Ug and his parents are living in the Stone Age. And that means stone blankets, stone cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive and intelligent child, Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating, cooking, boats, and balls that actually bounce are met with a hostile reaction by his parents who don't know what he's going on about. Even Ug himself is occasionally unsure of the purpose of his inventions - his round stone that rolls down the hill is great, but what is it actually for? With the help of his father, who is slowly coming round to his son's way of thinking, Ug comes tantalisingly close to his ultimate garment goal, only to find that there are some obstacles even a boy genius can't overcome.
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A funny and touching account of one boy's refusal to accept the limitations of his stone age world.
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UG, sad, happy or funny? The beginning is fun and enjoyable but later, Ug the stone-age boy, becomes sad and depressed. He's far too ahead of his time for anyone to understand him. He thinks up all kinds of inventions that are commonly used today, for example, fire so that the food could be cooked, wooden boats and light, soft balls for tennis and football. He even thinks of making a wheel. Ug also believes in feelings and affection, like giving his mother a bunch of flowers, just because they are pretty. Sadly for Ug, she mistakes them for food and eats them!
Ug is always having good ideas but all the other stone age people, like his parents Dug and Dugs and his friend Ag, think he's mad. When he grows out of his trousers, his ambition is to have a pair of soft trousers made out of the skin of a woolly mammoth rather than wearing stone trousers, but no one knows how to make them. Ug's dad tries to be helpful but Ug's idea are too advanced.
Ug's story makes us think about how we've developed from the stone age. Raymond Briggs's includes lots of jokes about how ideas may look silly to people at one time but often happen much later on.
Ug is always having good ideas but all the other stone age people, like his parents Dug and Dugs and his friend Ag, think he's mad. When he grows out of his trousers, his ambition is to have a pair of soft trousers made out of the skin of a woolly mammoth rather than wearing stone trousers, but no one knows how to make them. Ug's dad tries to be helpful but Ug's idea are too advanced.
Ug's story makes us think about how we've developed from the stone age. Raymond Briggs's includes lots of jokes about how ideas may look silly to people at one time but often happen much later on.
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A must for any Raymond Briggs fans (or anyone with a good sense of humour), bought this for my 7 year old nephew and seems to be a winner. This book, like his others, manages to appeal to adults and children.
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Bought this for an 8 year old boy who read it immediately and loved it. He enjoyed it more than Fungus the Bogeyman, which I was surprised at. A great book and boys seem to particularly like reading books in this comic strip style.
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perfect for encouraging reading
Raymond Briggs has been one of my favourites for many years. His drawings and stories combine great colour with good humour.
Just right for birthday treat.
Just right for birthday treat.
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I found this on our kids bookshelf. I'm not quite sure how it got there, but that happens in our house.
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A forward thinking boy who attempts to make trousers out of soft and smooth fabric?
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It is the one and only stone-aged UG. He lives in a freezing cold cave. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Miss Pickles
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this book goes down really well with both my 5 year old and 2 year old. i wonder what the two year old actually understands, but she certainly laughs at the funny pictures! Read more
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Ug: Boy Genius of the stone age and his search for soft trousers
What a fantastic book, it really engaged the children that I worked with. The book was like new and only cost [...] what a brillant purchase. Read more
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Fantastic fantasy !
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developing curiosity
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