Oh, how I love this. Wilfred own a moose. When the moose came to him, Wilfred knew "just KNEW that it was meant to be his. He thought he would call him Marcel." I love how the humor of the text and the humor of the art play off of each other. You can use it in a classroom to teach the Core Standard of Integration of Knowledge & Ideas - integrating the information found in the pictures which is slightly different than the story being told in the text - but most importantly, read this for the sheer pleasure of it.

Read on IG by the author 3/26/20

What can I say? I am forever a sucker for Oliver Jeffers. This is a story about a boy who learns that no one owns nature and encourages an attitude of abundance and sharing.

Found this in the library last week and I think it might be my favorite Oliver Jeffers book of the ones I've read. Beautifully illustrated, clever, and hilarious!

I’ve been living in Portland, Maine for the last month and I wanted to read a book that was regional. This book was one the first I saw and it was truly wholesome and adorable.

funny, but slightly too random for my tastes. the kids liked it though

La historia es muy linda en su simplicidad, todos les hemos dado nombres a animales o mascotas y luego sentimos como si fueran nuestros.

Cuando un alce se cruza en el camino de Wilfred, sabe que estaba destinado a él, así que lo llama Marcel. Mientras que Marcel solo sigue las reglas de Wilfred cuando quiere, Wilfred piensa que es una mascota bastante buena, hasta que alguien mas le dice que el alce es realmente suyo.

Una vez que acepta esta verdad, su amistad con el alce se vuelve mutuamente satisfactoria. La mejor parte de la historia es el humor a carcajadas que surge cuando Wilfred intenta que el alce obedezca sus reglas. No creo que los alces sean criaturas particularmente cooperativas.

En lugar de las ilustraciones minimalistas de Jeffers, en esta ocasión lo mezcla con pinturas antiguas. Este librito es brillante, peculiar y divertido para niños y adultos.