Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble At the Yard Sale [Mass Market Paperback]

William Kotzwinkle (Author), Glenn Murray (Author), Audrey Colman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2006 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Walter the Farting Dog

Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, fartingcontentedly near Father, wonders why. When a man offers ten dollars for Walter, Father readily agrees. Walter wonders why. Walter is sad to leave his family behind, but relieved to discover that his new owner is a clown. Walter figures he will help the clown bring joy to children on their birthdays. But the clown has a dastardly plot: he will use Walter's gas to inflate balloons and then pop them to stun guards during bank robberies. Will Walter turn to the dark side? Of course not! He comes out a hero and is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-In this second far-fetched tale about Walter, neighbors have been avoiding the yard-sale table where Walter has been sitting all day. Unbelievably, Father wonders why! Yet he doesn't hesitate to sell the pup to the first man who stops by to inquire. The new owner, a clown, intends to use Walter for a bank heist by fastening him to a "fart-catcher" in order to inflate balloons with his obnoxious-smelling gas. As the clown pops the balloons in the bank, customers and bank tellers are overcome with the stench. When the perp arrives home with the sack of money, he lights a cigar and is launched across the room because of a gas leak. Walter runs out the door toward his former home, and the police follow the trail of $100 bills fluttering behind him. As they try to arrest Walter, he leads them back to the real culprit. Pages are busy with digital illustrations that give an olive green pallor to the human skin tone and a garish look to the clown. For those who appreciated the lowbrow, tasteless humor of the first book, this one provides much more of the same.-Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
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From Booklist

K-Gr. 3. Yes, Walter is back, as gassy as ever. This time, he is at a yard sale, but Father doesn't sell anything, because Walter drives away the customers. Then a man wants to know if Walter is for sale, and while the children, Betty and Billy, are away, Dad makes the deal. The new owner takes Walter home and hooks him up to a "fart catcher," blowing up balloons, which the man assures Walter will be used at a children's party, where he works as a clown. "'Well, at least it's for the children,' thought Walter, who farted." But it's not! The clown, who is really a robber, bursts the balloons in a bank, and the odor is so bad that the loot is readily given up. A few twists, turns, and farts later, things work out fine. This has the same gross humor as the previous book and even more inventive illustrations, a mix of collage and computer-generated art. In fact, there's so much to see in the pictures, children can look and laugh for hours. Don't muzzle Walter--at either end. Ilene Cooper
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0142406260
• ISBN-13: 978-0142406267
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 10.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Loses the first book.s sweet spirit, July 12, 2004

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Mary G. Longorio "Texasbookgirl" (Eagle Mountain, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Yard Sale (Hardcover)

From the moment Dad sells Walter at the garage sale without so much as a second thought, this book heads down the wrong path. It does not have the goofy sweet spirit of the first book. The kids I read it to were really upset that not only Dad sold the dog, but he lies without even a blink. Boo Hiss!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Acceptance, love and tolerance, March 14, 2005

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K. Kurth (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Yard Sale (Hardcover)

Oh my goodness! First of all: this is a book. A kid's book. Kids like farts. They are funny. If you bought the book, why didn't you take the time to read it before you walked out the store? It's not called "Walter the Sweet-smelling Pooch". The name quite clearly says it all. Most importantly, the dedication sums it up: being tolerant, accepting, and yes, loving others for being just who they are. So what if kids (and some adults) howl with laughter when Walter goes flying across the room? Benjamin Frankly said to "Fart proudly." Shrek said "Better out than in." I say we need to get over our hang ups!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This kind of literature is a breath of fresh air., November 22, 2004

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Kathy I. Fisher - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Yard Sale (Hardcover)

Walter reminds me of many a night after the bean burrito. This book keeps us in touch with special moments of our childhood. I would recommend this book for anyone who has ever blamed their own flatulence on their innocent dog.