The Butt Book

by Artie Bennett, Andrew Watts (Translation)

Make way for the butt!   Tall butts, short butts, round butts, flat butts. Butts on mummies and butts on mommies. Butts on giraffes and elephants and dogs and… FISH?   Yes, even fish butts are celebrated in this tribute to backsides, rumps, tushies, keisters, heinies, and derrieres. Dozens of funny rhymes and pages of laugh-out-loud pictures pay homage to a body part that keeps kids and grown-ups giggling with glee.   Bottoms up!

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Animals, Childrens, Bodies, Storytime, Fiction

Audiobook

First published December 22, 2009

Reviews

[Scottsdale Public Library]

No buts about it! This is a funny book!

-Michael S.-

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a chance to review this book several months ago for another site and declined, I thought it would be crude or inappropriate. I grew up in a home where I wasn't even allowed to use the term "butt". After reading a couple positive reviews and being approached by the author I agreed to at least read through this book.

This book ended up being much better than I expected. It's a rhyming book with silly illustrations. Here's a sample:

Some names for butt have foreign flair:
tuchas, keister, derriere!
In England where they call moms "mums,"
people call their buttocks bums.

Although I can't say this is a picture book I would recommend to everyone, it will be a hit with many, especially boys ages 6-9. It's quite funny.

Rating: 3.5 Stars

Source: From Author for Review

As reviewed on my website: http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot....

[Jessica at Book Sake · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a kindergarten teacher I sure know what will gets my students’ attention and what will have them rolling on the ground in laughter. Hearing their teacher say ‘butt’ quite a few times will have them rolling and also have them talking about butts for the rest of the day, maybe even the week.

So it’s the end of the school year and now we have time for some fun books in the classroom. What better way to follow up a reading of Walter the Farting Dog, than with The Butt Book. So let the laughs begin. Before long the kids were reading along with me and saying the word “butt” as loud as they could amid plenty of giggles. This book is a fun book and a great way to get a reluctant reader into reading with the rhyming and predictable text. The illustrations go along perfectly with the story and had the kids pointing and laughing as well.

The Butt Book is a well written and illustrated book that covers the very often neglected bottoms and their inherent differences. Bottoms up!

Reviewed by Jen for Book Sake. http://booksake.blogspot.com

[Donalyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, I thought this was going to be awful, but it was funny and surprisingly informative! I learned several words for butts in other languages and enjoyed the playful illustrations. The one of the proud bald eagle, with his bare butt flying over a majestic mountain range made me laugh out loud.

I suppose I have taught middle school boys for too long. They will love this book!

[Amara Tanith · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I no longer post my reviews to Goodreads, my review for The Butt Book can be found here at my blog, Amara's Eden.

[Ayla Stierwalt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book many many times I think this book is super cute and rhymes so well. This book makes me giggles as do my children sometimes they can not stop laughing. The pictures are funny as well they are not inappropriate. This is a story that all children should read to just have a silly moment in life and learn and understand how important the butt can be.....

[Mishel Forte · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Rating: 4/4 stars

Although I have a three-year-old neice and (almost) eight-month-old daughter, I haven't really read many children's books, other than really short, few-worded picture books. That's definitely going to chance sometime in the future. But for now, I don't have many children's illustrated books under my reading belt. Even so, I think The Butt Book was fun, cute, and full of great illustrations.

The Butt Book is about...yep, you guessed it...butts! The short rhymes about how great our butt is and how we should acknowledge said greatness is pretty hilarious. I think my favorite line was: "Butts have cheeks just like our faces, though they're found in different places." It made me smile along with the multitude of other great lines.

I enjoyed the illustrations. They were rough and child-friendly and definitely went well with the words. Bennett did a great job of making something funny into a book that I'm sure kids will want to re-read over and over again. I think once a child (of the right age) reads The Butt Book they will spread the word to all their friends. Butt is a naughty word to children and I think The Butt Book will bring a lot of laughter and smiles to every reader.

I'm glad I got a chance to review The Butt Book. I can't wait to start really getting into children's books for my neice and my daughter. A big thank you to the author for sending me a copy and inscribing it for my girls =) Although my neice isn't quite ready for all the "butts" in the book, she was still pointing and giggling while I read it to her. I definitely think it's a book we will revisit a lot.

[Chrystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't normally review Children's Books, though I do read them from time to time, but I couldn't pass this one up when Artie wrote to me asking to review it. How can you not laugh at a book all about butts?

