I just found a new demographic for Kevin to bestow his enlightenment upon in this article. Dude, your words are brown gold to the next generation:
The content might seem off-colour to some, but potty humour is big in the world of popular children's literature - from the Captain Underpants series to such best-selling titles as Zombie Butts From Uranus! - and some parents and authors believe the genre is attracting otherwise reluctant readers."You have to give kids something they want to read," says Glenn Murray, an educator-turned-children's author from Canada.
Murray co-wrote two books featuring Walter The Farting Dog, a flatulent pooch whose problem saves the day time and time again. The author believes his smelly protagonist is an ambassador for literacy.
My favorite book about excrement is one that I read to my nursery school students called "Unchi", or in English, "Poop" (do you notice how no one uses this word anymore. the last time I remember hearing it was when I last watched Billy Madison). Highly recommended!
To anyone who missed it, the tapeworm story is a must read! Pork is starting to sound a lot more appetizing...
I think one of the co-authors of the Farting Dog stories is William Kotzwinkle, who wrote the novelized version of the movie "ET." It's one of the best novelizations I've ever read, and when I was in elementary & junior high school, I read a lot of novelizations.
Great post, man. Yes, you're right-- a new source of readers for yours truly.
Tssssssst,
Kevin