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Sir Fartsalot Hunts The Booger (2008)

by Kevin Bolger(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1595141766 (ISBN13: 9781595141767)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Razorbill

review 1: When my daughters book club picked this book I thought I was in for some raunchy story of boogers and farts. I was not looking forward to reading this at all but it's book club so we have no choice. I was very surprised that the humor in the book went well beyond booger and fart jokes. And the story was entertaining, funny, fast paced, and to top it all off, there was a good lesson. The author does a great job tying up all of the loose ends as he wrapped up the story. I was very impressed and found myself looking forward to reading a few more chapters each night. I recommend this book to kids 8 and up (there are some big words).
review 2: Okay, look. I got a lot of grief when this book appeared in my reading queue. Truth be told, I read this book to my daught... moreer (who picked it) with no small amount of trepidation, based on the title alone. With a title like "Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger" you pretty much know what you're in for. But all that said, I was pleasantly surprised by quality of the writing in this book. The plot is uncomplicated and there's not much in here that surprises you thematically. The usual deus ex machina (or magica!) tropes come into play too, and the good guys, of course, win in the end. Kevin Bolger knows how to write a fart joke, clearly, and he also knows his audience -- early to mid-grade children, and especially boys who love gross-out humor. But get this -- it's actually pretty funny. There are numerous winks at the reader and more than a couple of inside jokes specifically targeting either adults (who are likely reading to their kids) or older, more astute reading children.This isn't the kind of book that I'm going to willingly come back to over and over again, though I suspect my four-year old son will love it in a couple of years, but as a diversionary read in between "Strawberry Girl" and "Pippi Longstocking" it's really quite a delightful little book. My daughter loves it -- know your audience. Consider it a palate cleanser -- though considering the subject matter I doubt that's a term that's 100% appropriate.Also, it really does help if you read the characters out loud in bad British accents. less

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