Fattypuffs and thinifers is a rare highly collectible first UK edition translated by Norman Denny. The fantastic illustrations are by Jean Bruller. Fattypuffs and thinifers was published by John Lane, The Bodley Head London in This book as 92 beautiful pages, the length of the book is cm by 19cm wide. The illustrations are very bright and vivid. Which makes it a wonderful children's. It is crime-free and secure cyberspace. Our service uses FATTYPUFFS AND THINIFERS (PUFFIN BOOKS)|ANDRE MAUROIS the latest security gains to protect your essay details, personal data, and financial operations from any internal and external dangers. A user-friendly privacy policy ensures your confidentiality is preserved while a refund policy /10(). Fattypuffs Thinifers by Andre Maurois. Random House Books for Young Readers. Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included.
Fattypuffs Thinifers (Paperback) Published April 15th by Random House Books for Young Readers. Paperback, 96 pages. Author (s): André Maurois. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Fattypuffs and Thinifers. 'Two Surface-dwellers. Two! He's a Fattypuff and you're a Thinifer. There's no doubt about it!'. This is the tale of two brothers. Edmund is a little on the plump side and Terry is a bit of a rake. When they discover the countries under the Earth they are divided and sent to the warring kingdoms of the. Fattypuffs are fat, their cars and boats are round, they are very jolly. Thinifers are thin, live in tall, thin buildings, and are workaholics. For the two brothers who discover this place, they learn that Fattypuffs and Thinifers hate each other, so the brothers try to help them become friends.
The book was written originally back in the early s by Frenchman Andre Maurois for his sons and its title was 'Fattypuffs and Thinifers' (or 'Patapoufs et Filifers' in French). Illustrated beautifully by Jean Bruller, this brilliantly witty (and highly ironic) parable about a war between fat people and thin people was not lost on me--even as a child. Larger people are Fattypuffs and live separately to the Thinifers, who are workaholics who "eat to live not live to eat". The two nations are hostile towards each other and are verging on a war. The two brothers from the surface are separated when they arrive in Fattypuffs and Thinifers is a wonderful book about two brothers, one fat and one thin, who discover a hidden world beneath the surface of the earth. Fattypuffs and Thinifers is a translation of the French children's book Patapoufs et Filifers originally written in by André Maurois. It concerns the imaginary underground land of the fat and congenial Fattypuffs and the thin and irritable Thinifers, which is visited by the Double brothers, the plump Edmund and the thin Terry. Fattypuffs and Thinifers do not mix, and their respective countries are on the verge of war when Edmund and Terry make their visit.
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