Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive: A Compendium of Fulsome Facts

by Eric Elfman, Ginny Pruitt (Illustrator)

Illus. in black-and-white. Here's a delightfully disgusting look at everything you ever wanted to know about body waste, germs, creeping cuisine, cyrogenics, and other totally repulsive facts. Middle graders will gag with glee when they get their hands on this easy-to-read, kid-friendly reference book.  

Genres: Horror, Nonfiction

80 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 1994

About the author

Eric Elfman is the author of fourteen books for kids and adults, including Tesla’s Attic, Edison’s Alley and Hawking’s Hallway (all co-written with Neal Shusterman), an award-winning Middle Grade series from Disney-Hyperion Books. Eric and Neal are now developing a TV series based on Tesla’s Attic Eric’s Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive, from Random House (now in its 6th printing), was named an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers. As a screenwriter, Eric has sold projects to Dreamworks, Universal, Walden Media and Interscope. Eric is also a private writing coach, with a number of award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors among his clients.

Reviews

[Katy Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was obsessed with this book as a child. Reread
For nostalgia reasons. Did not disappoint

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the title says, everything disgusting and yucky imaginable. Organs, bodies, burial rites, fungi, maggots, worms and other creepy crawlies, creepy cuisine, grossest scenes in films. I absolutely liked the illustrations and tables in the book. Nothing for the faint hearted. Highly recommended.

[Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was just reminded of this book and how utterly obsessed I was with it as a kid- there are so many things about it that are seared into my brain. It gets a nostalgic 5 stars

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so glad I finally remembered this book because I used to be obsessed with it in grade school. It's funny how many details in this book stuck with me over the years and flipping through it again was an absolute delight. My one disappointment is that I remembered it being a lot longer than 80 pages, but that could also be the side effect of things just feeling bigger in your childhood.

Also shout-out to Ren and Stimpy, Itchy and Scratchy, and Beavis and Butthead being listed as the three grossest cartoons. Ah, the days before South Park were so blissful...

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

My little sister got this from the book order in grade school. I read it when I was like 10 or so. It was pretty gross. I have serious doubts about the validity of much of the research that went into this book. All the same, I probably read it a ton of times when I was little.

[Riki Treadway · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had read this book so many times in elementary school... and upon remembering it in adulthood i made myself buy it. :)