Scuffy

Meant for "bigger things," Scuffy the Tugboat leaves the man with the polka-dot tie and his little boy and sets off to explore the world. But on his daring adventure down the river, Scuffy realizes that home is where he'd rather be, sailing in his bathtub. Generations of parents and children have cherished this classic Little Golden Book, originally published in The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Product details Format Hardback 24 pages Dimensions x x 4.

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He is self-important and speaks as if he owns the river. But eventually, when he realises the river is pulling him along and that he is stuck on this journey, he realises the plan belongs to the river, not to him.

The Battle sequence begins with the pathetic fallacy of the rain coming down, which tends to make water choppy and dangerous. The river itself, which started out as a brook, is now perilous for a tiny boat. Men come rushing to fight the flood with sandbags and whatnot. This is the big Battle scene.

I wish I could find the man with the polka dot tie and his little boy! Now that Scuffy has been on his big journey and learned how small he is compared to the world, he is happy to float in the bathtub at home.

Scuffy The Tugboat presents to young children a world which is big and scary. The world is big and scary — way more scary than you know.

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You may have dreams, but the best place for you is at home, safe with your family. I suspect this is how many people were feeling in the aftermath of the second war. Older adults had lived through two major crises. Most of the book buying public had suffered great loss. Scuffy the character does something bold, but child readers are not expected to emulate his attitude, which is presented to the reader as arrogance rather than confidence.

He knows his place.