Little Yau: A Fuzzhead Tale - Hardcover

Cannon, Janell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152017917 ISBN 13: 9780152017910

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2002

Synopsis

When her best friend Trupp gets into trouble, Little Yau, casting aside her dreams of learning the great secrets of the mountains from the Wise Ones to help him, must enter the dangerous world of the humans to find the one thing that will save Trupp, in a wonderful story of friendship. 60,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Authors

JANELL CANNON is the award-winning author and illustrator of picture books about unappreciated and fascinating creatures. Some of her books--including Crickwing, Verdi, and the beloved bestseller Stellaluna--feature characters that can be found in the natural world. The Fuzzheads in Trupp and Little Yau often are thought to be imaginary, but no one really knows for sure. Ms. Cannon lives in Southern California.

JANELL CANNON is the award-winning author and illustrator of picture books about unappreciated and fascinating creatures. Some of her books--including Crickwing, Verdi, and the beloved bestseller Stellaluna--feature characters that can be found in the natural world. The Fuzzheads in Trupp and Little Yau often are thought to be imaginary, but no one really knows for sure. Ms. Cannon lives in Southern California.

Reviews

Cannon (Stellaluna) returns to the land of the Fuzzheads for this tale with an ecological message. Little Yau longs to become sufficiently accomplished at mixing plants into healing medicines that the Wise Ones, the eldest Fuzzheads, will invite her to the mountains to teach her "the great secrets." After bungling her exam in the medicine cave, Yau goes in search of her best friend, Trupp, who encountered the human world in the inaugural volume about the Fuzzheads and has been away a long time. She finds him unconscious, and summons the Wise Ones. Cannon paints the triumvirate perched on the "Great Arch," a terra cotta stone that arcs against a mystical blue sky, overlooking the mountains. The arid landscape calls to mind breathtaking vistas such as the Grand Canyon or Sedona, a worthy perch for these spiritual leaders. The Wise Ones help her determine that he has fallen ill to "poison from the human garden." Only the thumbfoot leaf will cure the ailing young patient, but when Yau (camouflaged in human garb) goes to retrieve the plant, she discovers human developments in place of the thumbfoot's usual habitat. These paintings pale when compared to the Fuzzheads' homeland, and the message here tends to overshadow the story. But Trupp's fans will likely enjoy seeing his further adventures through the eyes of his best buddy. Ages 5-8.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152017917
• ISBN 13: 9780152017910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 56