Gassy Cassie

by Alicia Acosta, Alicia Mas (Illustrator)

A hilarious story about feelings, friendships and farts! Cassie farts a lot, everywhere and all the time! She can't stop. At school they call her Gassy Cassie, but one day her noisy bottom saves the class from a ferocious bear. From being laughed at, Cassie suddenly finds herself the school heroine! Along with all the flatulence and fun, comes a gentle reminder about the importance of acceptance.

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Friendship, Childrens, Health

40 pages, Hardcover

Published January 24, 2023

Reviews

[Alexander Peterhans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn't like farts? In most groups, anyone who didn't just fart. And Cassie, the little girl from this book's title, tends to be The One Who Farted. This kid, I tell you, farts up a storm, day and night, more farts per hour than my elderly mother, and she can really light up a room with her farts, let me tell you.



This constant pong around Cassie doesn't make her popular with her classmates, who invent a song calling her Gassy Cassie, and it's all terribly mean and Cassie doesn't like it, especially because she can't help her propensity for farting.

And then a new girl joins her group, and this girl can't smell Cassie's farts, so they become best friends. End of the book, you might think, but NO! There's an encounter with a huge bear, and Cassie comes to the rescue, and everybody loves her, farts 'n all.



I think this might be the first picture book I've read that doesn't really seem to have a lesson or message - sure, there's something there about acceptance, but the girl who first accepts Cassie maybe only does so because she can't smell the farts. And Cassie only gets accepted generally when she proves the worth of her farts in the dangerous wilderness.



Ah who cares, it's a sweet little story, with lovely illustrations.

I'd suggest eating a lot of beans (the most musical fruit) before reading this one to your tyke, blowing the ol' trouser trumpet everytime you turn the page.

(Thanks to NubeOcho for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book was so stinkin’ (pun intended) hilarious

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parents, caregivers, and teachers would be hard pressed to find many picture book titles devoted to funny but embarrassing body noises, especially farting. There's always Walter the Farting Dog, but it isn't just canines that emit pungent odors. Humans do too, a fact which makes this book quite relatable in many respects. Although the ending seems rather unlikely, the rest of the story seems true to life even though much of it is exaggerated for humorous effect. When Cassie is born, she comes out of her mother's womb with a great big fart, and she never looks back from there. Her parents adjust to their smelly child, but even her grandmother is unable to stand her odor. Things get worse when Cassie starts school since her classmates dub her "Gassy Cassie," make up a rhyme about her, and shun her. Cassie feels lonely until she is befriended by Rita, a new classmate, who isn't able to smell her farts and doesn't care about them anyway. The two have great fun together, especially since wherever they go, the other youngsters avoid, leaving them on their own. But Cassie proves her worth to the others on a school field trip when her smelly fart repels a bear threatening the group. Readers will realize that there are many different types of heroism and that someone's supposed deficits or problems can actually turn out to be assets. The artwork is just as exaggerated as the text, which makes it fun to read.

[McAdam Kilter · Rating 5 out of 5]

L'histoire
Depuis sa naissance, Juliette a un petit problème : elle pète !
Ses pets sont bruyants à faire trembler et aussi très odorants...
À cause de cela, les autres évitent de s'approcher d'elle.
Un jour, elle rencontre Lila, qui va devenir sa meilleure amie et lors d'une sortie scolaire, Juliette va devenir une héroïne.

Mon avis
Cette histoire, qui est destinée aux petits, parle des différences et de la tolérance.
Nous découvrons au fil de l'histoire une petite fille qui est souvent seule à cause de son problème, puis qui se fait une amie et enfin, qui sauve la vie de ses amis.
Une belle façon d'expliquer aux enfants qu'un défaut peut devenir une force.
Un texte compréhensible pour les petits en leur faisant la lecture et en expliquant certains mots.
Les illustrations sont très belles.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely hilarious, this deals with ever-appealing farts. Giant farts. Smelly farts. Farts so big and smelly that Julieta can clear a beach with them. She gets teased mercilessly about them in school, but ends up finding the perfect friend: one who can't smell. Of course, the ending is the tired classic "what made the bullies tease the protagonist ends up saving them all so they all change their minds about it" trope, but that can't diminish the humor of farts that permeates the book. I was just thankful the book isn't scratch and sniff! The body humor shows that this isn't an American book, and I appreciated the expressive language. I wanted to read it over again just to savor the words.

[Shatiel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Il libro è carino, ma assolutamente impossibile da leggere ad un gruppo di bambini.

Già me li vedo prendere in giro ogni bambina che si chiama Giulia o Giulietta, o altri nomi simili...
Sebbene il finale risolva la situazione per la protagonista, nella realtà sarebbe l'incipit di una situazione di bullismo e insulti. I bambini a cui è diretto questo libro non sono abbastanza maturi per capire come è giusto comportarsi. E io l'ho visto di persona accadere con ragazzi delle medie a causa di una cantilena odiosa di un film.

Assolutamente sconsigliato.

[Bookmeaway · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honnêtement je ne sais pas trop quoi dire de l'histoire car ça parle d'acceptation de soi et des différences, qui entraînent ici un harcèlement et des moqueries des camarades de Juliette, sauf que la résolution de l'histoire est plutôt dans l'imaginaire et non dans la réalité. Ce qui me questionne. Sinon ce que j'ai vraiment beaucoup aimé dans ce petit livre ce sont les illustrations. Le style est vraiment mignon et les couleurs sont pétantes (c'est le cas de le dire) et très variées, ça poppe, de partout. Le point qui me chagrine c'est la résolution de l'histoire.

[Lucie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Album original pour parler de la différence mais aussi des moqueries à l’école et de la solitude. Très adapté aux enfants parce qu’ils peuvent tous se reconnaître dedans étant donné que tout le monde pete !

[Alexx Burris]

normally fart books are my jam but I might have to sit and ponder on this one.

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun read about a problem Cassie has after eating. This child has trouble making friends because of her farts but shows everyone how effective it is when they are afraid and threatened.

[Marie-Pier Dodier · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fin ridicule.

[Joe Jacs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Voici un petit livre jeunesse qui m'a bien fait rire mais qui m'a aussi beaucoup touchée.

J'ai adoré le personnage de Juliette petite fille avec un problème qui l'empêche de se faire des amis. Cependant, son souci est certes embêtant mais à aussi quelques avantages. Chose qu'elle ça découvrir au fil du récit.

J'ai beaucoup aimé comment les thèmes de la différence et de l'acceptation de soi et des autres sont abordés. C'est réalisé avec humour et douceur. Une très jolie histoire pour des sujets importants.

Le tout est illustré avec de superbes dessins pleins de couleurs et de vie.

Je remercie les éditions Chouette et NetGalleyFrance pour cette très chouette lecture.

[Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Juliette qui pète” est un livre pour enfants écrit par Alicia Acosta. Il sera publié le 19 octobre 2023. Ce livre est très mignon, il parle de harcèlement et d'autres sujets très intéressants, importants pour les enfants.