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Brief Thief
Perico quiere hacer caca. Se esconde detrás de un árbol, pero descubre que no hay papel para limpiarse. Ve un calzón viejo y agujereado colgado de una rama, lo usa y lo tira. De pronto una vocecita que se presenta como su conciencia le regaña y le ordena que lave esa cochinada. Lo que Perico no sabe es de quién era realmente el supuesto calzón… Un cuento que comienza con una anécdota escatológica y aprovecha para enseñar a los niños normas de higiene, respeto al prójimo, a las propiedades de otros, a la vez que a enmendar los errores cometidos. Pero la historia no se queda en una simple moralina sino que al llegar al final, da una vuelta de tuerca humorística que sorprenderá a niños y adultos arrancando unas buenas carcajadas. Ilustraciones divertidas y tipografías cambiantes acompañan esta historia haciéndola ágil y desenfadada. Una “vocecita” nos dice que este libro será un éxito entre los niños.
28 pages, Hardcover
Published April 2, 2013
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Michaël Escoffier
147 books46 followersMichaël Escoffier was born in France in 1970. He discovered his passion for writing and telling stories at a young age. He lives in Lyon, France, with his wife and two children.
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August 4, 2015
We have a real winner here. This book is great.
From the page four, where the kid you're reading this with will look at you incredulously as the word "poo" appears, to its shocking surprise twist ending, you can't ask for better children's literature than this.
Leon is a chameleon. He has a nice breakfast, suns himself on a rock, drinks some coffee.
And now, Leon has to go poo.
Immediate giggling and checking my face for reactions from the children.
Leon goes to a nice tree to poo in private. The book implies this tree is random, but I'm calling bullshit because the tree is clearly fitted with a toilet-paper-roll-holder. Unfortunately for Leon, this holder is out of toilet paper.
What can Leon use to wipe?
He considers his options.
Leaves? No, they're too prickly.
Grass? No, that will be too messy.
Then, in a stroke of luck, Leon notices a pair of underwear hanging on a nearby branch. Perfect.
Wait! Do they belong to someone?
Nah, they're full of holes. Who would leave hole-y underwear in a tree anyway?
Leon uses the underwear to clean himself up and merrily goes on his way.
HEY! Who do you think you are?
Huh? What? Who said that?
Yeah, you there. You think I didn't see that?
It seems that Leon's conscience, in the form of a little voice from nowhere, has suddenly appeared. It gives Leon a good tongue-lashing and then orders him to wash the underwear.
Then, in a surprise twist ending,
Wow. Stellar ending! Kids love this. This book is a hit on many levels. Plus, the pages are nice and thick. A+ Highly recommend.
Not available in Spanish.
From the page four, where the kid you're reading this with will look at you incredulously as the word "poo" appears, to its shocking surprise twist ending, you can't ask for better children's literature than this.
Leon is a chameleon. He has a nice breakfast, suns himself on a rock, drinks some coffee.
And now, Leon has to go poo.
Immediate giggling and checking my face for reactions from the children.
Leon goes to a nice tree to poo in private. The book implies this tree is random, but I'm calling bullshit because the tree is clearly fitted with a toilet-paper-roll-holder. Unfortunately for Leon, this holder is out of toilet paper.
What can Leon use to wipe?
He considers his options.
Leaves? No, they're too prickly.
Grass? No, that will be too messy.
Then, in a stroke of luck, Leon notices a pair of underwear hanging on a nearby branch. Perfect.
Wait! Do they belong to someone?
Nah, they're full of holes. Who would leave hole-y underwear in a tree anyway?
Leon uses the underwear to clean himself up and merrily goes on his way.
HEY! Who do you think you are?
Huh? What? Who said that?
Yeah, you there. You think I didn't see that?
It seems that Leon's conscience, in the form of a little voice from nowhere, has suddenly appeared. It gives Leon a good tongue-lashing and then orders him to wash the underwear.
Then, in a surprise twist ending,
Wow. Stellar ending! Kids love this. This book is a hit on many levels. Plus, the pages are nice and thick. A+ Highly recommend.
Not available in Spanish.
July 4, 2017
Oversize, with extra-sturdy pages. Which is good, because this is a book that the excitable kids will especially love, and they'll want to grab the page from your hand to see what happens next. Hilarious. Loved it.
January 31, 2018
Daft. Laughed.
August 12, 2014
I honestly am speechless after reading this picture book...here is a quick summary. A lizard finds a pair of underwear hanging on a tree and uses them to wipe his poopy bum because he is out of toilet paper. When he is done, he throws the soiled underwear into a bush until his conscience bugs him and he takes them out, washes them, and hangs them back on the tree to dry. The book ends with a super bunny coming back to get his "super mask" and putting the underwear on his face.