I received my copy late last week and had a great time reading through it. Artie even personalized the book for me: "Dear Chrystal, I know you will have a butt load of fun with my preposterous book! Bottoms up!!! Artie"

Okay so now onto the book itself. I didn't really know what would be in a book all about behinds, but it was really well written, it wasn't gross and you find out more than you probably ever knew about butts before. The book just makes you smile from the very beginnning and made me feel like a little kid again. This book is exactly what kids want to read, something funny with great illustrations. It's a lighthearted story that rhymes all types of names for bums - I giggled quite a few times especially at this line: "Some names for butts have foreign flaier: tuchas, keister, derriere!"

The illustration, by Mike Lester, is so bright and colourful and very stylized. It's been nomiated for Rueben Award by the National Cartoonists Society. I can see why! Great job Mike!

I think this book embodies what reading should be all about - fun! Reading for fun is the best way to enjoy reading, so why not a topic as silly as butts? It will have all the kids giggling!

If you have little ones in your life, I think you should go out and get this book to read to them... they will be giggling the whole time - especially if you read it with a sing-songy voice to go with the rhymes!

Thanks so much Artie!

[Edward Sojuwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the most brazen and bold kid's books I've read to date, the Butt Book is the type that a certain Sir Mix A Lot would be more than happy to know it exists, and certain Butt-holes like Dr James Dobson would cringe at the obvious attempt at objectification of that big part of the human body every person has, and y'know, the day it makes "concerned" parents and educators look like total Buttheads, it's party time! Every type of butt, human and animal (except, of course, the snake who has no butt that's visible that we know of!) and every possible term for posterior (except "ass" since this is still "considered" a kid's book) is covered in 32 pages of wacky, scatological text and pictures that'll make even white boys shout that even the Babies Got Back!
And no, Mix A Lot, there ain't no pictures of anyone 36-24-36! This book was made for kids 5 or 3!
Four stars
The Butt Book KICKS BUTT!

[Alanna (The Flashlight Reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you couldn't tell, this book is all about butts... and not just big butts either! All butts are celebrated in this one. I have to go ahead and say, this was a HUGE hit at my house.


My 10-year-old son learned that the British call butts "bums". He was very impressed. I was ticked to see the poem about a glow worm used in the book. (I saw the same poem on a cave wall in New Zealand 11 years ago and thought it was hilarious.) My youngest (5), just loved the whole thing. The fact that butt was mentioned on every page had him giggling.


The Butt Book was a funny story all about butts with great pictures. Some of the scenes were so ridiculous, you couldn't help but laugh. The author and illustrator did a great job making a body part that is often looked down on something worthy of a book. Absolutely hilarious!

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looking for a book to encourage poetry reading and/or writing? Try this one: with it's catchy rhythms, hilarious illustrations and funny topic, kids won't notice the rich vocabulary and clever wordplay. Or maybe they will--and like it!

Other great poetry books:
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[Wrighty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coming from a family of all males I've heard a lot of butt jokes over the years. Both boys and girls will giggle over this silly, yet tasteful read. Adults will chuckle too! From the first pages delightful rhymes take you on a tour of a variety of butt facts. The colorful illustrations are silly with wonderful details. They are the perfect compliment to the words on the page.

Informative and easy to read, you are likely to find yourself enjoying this again and again. Sure to be a favorite for your kids (and the kid in you!).

Thank you to the author for a copy of this book to review.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This picture book claims that butts have been neglected, overlooked and always the butt of jokes. Hence, this celebration of the bottomless (ha) variety of butts.

"Butt" is already and over-used term in our household so I am not planning on reading this to J anytime soon. I don't know how you'd get through reading this to a group of kids...I imagine they would be in hysterics just over the pictures.

[Jess Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pretty incredulous when I read the title of this book, and then I started thinking, "Kids are going to love this!" It might be a bit too much to read aloud at a storytime or class visit, but boy oh boy I can already hear the little giggles in my head. The rhymes are pretty strong and don't feel too forced. I have to admit, it's a pretty cute book. Best for preschoolers, but early elementary kiddos might like it, too.

[Vanessa Peavy · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I saw this book, I too a second look to make sure that my eyes were not playing tricks on me. Was this book really called "The Butt Book?" Yes. It is. This book is HILARIOUS! any child or adult will find this book fun to read. As a read aloud be prepared to have your students roll around on the floor, and laughing out loud. I think this book would be fun a fun way to introduce body parts and why they are important and what they do.

