Walter the Farting Dog: A Triumphant Toot and Timeless Tale That's Touched Hearts for Decades--A Laugh- Out-Loud Funny Picture Book

by Glenn Murray and William Kotzwinkle

Book Overview

Have you ever heard a fart that could save the day? In this New York Times bestselling kids book, every toot tells a funny tale

Over one million copies sold and countless giggles shared

Meet Walter, a fine dog with flatulence. Despite his distinctive trait, he's loved by his siblings Billy and Betty. But Father has had enough On the brink of being sent to the dog pound, Walter's unexpected asset turns into his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583940537
• ISBN13: 9781583940532
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Frog in Well
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.8" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

Funny toddler book

My kiddo wants to read this silly farting book every single night. It kind of just teaches them that no matter what pets are family 🐶 I personally love that it makes him giggle before bed!

classic

Loved by a family in Tucker, GA (Kate, Jared, Paige and Craig along with Kate and Jared's aunties and uncle,) this book has a heartwarmingly happy end.

Funniest book I ever read

I cried this morning. Tears rolled down my face. I laughed so hard that my kids couldnt understand my words as I read this aloud to them. My tummy hurts a little from all the belly laughs. Holy cow. I have never read anything better. Add to that. The pictures! An illustrated dog toot!! I am keeping this book forever. I am sending copies to several adult friends. The bestest ever written!!

An Ill Wind Sweetened With Humor

The picturis ab Audrey Colman collatis are wonderful fun, playful, and entertaining. My memory is foggy, but the illustrations here seem brighter than those in the first book. Maybe a different printing technique or better inks were used here. There also seem to be some embellishments in this edition that weren't in the original English version. I may be mistaken on this one however. On almost every page there's a spider or two to be found, but I'm not sure why. On one page a person in a wall portrait appears to be holding his nose as Walter farts. On the vet's diploma we read "Fart expert," and in the family bathroom we see containers of fart buster and phart off. There's something whimsical and humorous, if not gaseous, to be found on every page. The pictures of the kids' bedroom is a mix of Monty Python, Pee Wee's Playhouse, and Dali, a mix of realism and the cartoonish. Anyone could enjoy this book on some level, but only those with some Latin background can fully appreciate the nuances and humor in the translation. One of my favorites is Dobbin's interpretation of "That dog farts morning, noon and night" as "Iste canis XXIV/VII/CCCLXV pedet." VCR is translated as "MQIOIPCVCI" accompanied by the footnote " Machina quae imagines omne in posterum captas visendi causa illustrat." At first I was baffled by the string of capital letters until I looked at the first letters of each word in the footnote. Clever stuff! Dobbin's translation is at times so liberally creative that I had a difficult time matching the English phrases with their Latin counterparts. At times a single English sentence would become two Latin sentences and vice versa. Those who have studied Latin in recent years or have a great memory may fare better than I. I enjoyed this book immensely from the cover picture of Betty floating in a delirium of laughter , with her nose held firmly, above a farting Walter to the back cover where a smiling Billy watches her impishly. The read was a fun refresher of Latin classes taken long ago and a lesson in how much I've forgotten since.

The Best Book I Bought for my Brother

Last Christmas, I went to find my little brother a present. He is five yrs old and loves books. I am away at college and wanted to get him something that we could read and have fun with together. After searching for a while, I came across Walter the Farting Dog. I remember when I was a kid and how funny farting was- I knew my brother would love it. When he opened it and I read it to him, he couldn't stop laughing and made me read it over and over again. Still, to this day, he asks me to read it to him when I come home and he even brings it when he comes to visit me at school! Every page even has a spider hidden in the picture- which was fun to find. This book will make any kid laugh, and it will bring any parent, or big sister, back to their childhood!

Extremely funny

I.... You have to LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE. We all need a good laugh every now and then. If you can't laugh at this book then you are lacking a sense of humor. I received this book from an adult friend (co-worker)of mine for my birthday. We all just died laughing reading it. You are talking kindergarten teachers here. Poor Walter, his facial expressions are just precious. The illustrations are wonderful. Thanks for giving us something to laugh about!!

Funny book for young kids

Yes, it's a little crude, but it also deals with something that we all have and makes it funny. The tales of Walter and his gas had me laughing so hard I was crying. Young kids will get a kick out of this.If you do story reading to yound children at schools, this would be a fun book.