Like I said...I am speechless. The book was originally published in France and translated to English. I do have to admit liking the illustrations but I'm still stumped at the subject matter.
Like I said...I am speechless. The book was originally published in France and translated to English. I do have to admit liking the illustrations but I'm still stumped at the subject matter.
March 28, 2013
Laughed so hard I snorted! Give me more!
October 8, 2015
Adorable with a slight ick factor. I loved the twist at the end, though!
October 23, 2013
It's a great book! Everyone should read it. It's about the lizard named Leon. One day all of a sudden he need to go poo so the finds a nice tree to goes and he poops at but OH NO THERE IS NO TOILET PAPER! But wait problem solved he found a old underwear. He wipes his bottom thinking how he solved his problem. But did he really solve it? Or did he make a bigger and problem or should I say do-do. I got this book from the school library. :) :P
May 22, 2013
Absolutely hilarious. Dare you to read this and not laugh. Or at least smile. Definitely smirk. My daughter called it disgusting when I read it to her which made me love it all the more. Can't wait to read this to a bunch of seven and eight year olds. There will be much much reacting!
July 18, 2013
I think this one is hilarious, and the kids do too.
May 3, 2014
Oh. My. Word. I love this book.
September 21, 2018
3.5/5
A children’s book about an iguana that finds a pair of “underwear” and the tosses them into the bushes. His conscience starts to nag him, so he collects them, washes them, and hangs them to dry. It turns out that they are actually a superhero’s mask!
A children’s book about an iguana that finds a pair of “underwear” and the tosses them into the bushes. His conscience starts to nag him, so he collects them, washes them, and hangs them to dry. It turns out that they are actually a superhero’s mask!
August 17, 2025
No me estaba pareciendo tan bueno este cuento infantil, pero al final me agrado mucho ja ja.
May 25, 2013
Ohmi gosh this is a quirky HILARIOUS book!!! I have this strange sense of guilt for enjoying it because it gets so crude, but it's great, just plain GREAT!
When he runs out of toilet paper, a lizard steals a pair of underpants to finish his business. That's when his conscience chimes in and reminds him that he did a bad thing by taking those underpants. Try as he might to justify that those underpants were old and full of holes, the lizard eventually does the right thing and cleans them up.
Readers find out who the owner of the underpants is and why they had holes: they belong to a superhero bunny who wears them on his head!
Artowrk is amaaaaaazing! I LOVE the paint splotch treatment for the trees; it's pure GENIUS! Lots of great styles going on in the illustrations: paint, pencil, mixed media etc.
This book is super great and would make a funny read aloud, but I admit I don't know if I could get through it without blushing or cracking up!
When he runs out of toilet paper, a lizard steals a pair of underpants to finish his business. That's when his conscience chimes in and reminds him that he did a bad thing by taking those underpants. Try as he might to justify that those underpants were old and full of holes, the lizard eventually does the right thing and cleans them up.
Readers find out who the owner of the underpants is and why they had holes: they belong to a superhero bunny who wears them on his head!
Artowrk is amaaaaaazing! I LOVE the paint splotch treatment for the trees; it's pure GENIUS! Lots of great styles going on in the illustrations: paint, pencil, mixed media etc.
This book is super great and would make a funny read aloud, but I admit I don't know if I could get through it without blushing or cracking up!
June 17, 2013
Leon the lizard (he’s a chameleon) has a bathroom emergency. When he runs out of toilet paper, he wipes up with a pair of old, holey underpants he discovers hanging from a tree branch. Ready to go about his day, Leon finds he is tortured by the voice of his “conscience,” until he does the right thing – washes the underpants and hangs them out to dry. They are subsequently retrieved by a rabbit in a superhero costume, who pulls them on over his head and flies off to do whatever it is that rabbit superheroes do.
This is extremely goofy. Chameleons that poop in the woods. And have consciences. Consciences that might actually be rabbits with super powers throwing their voices. And ick! Ick! He wiped his butt with those underpants…THAT mask. Ick! But it’s funny, and kids who are all into poop and underpants will find this hysterical. Also, the illustrations are perfect for this tale. An excellent collaboration by Escoffier and Di Giacomo.
This is extremely goofy. Chameleons that poop in the woods. And have consciences. Consciences that might actually be rabbits with super powers throwing their voices. And ick! Ick! He wiped his butt with those underpants…THAT mask. Ick! But it’s funny, and kids who are all into poop and underpants will find this hysterical. Also, the illustrations are perfect for this tale. An excellent collaboration by Escoffier and Di Giacomo.
