Review: Charming poetry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
Jose Fernandez has written a poetic story of a boy realizing his potential . . . of a sort.  Arthur Pong and his Smelling Song, tells the story of a boy who sings his song, which just happened to be played with a body part-instrument that will have kids in stitches.  Having raised two boys who I read countless books to, I can say with certainty, that Arthur Pong would have been one of their favorites.The rhyming is simple, and works nicely with the story.  I didn't feel any of it was forced, and the illustrations were line drawings that complimented the simplicity of the overall feel of the book.  Just like the children's book, Go The F to Sleep, Arthur Pong and His Smelly Songs, will amuse young children, while adults roll their eyes remembering a time when they too, thought that bodily noises were the funniest thing going.I'm going to pass this book along to my nephews and nieces who I'm sure will enjoy it as much as I did.  I hope Fernandez feels inspired to write more books about subjects that kids just love.  I'm sure there are more noises our bodies make that can be set to rhyme.