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Buffalo Fluffalo

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On sale Feb 27, 2024 | 7 Minutes | 9780593942871

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This laugh-out-loud story by an Emmy-nominated comedy writer shows it’s okay to be yourself.

I’m the Buffalo Fluffalo
I heave and I huffalo
Leave me alone because
I’ve had enuffalo.

Buffalo Fluffalo arrives on the scene puffed up with self-importance. Stomping around and raising billows of dust, Buffalo Fluffalo proclaims his superiority to the other creatures—the ram, the prairie dog, and the crow—who just want to be his friend. So Buffalo Fluffalo, who has had enuffalo, heads off to grumble to himself. Suddenly, a rain shower pours down from the clouds and—what’s this? All of his fluffalo is a soggy mess! There Fluffalo stands, a drenched pip-squeak without his disguise. The other animals, who could see through Fluffalo’s bravado from the start, circle around to comfort him. As prairie dog says with a smile in his eyes, You’re great how you are, no matter your size.

Listeners will find Buffalo Fluffalo’s insecurity endearing and will be moved to reassure him. This humorous and delightful book encourages self-acceptance with a lighthearted touch.
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Donna Norvell Oklahoma Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Utah Beehive Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Tennessee Volunteer State Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
  • AWARD | 2026
    Nevada Young Readers Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Great Lakes Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Montana Treasure State Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Ladybug Picture Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2025
    Wyoming Buckaroo Award
© Lucas Foglia Photography
Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She wrote for eight years on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has written for the Emmy Awards, the Academy Awards, and the 2020 Democratic National Convention. She is the head writer and executive producer of the WGA Award-nominated Yearly Departed, an Amazon Comedy Special, and is currently adapting Nobody Will Tell You This But Me into a feature film with Sight Unseen Pictures. View titles by Bess Kalb

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This laugh-out-loud story by an Emmy-nominated comedy writer shows it’s okay to be yourself.

I’m the Buffalo Fluffalo
I heave and I huffalo
Leave me alone because
I’ve had enuffalo.

Buffalo Fluffalo arrives on the scene puffed up with self-importance. Stomping around and raising billows of dust, Buffalo Fluffalo proclaims his superiority to the other creatures—the ram, the prairie dog, and the crow—who just want to be his friend. So Buffalo Fluffalo, who has had enuffalo, heads off to grumble to himself. Suddenly, a rain shower pours down from the clouds and—what’s this? All of his fluffalo is a soggy mess! There Fluffalo stands, a drenched pip-squeak without his disguise. The other animals, who could see through Fluffalo’s bravado from the start, circle around to comfort him. As prairie dog says with a smile in his eyes, You’re great how you are, no matter your size.

Listeners will find Buffalo Fluffalo’s insecurity endearing and will be moved to reassure him. This humorous and delightful book encourages self-acceptance with a lighthearted touch.

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Donna Norvell Oklahoma Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Utah Beehive Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Tennessee Volunteer State Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
  • AWARD | 2026
    Nevada Young Readers Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Great Lakes Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Georgia Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Montana Treasure State Award
  • NOMINEE | 2026
    Ladybug Picture Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2025
    Wyoming Buckaroo Award

Author

© Lucas Foglia Photography
Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She wrote for eight years on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has written for the Emmy Awards, the Academy Awards, and the 2020 Democratic National Convention. She is the head writer and executive producer of the WGA Award-nominated Yearly Departed, an Amazon Comedy Special, and is currently adapting Nobody Will Tell You This But Me into a feature film with Sight Unseen Pictures. View titles by Bess Kalb

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