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May 9, 2013
This book made me laugh out loud. The humor might be too subtle for young children, but my 8-year-old son also found it to be funny. Leon the chameleon is having a good day until he has to go poo and there is no toilet paper. He ends up using a pair of discarded underwear, but then his conscience makes him wonder if that was the right choice. A humorous story with a twist at the end. Boys will love the bathroom humor and the surprise character at the end.
The first difference I noticed in this book was the heavy card-stock pages that gave the book extra texture. The water color and ink illustrations enhance the author's text and add to the story on almost every page. Leon is drawn as a very expressive and funny character. Children could almost "read" this story by just using the illustrations.
The first difference I noticed in this book was the heavy card-stock pages that gave the book extra texture. The water color and ink illustrations enhance the author's text and add to the story on almost every page. Leon is drawn as a very expressive and funny character. Children could almost "read" this story by just using the illustrations.
February 21, 2015
VA Young Readers
Escoffier, Michaeel,
Language : English
Second printing: January 2014
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, March 4, 2013 Cahners
When a Chameleon does his morning "business" he finds he doesn't have any toilet paper. He uses a pair of underpants. His conscience takes over and he cleans the underpants and puts them back where he found them. The end has an unexpected surprise.
This is a great read aloud. This book would be a great book to discuss right and wrong. It is also a fun book to read and just enjoy a good story.
Children in grades pk-3 would enjoy this story.
Escoffier, Michaeel,
Language : English
Second printing: January 2014
Publishers Weekly Book Review Stars, March 4, 2013 Cahners
When a Chameleon does his morning "business" he finds he doesn't have any toilet paper. He uses a pair of underpants. His conscience takes over and he cleans the underpants and puts them back where he found them. The end has an unexpected surprise.
This is a great read aloud. This book would be a great book to discuss right and wrong. It is also a fun book to read and just enjoy a good story.
Children in grades pk-3 would enjoy this story.
December 23, 2013
Chameleon finds out there is no toilet paper after going to the bathroom, he uses some holey underwear. His "conscience" starts talking to him and he washes the underwear and puts it back. Surprise ending shows what the "holey underwear" is really.
Not sure if I have the chutzpah to use this for my clothing story time.
Not sure if I have the chutzpah to use this for my clothing story time.
June 6, 2014
This book made me laugh out loud at the end. It was great.
Leon the chameleon needs to do his daily duty and finds that he has run out of toilet paper. He proceeds to use a piece of underwear that seems to be discarded. However shortly after his conscious takes over and he ends up washing that pair of briefs. Great little story that had me laughing at work.
Leon the chameleon needs to do his daily duty and finds that he has run out of toilet paper. He proceeds to use a piece of underwear that seems to be discarded. However shortly after his conscious takes over and he ends up washing that pair of briefs. Great little story that had me laughing at work.
June 19, 2014
hilarious! leon the chameleon finds himself ... in need ... and uses some old underpants he found lying around, but he is caught by his conscience (or maybe something else) and must amend his ways. a GREAT read-aloud for 3-4 year olds! (although the word "poo" is mentioned, so beware the uproarious giggling that may ensue.)
April 18, 2018
Interesting book. Lizard goes potty but there's no tp, so he finds an old pair of briefs full of holes, surely someone has thrown them away. He uses them. Then he starts feeling guilty. His conscience pricks him. So he goes and washes the briefs and hangs them up to dry. Turns out they belong to a superhero rabbit, and it's actually his mask with holes for ears and eyes.
June 4, 2014
Brilliant mixed media illustrations. Strong, bold and fearless text with a wonderful understanding of junior humour. Engaging storyline straight from the outset and very funny denouement.
This is a ripper of a picture book.
This is a ripper of a picture book.
April 17, 2013
I love poop books and this was a perfect one.
April 25, 2013
Who knew lizards need TP?
Love the lesson of listening the little voice in your head, or is it the voice in the tree? Great fun.
Love the lesson of listening the little voice in your head, or is it the voice in the tree? Great fun.
September 22, 2013
Oh my goodness, this book is hilarious! My students are going to love it. The illustrations are awesome, and I love the thick pages. Nothing beats a surprise ending. You will laugh out loud!
January 19, 2016
O.M.G!! This book is wonderful! HI-larious! Absolutely amazing! So funny. Just read it. Go! Now! Whatever else you are doing can wait. Go read this book!
December 23, 2013
The clever ending makes this book a fun read though the changed POV from beginning to end was a bit odd as it's something writing advice tells you never to do for young audiences.
August 11, 2017
That ending though! O.O
*Speechless*
*Speechless*
June 2, 2018
This was absolute PERFFECTION.
June 29, 2018
Teaches a lesson valuable in today's contentious political climate -- don't poop in someone else's underwear.
December 23, 2018
How high was the author when he came up with this book?
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