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Animal Gas: A Farty Farce
Every kid knows that nothing's funnier than a fart joke. And it's also a universal truth (and mysterious fact) that people don't mind the smell of their own farts. Animal Gas explores this hilarious concept through a parade of animals who describe why they don't think their own farts stink—against the truth about how they REALLY smell!
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
First published November 15, 2013
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About the author
Bryan Ballinger
26 books12 followersBryan Ballinger illustrated a number of children's books, including books for Scholastic, McGraw/Hill, Running Press Kids, and HarperCollins.
Bryan has also self published a number of books that are available from his website: http://bryanballinger.com/buy-my-books/
These include:
Animal Gas, a silly and stinky SCRATCH AND SNIFF picture book: http://www.animalgas.com
Kooky Cookery, a campy cookbook parody and humorous archive of the nation’s Golden Age of peculiar creations: http://www.kookycookery.com
The Great Cheese Squeeze, a warm and silly picture book about two quirky friends: http://cheesesqueeze.com
Bryan has also self published a number of books that are available from his website: http://bryanballinger.com/buy-my-books/
These include:
Animal Gas, a silly and stinky SCRATCH AND SNIFF picture book: http://www.animalgas.com
Kooky Cookery, a campy cookbook parody and humorous archive of the nation’s Golden Age of peculiar creations: http://www.kookycookery.com
The Great Cheese Squeeze, a warm and silly picture book about two quirky friends: http://cheesesqueeze.com
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
April 12, 2019
What a great idea for a book! The illustrations are elaborate and brilliantly done. The story is hilarious.
If you have little ones this will be a book they want to read over and over.
Loved reading it with my son. Giggles are the best!
If you have little ones this will be a book they want to read over and over.
Loved reading it with my son. Giggles are the best!
December 16, 2013
I'm biased since I wrote and illustrated it, but it's a pretty darn funny read, and it smells pretty funny too. In more ways than one!
Animal Gas is available at http://www.animalgas.com
I've always loved SCRATCH AND SNIFF, and Animal Gas is the PERFECT subject matter for this. Each character in Animal Gas has his or her own disSTINK personality and they try an convince each other that their toots smell great. There are lots of delightful smells in the book along with some really funny bad smells.
Animal Gas is also a great book for reluctant readers. The funny smells and the silly rhyming verses will have both children and adults giggling as they read and sniff. I previewed Animal Gas to a large local elementary school here in Indiana and both the kids and the teachers were roaring with laughter.
Animal Gas is available at http://www.animalgas.com
I've always loved SCRATCH AND SNIFF, and Animal Gas is the PERFECT subject matter for this. Each character in Animal Gas has his or her own disSTINK personality and they try an convince each other that their toots smell great. There are lots of delightful smells in the book along with some really funny bad smells.
Animal Gas is also a great book for reluctant readers. The funny smells and the silly rhyming verses will have both children and adults giggling as they read and sniff. I previewed Animal Gas to a large local elementary school here in Indiana and both the kids and the teachers were roaring with laughter.
January 30, 2014
If what you want is to be grossed out when reading this book then..........MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I sat down my 4 kids ranging in ages from 6-14 and read this to them. We were all screaming in agony at some of the smells and even my "toughest" oldest child who thought he could handle it realized that some of the smells even broke him. I had to wash my fingers from rubbing (as the author suggest to make the smell last longer - as if we need that :) afterwards because they stunk so bad and I keep getting phantom smells lingering in my mind. Funny and cute - perfect for the children in all of us!
January 25, 2014
The illustrations are the best part of this book--Mr. Ballinger is a very talented illustrator. As for the "smells": The lovely scents were quite nice. The icky smells were...well, icky. That was the point though. (As a mom, I don't suppose I'm expected to be turned on by those icky smells.) My 11 year old son made quite a show of how affected he was by the nasty smells; choking, tipping over, etc. He quite enjoyed being grossed out by them. By the end he wasn't sure he wanted to continue smelling them though.
It reminded me of our tendency to say: "This is disgusting--Here, smell this".
