Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog
by Jeanne Willis

Release Date: 2nd Apr 2009
Publisher: Andersen Press
ISBN: 978 1 8427 0851 4
RRP: £10.99

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A wonderful book illustrating the wonders of getting off that sofa!

In a climate where child obesity is such a huge social issue; it was inevitable that a children’s book would be written about it.

What I wasn’t expecting was Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog. Despite the fact that book never once mentions the word “fat”, it is by no means politically correct – your child will start pointing to your belly and pronounce you a “flabby cat” or a “slobby dog” - which is all rather wonderful! We need it! Willis also takes a round-about route to educating your child about obesity; instead of simply telling your child that eating too much is not healthy – she shows them. Instead of telling your child that exercising is good for their bodies and their general health – she shows them. The story is much more than the simple words; it is in the (very amusing) illustrations and the good humour and wit.

Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog is not actually a book designed to deal with child obesity in a child friendly manner – it a gently funny, quietly engaging, subversively educational and incredibly clever book. Willis is an extremely talented children’s author who has an uncanny knack of conveying a message without it overwhelming the story. This is certainly well worth investing in and cannot be recommended highly enough.

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