Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise
I guess it is only fair that occasionally I list a book that is absolutely awful. And this one qualifies.
Walter the Farting Dog is a series of books about a dog with intestinal problems that gets caught in impossible situations and only high air pressure can get him out. Naturally Walter comes supplied with ample amounts of the air under pressure and rescues himself and his whole family.
This time Walter joins his humans for a vacation cruise. Naturally his presence makes breathing uncomfortable for all the rest of the passengers, so Walter end up on a lifeboat floating behind the cruise ship. Inevitably the power fails on the ship and everyone is dependent on Walter’s fart to navigate back to shore.
Obviously a silly storyline. Really, I could find nothing of value in this book for children. It caters to a natural fascination with toilet humour shared by young children, but why does it take three authors and an illustrator to put together a book whose only purpose is to generate profits for the publisher.
