Fattypuffs and Thinifers - Andre Maurois, Fritz Wegner

This is one of those great books. I read it when I was 8 or 9 then spent another 20 plus years trying to remember what it was called, who wrote it and getting hold of another copy. If a book sticks in your mind so strongly that you spend more than 20 years trying to find it again thats a darn strong recommendation to it. This is such a book for its rather clever story that still has relevant messages today and its outstanding illustrations. Basically its the story of 2 boys, 1 fat and 1 thin who find a tunnel that leads them off to an underground world peopled by 2 distinct cultures of the Fattypuffs and the Thinifers. The Fattypuffs live lives ...  Read the complete review

You know the way that some things remind you so strongly of your childhood, this book is one of those things. I'd given up all hope of ever getting a copy of it and then one day, I was walking through my place of employment at the time, and there, on my managers desk, was a large pile of books that he was going to take home because they were being thrown out. There was no one around so I decided to take a look at his choice. Blah-dy - blah-dy - blah. Nearly all really boring. Well, unless your into structure of rocks and sand formations. Yes, there was once a book on sand formation. But there, in his office, on his desk, in the middle ...  Read the complete review