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| Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble At the Yard Sale | 
| Authors: William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray
Creator: Audrey Coleman
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 90513
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 9.5 x 0.1
ISBN: 0142406260
EAN: 9780142406267
ASIN: 0142406260
Publication Date: May 4, 2006
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Product Description
Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, farting contentedly 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 is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
 The worst kids book ever June 15, 2008
I also can't believe this book was published. It is the worst children's book ever. I would've given zero stars, if it were possible. While I agree that a book about a farting dog might be funny to kids, especially boys, this one is not remotely funny. Also teaches kids poor lessons about selling your family dog because he smells bad. My kids were given a copy of this book but I tossed it in my recycle bin. It's such a horrible book, I wouldn't even give it away.
I can't believe this was published May 13, 2008
My professor in my Teaching With Children's Books class read us this book as an example of "make sure you read a book yourself before you read it to kids because it might not be what you thought." While I spent the whole time laughing until I almost cried, it was because the book was just so awful that I can't believe it was ever published. The story was just so insane that I had to share it with my friends. I told them all about it. If these are supposed to have a moral, no one got it because they were so busy laughing at the farting and the fart catching machine.
This book might be so hilariously bad that I enjoyed hearing it. Still, I have to say I would never read this to a child. I have a hard time believing that this book is as acclaimed as the back of it claims to be.
Offensive February 22, 2008
I bought this book for a good friend's of mine child without seeing the book. It is not appropriate for children. Though it looks like a fun, funny, cartoon book for kids, it is not and not something I would read to my children.
The name says it all December 14, 2007
I expected something goofy, that would make the kids laugh like the Captain Underpants series. But this book had a stupid story, and the pictures were so ugly! The kids really were not impressed with it, so it will be going to our yardsale this year!
Not a Good Children's Book!!! September 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought this book would be great for my 4 year old....I was wrong. Needless to say, I thought it would be funny until the dog is used in the bank robbery, THEN, his "owner" lights the balloon on fire and blows him up (he lives of course). The dog makes his way home with the money and the dad says "we're rich" What are we teaching our kids???? To light farts on fire and rob banks? It says nothing about the money being returned after "dad's" comment nor what happened to the actual robber. This book could have been MUCH better! I find it morally wrong.
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