Review: Fun for Parents and Kids
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
This book caught my attention from the get-go, being that it is about a subject that remains funny across all generations.  That, of course, is passing gas.  I admit I worried that it could simply be cheap , witless humor using the word fart a lot.  It was not that at all!This children’s story is a delightful sing-song poem that caught my children’s attention from the beginning.  The plot is a young boy, with a bad case of gas which releases like a beautiful song.  Through the fictional town, everyone is delighted by his “singing”, but stunted by its aroma.  Both I and my children giggled as we read it.It has a very good flow and rhythm, which contributed to how captivating it was.  There were a few places that the rhythm was broken up, and I’m not sure if it was the meter or some other element.  Other than those few points, it reads very spritely.  The illustrations are fairly rudimentary, but I felt that it added to its charm.  I personally wouldn’t recommend changing the way the pictures were drawn, though it may be more appealing in color, such as how the front cover was done.  Some of the verbiage was a little advanced, so this is better read to most children than for independent reading.  Of course, that offers an excellent bonding opportunity, and it happens to be good entertainment for child and parent alike.