very much. This shows an all embracing perspective especially with the many different types of families that children have these days.
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