# Superfudge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Superfudge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Superfudge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfudge > Source revision: 1355014300 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1980 children's novel by Judy Blume Superfudge First edition Author Judy Blume Cover artist Roy Doty Language English Series Fudge series Genre Children's novel Publisher E. P. Dutton Publication date 1980 Publication place United States Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 178pp. ISBN 0-525-40522-4 OCLC 5992603 LC Class PZ7.B6265 Su 1980 Preceded by Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Followed by Fudge-A-Mania ***Superfudge*** is a [children's novel](/source/Children's_novel) by [Judy Blume](/source/Judy_Blume), published in [1980](/source/1980_in_literature). It is the [sequel](/source/Sequel) to *[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing](/source/Tales_of_a_Fourth_Grade_Nothing)* and *[Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great](/source/Otherwise_Known_as_Sheila_the_Great)* and the third in the Fudge series. ## Plot At the beginning of this book, the Hatcher family has a new baby daughter. They make a temporary move from [New York City](/source/New_York_City) to [Princeton, New Jersey](/source/Princeton%2C_New_Jersey). This new addition, named Tamara Roxanne, is known as "The Baby" for some time in the book. [Peter](/source/Peter_Hatcher) is 11 years old and is in 6th grade. His 5-year-old brother, [Fudge](/source/Fudge_Hatcher) (who is in kindergarten), becomes extremely jealous of his new sister, who earns the nickname "Tootsie" from their mother Anne's cute-speak and their grandmother Muriel's [favorite old song](/source/Toot%2C_Toot%2C_Tootsie_(Goo'_Bye!)). Peter deals with the fallout from Fudge's various problems; one of these involves his anger with his teacher who refuses to address him using his nickname. In the course of his temper tantrum, he kicks her in the shin in front of the class. In another incident, Fudge attempts to get rid of Tootsie. As he has previously, he continues to try to insinuate himself into Peter's activities, especially with Peter's new friend, Alex Santo. In the end, the Hatchers decide to move back to New York City, a decision brought on by Tootsie's first word, "yuck", which she learns while undergoing a diaper change by Peter. Peter and Fudge insist that they do not need a sister, much less a baby. However, their father makes it clear they have no choice, noting, whether they need it or not, they are getting a baby brother or sister. And he lets them know they "might as well be used to the idea". Part of the book deals with Fudge's understanding that he has now become the middle child, rather than the baby of the family. ## Awards - Won – [Books I Love Best Yearly: Early Readers Award](/source/BILBY_Award#Early_Readers_Award) (1990)-1991 ## Television A Saturday morning television series based on *Superfudge* titled *[Fudge](/source/Fudge_(TV_series))* ran for portions of two seasons on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) in 1995. "Fudge Meets Ratface" was one of the episodes based on Chapter 6 of *Superfudge*, which was called "Farley Drexel Meets Ratface". Another episode, called "Uncle Feather", was based on Chapter 7: A Very Cultured Bird. ## Feature film In 2022, an animated feature film based on the book was put into production for [Disney+](/source/Disney%2B), produced by [Disney Television Animation](/source/Disney_Television_Animation) and the [Russo brothers](/source/Russo_brothers)'s [AGBO](/source/AGBO), with Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo writing.[1][2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Petski, Denise (February 7, 2022). ["Disney Unveils Projects From Eva Longoria, Reese Witherspoon & The Russo Brothers For Disney+ & Disney Junior"](https://deadline.com/2022/02/disney-unveils-projects-eva-longoria-reese-witherspoon-russo-bros-disney-plus-disney-junior-1234927561/). *Deadline*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220207192039/https://deadline.com/2022/02/disney-unveils-projects-eva-longoria-reese-witherspoon-russo-bros-disney-plus-disney-junior-1234927561/) from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Schneider, Michael (February 7, 2022). ["Marvel's Brie Larson and Jeremy Renner to Produce and Star in Disney Plus Unscripted Shows"](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/brie-larson-jeremy-renner-disney-plus-unscripted-1235173633/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220208002953/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/brie-larson-jeremy-renner-disney-plus-unscripted-1235173633/) from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022. ## External links - [children's literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature) - [1980s portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:1980s) - [Judy Blume's website](https://web.archive.org/web/20091225032943/http://www.judyblume.com/margaret.html) v t e Works by Judy Blume Fudge series Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Superfudge Fudge-a-Mania Double Fudge Characters Peter Hatcher Fudge Hatcher Novels The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo Iggie's House Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Then Again, Maybe I Won't Freckle Juice It's Not the End of the World Deenie Blubber Forever... Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself Wifey Tiger Eyes Smart Women Just as Long as We're Together Here's to You, Rachel Robinson Summer Sisters In the Unlikely Event Non-fiction and others The Judy Blume Diary Letters to Judy: What Your Kids Wish They Could Tell You The Pain and the Great One Places I Never Meant to Be Adaptations Forever (film) Fudge (TV series) Tiger Eyes (film) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (film) Forever (TV series) v t e Books I Love Best Yearly: Early Readers Award Superfudge by Judy Blume (1990) The BFG by Roald Dahl (1991) Unreal! by Paul Jennings (1992) The Witches by Roald Dahl (1993) Undone! by Paul Jennings (1994) The Lion King by Gina Ingoglio (1995) Where's Wally? by Martin Handford (1996) Bamboozled by David Legge (1997) The Midnight Gang by Margaret Wild and Ann James (1998) Gasp! by Terry Denton (1999) Grandad's Teeth by Rod Clement (2000) Where's Wally? by Martin Handford (2001) Buffy – An Adventure Story by Bob Graham (2002) The Very Blue Thingamajig by Narelle Oliver (2003) The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (2004) Old Tom's Holiday by Leigh Hobbs (2005) Baby Boomsticks by Margaret Wild (2006) Authority control databases Open Library --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Superfudge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfudge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfudge?action=history)). 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