It reminded me of our tendency to say: "This is disgusting--Here, smell this".
December 26, 2013
Keep this book from your kids! They will use up all the aromas and there will be none left for you! Better yet, buy yourself a separate copy and keep it safely out of their reach.
It's seriously a funny book. Even without the odoriferous effects, the text reads with a beautiful lyrical quality that is best enjoyed when read aloud. Every page is an adventure.
You will love it. Your kids will love it!
It's seriously a funny book. Even without the odoriferous effects, the text reads with a beautiful lyrical quality that is best enjoyed when read aloud. Every page is an adventure.
You will love it. Your kids will love it!
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December 19, 2013Animal farts. A SCRATCH & SNIFF book? Whaaaaaaaaat?
July 11, 2020
Bought this book for my son on a whim, and was blown away (pun intended). It's so creative, clever and hilarious. Very well written, and makes me chuckle every time. Even makes my wife giggle!
December 10, 2024
This book was very funny, my boys loved this!
June 29, 2015
This witty, quirky, hilarious book is written in rhyme. Take a whiff of what's in store for you...
"We all know that farts
are toxic to bear.
But my gas smells good,
like fresh mountain air."
"Your gas isn't fresh.
It's putrid and stale.
It blows out like smog
from under your tail."
Thus begins a jolly conversation between some pretty bizarre animals as they compare what they think their farts smell like to the real deal. The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.....yes it is for sure.
One by one they disclose their own personal interpretation of the aroma that is emitted. They compare their toot's smells to things like: warm clothes coming out of the dryer, the beach or a gentle tropical breeze, yummy fried bacon, sweet scented potpourri, mouth-watering quiche and even shooting rainbows, (however they smell). They quickly learn that perhaps their idea of delicious may be completely different than reality. I totally love the surprise ending...it is just great and made me laugh out loud!
The offbeat illustrations portray comical details and the author/illustrator uses skilled imagery as a means of relaying a sense of smell. The book is extremely humorous and very, very kid-friendly. I am sure all ages will get a good laugh because come on you know it....everyone breaks wind...and you "nose" it.
"We all know that farts
are toxic to bear.
But my gas smells good,
like fresh mountain air."
"Your gas isn't fresh.
It's putrid and stale.
It blows out like smog
from under your tail."
Thus begins a jolly conversation between some pretty bizarre animals as they compare what they think their farts smell like to the real deal. The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind.....yes it is for sure.
One by one they disclose their own personal interpretation of the aroma that is emitted. They compare their toot's smells to things like: warm clothes coming out of the dryer, the beach or a gentle tropical breeze, yummy fried bacon, sweet scented potpourri, mouth-watering quiche and even shooting rainbows, (however they smell). They quickly learn that perhaps their idea of delicious may be completely different than reality. I totally love the surprise ending...it is just great and made me laugh out loud!
The offbeat illustrations portray comical details and the author/illustrator uses skilled imagery as a means of relaying a sense of smell. The book is extremely humorous and very, very kid-friendly. I am sure all ages will get a good laugh because come on you know it....everyone breaks wind...and you "nose" it.
January 9, 2016
I like fart jokes apparently because I've really been liking all these books on gas that I've been reading lately! In this book each animal claims that their gas smells like something phenomenal but the animal that is standing directly behind them think otherwise. It's a fun book with good flow and gems like, "While others make clouds of foulness that reeks, I'm shooting rainbows right out of my cheeks!" and "It's death and decay, not rainbows or peace. I think we should call the farting police." My inner kid is laughing so hard right now, you don't even know!
April 8, 2016
Everyone thinks their own foofs are fine, but are they? This book explores that question in depth and provides some stinky humor at its finest. All kidding aside, the rhymes are quite good and I think this will make kids who love potty humor giggle a lot.
October 21, 2015
Rip roaringly funny. I couldn't pass this one up at the library!
December 23, 2015
Hilarious!
April 7, 2016
So much fartiness!!!
March 8, 2022
5 stars
This book is tootin' hilarious! 😄
This book is tootin' hilarious! 😄
July 23, 2015
Ha! Ha! Ha!
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