The other day Wren’s school had a visit from children’s author Christopher Milne, and I gave her half the money to buy one of his books.
She came out with a volume packed with over 100 different short stories and immediately began reading one to Mr Bump, Grandma & I on the way home.
About a boy whose “face was where his bottom should be”, and vice versa.
Hmmm, I thought.
Surprisingly, it actually had a valuable moral buried amongst the bottom jokes and giggles.
And she’s reading.
Don’t get me wrong, Wren is a fantastic reader. At the end of last year she was already reading at the level that they expect for the end of this year.
But she still fights it tooth and nail. What’s that about?
So despite the fact that she is doing well, any encouragement is good.
Even bottom jokes.
Tonight, I heard about another boy who saved his school from doom by using his bottom wind.
That’s right. He farted them to safety.
Ingenious.
The world first flatulent superhero. It’s about time.
Among the many gems I am sure we will enjoy, there also lies a tale about a girl who writes poetry about her (female) teacher’s bottom, plus a fathers’ whose loving son sneaks a pair of used undies into his briefcase before an important meeting. With skid-marks.
But amongst the bottom, fart and toilet jokes, I have also found a few tear~jerkers. Stories that explore the reasons that some children are naughty, and offer ways for them and the children around them to deal with it all. You know, life.
So if you’ve got a small reader who might just be interested in hearing about other peoples’ bottoms and related adventures, it might just be worthwhile checking this author out.
Just don’t expect that reading these books will be anything near quiet or relaxing.
I thought this was the Winnie the Pooh Christopher Milne, but I see it’s someone different. Looks like a very cool book, I may have to check it out!! Thanks for checking out my blog
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Hey — having suffered through volumes and volumes and volumes of Captain Underpants books, I might have to go find this book for my own personal reading!
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Bottom Wind … I love the way you foreigners talk!
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I like the bottom wind too that book sounds like it would appeal to boys especially.What a hoot about the skid marks …don’t give her any ideas now.
I have to mark that one down for later.
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Toilet humour is always a winner isn’t. We have done the Day my bum enet psch series and Captain Underpants all which love a bit of flatulence.
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Wow! So many comments in so little time
It really is the best book. I laugh myself silly every time I think about the stories.
And Wren is loving reading them, too. Which is the whole point of course.
Hey Jane thanks for stopping by my blog. The whole crochet thing is a work in progress. I admire your dive in first,I tend to overanalyze. Perhaps, I ‘ll borrow some of your diving skills LOL. I may have to check out this book for my daughter. See you over at the momblog forums and have a great weekend.
Tracey
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Well, what can I say? I get to add Pooty Pootwell to my image of the hot pink hair.
Also, I am 34 and still giggle at the thought of an inappropriately placed toot!
So cool your little one is reading. Whatever it takes!
I am definitely going to have to check this book out! My son could care less about reading so it’s like pulling teeth getting him to do it. I try to find books that will engage him and this just might do it! Because as a boy, he’s certainly into farting and all that stuff…LOL
Sounds perfect for him, then
hey i am sophie, i love this book i have read it over 20 time and it never gets old. i am 15 years of age and i love reading