The Day My Fart Followed Me To Hockey
by Sam Lawrence & Ben Jackson, Danko Herrera (Illustrator)
Series: Little Fart, #2PDF, 27 pg.
Indie Publishing Group, 2016
Read: January 21, 2016
Timmy’s a pretty big hockey fan and it’s the day of his first hockey tryouts. Nerves are getting to him — he rejects some good advice, pushes his friend, Little Fart, away (which is pretty understandable — I mean, who wants their fart that close to them during a tryout?). Sadly, his nerves start to cancel out his ability — and his fun.
Thankfully, Little Fart is a better friend to Timmy than Timmy was to him — but can he save the day?
Timmy’s a pretty standard little kid character — someone easily identifiable, and maybe moderately annoying to parents who read it but someone that a child will imprint on.
Little Fart is cute, loyal, supportive and fun — the ideal not-so-Imaginary Friend. Just the kind of character you hope will linger around. (sorry, I just had to…)
Herrea’s illustrations are adorable — not a word I use frequently, I know — they grab your eye and hold your attention, doing a pretty good job of telling the story by themselves. Just what a kid would want to go with the words they’re reading — or to keep their attention while being read to.
The story is pretty basic — the lesson is tried and true, but cleverly and charmingly delivered. Just what a younger reader is going to want. Rather, the lesson and the way it’ll get into a kid’s head is just what a parent is going to want, the humor and art is what the young reader will want. I enjoyed it — and my kids are too old for this. A sure thing, for parents and kids alike.
Disclaimer: I received this book from the authors in exchange for this post — I appreciate it.
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Bookstooge
You should be outlawed for that “lingering” sentence. Good thing Judge Dredd isn’t around 😉