Review: For the potty-humor-loving 3 to 6 set
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
I received a free copy of this book from Story Cartel in exchange for a fair and honest review. I chose to download it because, I must admit, the title made me chuckle. I read the book twice – once with my nine-year-old daughter, and once with my seven-year-old son, to get their perspectives on the story.The illustrations have a slight anime-style quality to them, and are generally good. The text could use more proofreading: there were a number of missing commas and the odd its for it’s and that sort of thing. The book is full of potty humor, which is aimed to amuse the young child. The plot is minor, and the primary point of the book is to entertain a child who can’t help but find fart jokes entertaining. The picture book is formatted well for the Kindle for iPad ap I read it on, and the book has a short amount of text (a few sentences) with each illustration.As my daughter read this, she chuckled to herself several times. She enjoyed making the sound effects. When we were done, I asked, “What did you think?” Her one-word reply, “Funny.” I then asked, “Do you think it was well written?” Her response? “What does that mean?” “Well, is it the type of book you could read again and again? Like Harold and the Purple Crayon?” She said, “I guess.”My younger son I expected to be even more entertained by the book. After all, seven-year-old boys are most likely the target audience. To my surprise, however, he chuckled less often in the course of reading than my daughter did. When I asked him what he thought of the book, he said, “I’m not sure,” and when I asked if he would want to read it again, he said, “I don’t think so.” When it came to the question of quality, and I again clarified with the Harold example (i.e. “Do you think it’s well written, as in, for instance, Harold and the Purple Crayon?”), he replied, “Not even close.”If you have a kid who loves potty humor, it’s probably worth an inexpensive ($2.99 or less) Kindle purchase.