Grade: 4-5

[Camille · Rating 3 out of 5]

By the title you can probably guess this is a funny book. It is! It’s a basic informational on butts: Lists different nicknames for butts and what they call them in different places. It also talks about animal butts. The illustrations aren't clear and bright enough nor is the text age-appropriate for me to recommend this for a younger audience, but for a giggly bunch of preschoolers on up to at least 3rd grade would really enjoy this book.

[Rakisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you don't mind peals of laughter and children screaming "ewwww," please read this funny and delightful ode to our bums. The story is written in rhyme and has wonderfully over-the-top illustrations created with scratchboard and watercolor. At least three times, I had to stop mid-story to chuckle and to laugh at the children's reaction. Definitely a big hit!

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book at the Thrift store and couldn't pass it up. I knew that it would be hit with my daughter who still recites her favorite line from Everyone Poops when we pass the camels at the zoo. "A one hump camel makes a one hump poop and a two hump camel makes a two hump poop". So of course butts was destine to be full of laughs and an instant hit.

[katsok · Rating 4 out of 5]

This came in the mail today as my oldest son sat on the couch bemoaning the fact that he was sick. He laughed through the book and I did too. Great humor and fun rhymes and illustrations. My fifth grade boys are going to be passing this one around the room.

[The Bookies Bookstore · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're talkin' about butts--so there's a lot of love here! Our story time kids (and parents) cracked up at this derriere documentary. It's filled with bootiful scratchboard and watercolor illustrations and rumpus rhymes.

"Fanny, bottom, heinie, rear--butts, oh, butts are back, my dear!"

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun to read aloud.

[Mama Bibliosoph · Rating 4 out of 5]

A child needs to be very aware of where their butt is located and the word(s) for it in order to succeed in potty training methods that rely on verbal instruction. Luke, my more speech delayed child, could not reliably tact his own butt, someone else's butt, or say the word "butt" until his late 3s.

The Butt Book is a well-constructed string of rhyming couplets that celebrates the butt and, quite helpfully for some kids, but quite confusingly for others, takes a tour through many of the synonyms people use to describe butts. This has the potential to be useful if say, your mother-in-law says tuchas, the preschool teachers say butt, and you can't help but say bum.

The watercolor and ink illustrations are happy and active, but somewhat visually noisy with lots of lines, which was unfortunate for Luke who is easily overstimulated that way and will shut down and refuse to look at the book (but he will still listen to it). Children who are reinforced by books with animals will have lots to interest them. My animal-obsessed son Harry loves the page with all the dog butts best.

The prominence and focus of the various butts throughout the book are de facto funny. There are also lots of moments you can get your child moving (great for sensory integration) and connecting the book to their own butt. One page adorably commands: When dancing, you can shake your booty. Shake, shake, shake, you little cutie. If you can model that motor activity, and make a game out of it, you can prepare to confidently cross "can label their butt" off your child's potty training prerequisites list.

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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post about great picture books to read while potty training: http://www.lineupthebooks.com/potty-b...

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am babysitting my nieces tonight and the eldest wanted to read this book for their bedtime story. The Butt Book is a children's picture book written by Artie Bennett and illustrated by Mike Lester, which is a humorous rhyming book about – well bottoms.

Bennett's text is rather simplistic, straightforward, and poetic. Rhyming couplets invite readers to regard animal butts and human ones, historical butts and modern ones, plain old American butts and exotic foreign ones. Lester's energetic watercolor-and-scratchboard illustrations depicted the text rather well and make the narrative funnier.

The premise of the book is rather straightforward. It is a humorous look at bottoms. Never in my life have I read so many synonymous and euphemisms for the word: butt in one book and done in rhyme.

All in all, The Butt Book is a wonderful and humorous picture book that celebrates and tributes bottoms of all types.

[Flossmoor Public Library (IL) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This picture book is wonderfully done! It is full of humors and explains to the reader some hard truths about how important our butts are (though it never mentions going to the bathroom!). The entire story is done in rhyme and leave the reader laughing throughout.

Miss Emily

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 6 year old & I love this picture book... so fun & funny!

[Michelle Farella · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh butt books... guaranteed to make little ones giggle.

[Ellwyn Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious fun and educational! Children will be entertained and learn something new at the same time. Laughed out loud!!

[Charlotte Bennardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

No one makes gross stuff as funny as Artie! Bathroom humor everyone will love!

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Came across the gem while cleaning books. Written in humorous rhyme, it tells about butts.Funny illustrations and text. Perfect for kids!

[Jaclyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just plain hysterical! Although a funny topic, Bennett lets readers know that without a butt, they couldn't do some of the things they love!