Walter:the Farting Dog

xjulietx Posted: Jun 18, 2003 04:52 PM

Walter:the Farting Dog

Any thoughts on this children's book?

jennbaby Posted: Jun 18, 2003 04:53 PM

Re: Walter:the Farting Dog

My DH probably read it

februarybride Posted: Jun 18, 2003 04:54 PM

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I saw that in Costco! I was like ... is this really a children's book??

xjulietx Posted: Jun 18, 2003 04:54 PM

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It's real and my company is publishing books #2 & 3

shelzyp Posted: Jun 18, 2003 04:54 PM

Re: Walter:the Farting Dog

Catchy title!

februarybride Posted: Jun 18, 2003 04:56 PM

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Catchy for sure...it caught my eye and I have no reason to look at children's books!

What-Now Posted: Jun 18, 2003 05:03 PM

Re: Walter:the Farting Dog

So, exactly what does the book talk about?

michele31 Posted: Jun 18, 2003 05:13 PM

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Here's a companion to Taro Gomi's Everyone Poops, albeit with less educational value. Walter, a fat gray dog with an apologetic look on his face, comes home from the pound with two children. He has incurable gas, and his family decides to take him back. The night before he is to go, Walter sadly devours 'the 25-pound bag of low-fart dog biscuits the vet had prescribed for him, which had made him fart more.... A gigantic gas bubble began to build inside him.' Wouldn't you know, two burglars break in, and Walter's liability becomes his asset. Predictable stuff, but Kotzwinkle (Trouble in Bugland) and education writer Murray know their audience. Their simple strategy just keep saying 'fart' should have children rolling in the aisles during read-aloud. Newcomer Colman likewise fixates on one visual gag, Walter with steam blasting out his backside. Unlike Babette Cole, whose Dr. Dog takes a mock-scientific approach to digestion, Colman specializes in reaction shots; in her surreal collages of photos and patterns, people hold their noses and a cat glances at the culprit. Yes, this lowbrow endeavor could be a crowd-pleaser but, like its topic, its disruptive effects will tend to linger. Ages 4-8.