PICTURE BOOKS by Artie Bennett

  

I received an email from Mr. Artie Bennett, telling me about his two books, Poopendous! and The Butt Book and including a PDF copy of both books. They were a hoot!

Poopendous! talks, of course, about poop - all the different kinds of poop from fly poop to elephant poop, showing the different sizes and shapes as well as the uses for poop. Considering how hard my students laugh when I ask them not to fart on the cushions we use in the library, they would think this was fantastic!

The Butt Book covers the sizes and shapes and names of butts - both human and animal - including shots of a few bare butts and one butt on a toilet. Again, the kids will crack up with this one.

Teachers and parents with a good sense of human will enjoy sharing these with kids in their lives!

Three out of five stars for Poopendous!
AR reading level of 2.9

Four out of five stars for The Butt Book

NON-FICTION: While You Were Sleeping by Steve Murrie and Matthew Murrie

Because I reviewed a previous book by these authors, they emailed me and offered to send me this volume to review as well. I happily received their autographed copy for our school library, zipping through it in one sitting. The book contains "bite-sized" facts about sleep, from what your body does while you are sleeping to what happens in nature and in space at night. Great animal facts, space facts (Did you know there are Legos on their way to Jupiter?) and information about popular culture. The short passages will appeal to kids who want quick reads or who like to pick and choose the facts that are interesting to them. I can see my almanac-lovers racing to check this out from the library.

4 out of 5 stars

Recommended for: readers in 3rd grade and up, non-fiction fans, fans of animal facts or space facts or facts about human physiology. Also for fans of books with quick-read information like almanacs and world record books. This will be one they will read and run off with so they can show their friends what they just learned.