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Rufus: The Bat Who Loved Colors Hardcover - 2015

by Tomi Ungerer


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Tomi Ungerer's classic tale about a bat who learns to embrace his differences through friendship.

Like all bats, Rufus sees life in black and white, until he chances upon an outdoor movie theatre and is awakened to the dazzling world of colours for the first time. Inspired and excited, Rufus paints his own wings and ventures out into the day, only to discover that his unusual appearance attracts unwelcome attention. Though he is initially rejected for his difference, Rufus soon learns to accept himself for who he is, thanks to a new friend.

First published in 1961, this classic story of difference and acceptance is as relevant today.

Beautifully written and illustrated by the internationally acclaimed author and illustrator, Tomi Ungerer, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Anderson Award for children's literature.

Ages 3-6

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  • Title Rufus: The Bat Who Loved Colors
  • Author Tomi Ungerer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Phaidon Press, U.S.A.
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780714870496 / 0714870498
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 12 x 9.1 x 0.4 in (30.48 x 23.11 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Themes
    • Character Trait: Individuality
    • Topical: Friendship
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Individuality
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2016, Page 58

About the author

Born in Strasbourg in 1931, Tomi Ungerer landed in New York in 1956 with $60 in his pocket and with a suitcase full of drawings. Overnight he became a star as a caricaturist, illustrator and children's book author and published more than eighty books in ten years. In 1998, Tomi Ungerer was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration and has become an internationally renowned artist. He now divides his time between Ireland and Strasbourg, France, where the Muse Tomi Ungerer, a museum devoted exclusively to his work, opened in 2007.

Other Tomi Ungerer books published by Phaidon include The Three Robbers (2009), Moon Man (2009), Adelaide (2011) and Fog Island (2013)

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