I love this book. On the back flap it says this is a Zen message.

I’m not getting a religious undertone. I do not see a particular holiday denoted. This is a lovely message of the importance of love and fellowship as the best gifts.

Mooch the cat desperately wants to find a gift for his friend - Earl the dog. He wonders what he can buy the dog who has everything and decides that the answer, of course, is nothing. This simple story features characters from the Mutts comic strips and is the first book for children.

Mooch the cat tries to think of a gift to give his friend Earl the dog--a guy who has everything. Deciding to give Earl nothing, Mooch looks all over for some 'nothing.' The solution is delightful and sweet, and reinforces how special friendship is.

Es un día muy especial, y Mooch quiere regalar algo a su mejor amigo. Pero, ¿qué se le puede regalar a alguien que lo tiene todo?
Este álbum ilustrado de pequeño formato cuenta una historia espontánea e ingenua que nos invita a disfrutar de las cosas sencillas. El valor de la amistad prevalece sobre el valor de lo material. Muy apropiado para las fechas navideñas que se aproximan, ya que es una simpática metáfora sobre el consumismo.

Para niños y niñas a partir de 4 años.
En bibliotecas ET, JB, RM y SA

Cute fable.  I hope it has/ will teach the lesson it intends, that 'stuff' isn't as important as simple friendship.  But I dunno if it will.  Surely I'm not the only reader who has trouble making out what's going on in the pictures.  This book is more clear than the strips, which I cannot read at all, but it's still full of tiny scribbly bits. ( )