Review: The Things We'll Do For a Girl
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
Gross Gus is a colourful picture book where the images and text are on the one page.  The text actually appears underneath each image in a way that resembles the old sender address labels you'd put in the top left corner of your envelopes that direct marketing companies used to send junk mail out for with the words over a colourful background with busy small images on the left and right of the words.  In this book's case it's a fishing rod, soccer ball, baseball bat and ball with a rainbow.  The top right corner of the text image is also peeling further reinforcing the old address label feel.The story is basically about this kid who takes living the dream a bit far in his never bathing, mooning other kids, washing his clothes, changing socks.  Of course when he starts to notice the girl next door he's going to realise this lifestyle has a major downside.