The past two weeks, I have been reading Fudge books by Judy Bloom. In today's post, I will tell you a little about Double Fudge, but it doesn't stop there! If you enjoy Double Fudge, I highly recommend reading Super Fudge because it is just as fun!
I really enjoyed these books because it is easy for children to read and the author organizes the characters in a way that is not hard for young children to keep straight. Someday, I want to implement some different ideas that Fudge talks about in the book. In Double Fudge, Fudge is the five year old middle child who is obsessed with money. In fact, Fudge is so obsessed with money that he makes his own "Fudge Bucks" so that he can have millions of trillions of dollars! Peter, who shares the main character role with his younger brother, Fudge, is in seventh grade and has a hard time putting up with Fudge because he is your typical annoying five year old brother. Of course when you're in the seventh grade, your five year old brother is the most embarrassing creature on the planet! Next, the youngest child in the family is Tootsie. Tootsie is the baby who copies everything that comes out of anyone's mouth. She can be quite the handful if you ask her mother. Jimmy is an important character throughout the book and is Peter's best friend who moves into the city early in the book. This was heart breaking for Peter because he feels as if he is losing his best friend.
As if Fudge wasn't bad enough. The family gets an unexpected visit from relatives and one of the children happen to share the same name as Fudge and he doesn't know how to take that. In fact, he doesn't take it very well at all. He doesn't understand much of anything, but one thing he did know is that no one is allowed to have the same name as him because there is only one Fudge! Now, it is important that you know that Fudge's real name is Farley Drexel Hatcher, but he will not let anyone call him by his real name so Fudge it is!
I am a huge fan of FUN children's books and I believe that children will think this book is so funny!
Jess, I remember reading this book when I was in elementary. I loved it. Just like you said it was a fun and easy read. The author did a great job describing the characters and you had a good visualization of them. I would like to read this book in my classroom in the future!
ReplyDeleteI loved Judy Blume in elementary school. I remember reading this book. It was one of my favorites! I agree with you when you say this book was a fun and easy. You did a great job writing about this book.
ReplyDeleteJess, I'm really glad you enjoyed this book. Your blog has shown me that this book is a fun book for children to read, and I love fun children's books because it can be a great way for both the child and parent to get involved. If the parent finds the book interesting to read, then they are going to just keep reading more often with their child! I hope to read these books one day too!
ReplyDeleteJudy Bloom has some of the best books out there! I always loved her books as a child (and an adult) and I am sure there are many children out there right now that would love for you to share this one with you! You would probably get them hooked on her books!
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