Dirty Bertie [Hardcover]

David Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

Bertie's personal hygiene leaves a lot to be desired. He eats candy off the floor. He picks his nose. He gives the dog a furry lick hello. "No, Bertie! That's dirty, Bertie!" says his disgusted yet caring family. Will Bertie ever stop being so gross?

In the spirit of David Shannon's Caldecott Honor book No, David!, Dirty Bertie teaches without preaching. David Roberts's hilarious illustrations and wacky-yet-wise story will have young readers laughing out loud--and promising never to be "dirty Bertie" again!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-Bertie just loves everything that adults consider dirty. He picks up candy from the street and boogers from his nose. He hunts for slugs and worms and pees on the flowers along with his cat. All this is performed to constant admonishments from those around him, "No, Bertie! That's dirty, Bertie!" He learns the hard way to stop most of his bad habits with one exception, picking his nose. The text is uninspired and the illustrations too broadly cartoonish and unattractive. Those looking for a good read about bad behavior would be better served by David Shannon's eponymous tales (Scholastic).
Susan Pine, New York Public Library
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"combines a wicked sense of humour and wacky illustrations... Children will laugh out loud" Booktrusted News --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810942593
• ISBN-13: 978-0810942592
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 9.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,733,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tickles the funny bone in kids, April 4, 2003

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This review is from: Dirty Bertie (Hardcover)

My 6,4 and 2 year old all love this book. They think it is hilarious. They love to shout out "No Bertie, that's dirty Bertie" . I thought it may have been a little young for my 6 year old but I think the "oooh yuck factor" won him over. He liked it so much he couldn't wait to take it to school so his teacher could read it to the class. It makes everyone giggle and I recommend it highly , so do my kids!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, January 22, 2004

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Deanna Hockey (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dirty Bertie (Hardcover)

What a great book. It is short but it's so incredibly funny that my girls (4 and just about to turn 3) are laughing hysterically at Bertie's disgusting habbits that when we are finished we read it all over again.

They love saying out loud - "THAT'S DIRTY BERTIE!".

It's just a great fun book to read with your kids and have a good laugh with them as well.

Wondeful illustrations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bertie is a blast, February 2, 2008

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David De Graaf "parent and avid reader" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Bertie (Hardcover)

If you can laugh at yourself a bit, and you are not afraid to talk to your child about boogers, pee and an occasional fart, you are going to have a complete blast with Bertie. We use the recurring line: "No Bertie' that's dirty Bertie!" on a regular basis in our family. The illustrations are very high quality and have inherent humor and consistency, with small recurring characters between pages. Bertie is naughty without being bad, and funnily disgusting. We have other books David Roberts has written and illustrated and find him a great children's author.