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Hello, My Name is Poop
Poop is a normal kid, with normal problems— you know, parents, homework, bullies. He used to have a normal name, too. But then he moved to a new school, and everything went down the toilet. That’s the bad news. The good news: Turns out some names are special. Some names come with powers. Turns out those bullies really stepped in it.
SOMETIMES BEING A KID CAN REALLY STINK.
Will Poupé becomes the new target of bullies at his middle school. All day long, they call him Poop. However, when Icky the Janitor reveals himself to be a wizard in disguise, Will learns that there are Names of Power – if you are given one of these names, you gain certain abilities. Poop is one of those names. He now has powers that he could use to get back at the bullies! But power – even poop power – is exactly what can turn someone into a bully. With some help from his friends, Will must find a way to use his fantastic farting magic for good.
An original graphic novel.
SOMETIMES BEING A KID CAN REALLY STINK.
Will Poupé becomes the new target of bullies at his middle school. All day long, they call him Poop. However, when Icky the Janitor reveals himself to be a wizard in disguise, Will learns that there are Names of Power – if you are given one of these names, you gain certain abilities. Poop is one of those names. He now has powers that he could use to get back at the bullies! But power – even poop power – is exactly what can turn someone into a bully. With some help from his friends, Will must find a way to use his fantastic farting magic for good.
An original graphic novel.
96 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 26, 2021
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February 8, 2023
And the award for strangest reading choice of 2023 goes to.... Hello, My Name is Poop a middle-grade graphic novel that talks about accepting others for being different and standing up to bullies. Will Poupee is two days away from the end of his grade six school year but a bully named C. J is about to make his life miserable.
My school board has an overdrive library available on our platform and while my grade 9's read quietly, I decided to see what new reads had been added since Christmas. This was one of those new additions. Of course, a 41-year-old English teacher is not the target audience that the author was looking for BUT it was entertaining. I can imagine that my nephews would find it quite entertaining.
Poop is one of the most important names of power. You can shape it, it's unpredictable, and it's everywhere, in fact, poop is so powerful that, if not used right, it can take over its user.
Goodreads review published 08/02/23
My school board has an overdrive library available on our platform and while my grade 9's read quietly, I decided to see what new reads had been added since Christmas. This was one of those new additions. Of course, a 41-year-old English teacher is not the target audience that the author was looking for BUT it was entertaining. I can imagine that my nephews would find it quite entertaining.
Poop is one of the most important names of power. You can shape it, it's unpredictable, and it's everywhere, in fact, poop is so powerful that, if not used right, it can take over its user.
Goodreads review published 08/02/23
October 15, 2021
Hello, my name is not Poop, and more's the pity, after reading this book.
Will Poupé is a little kid who gets bullied at school, until the school janitor, a barely disguised wizard type, gives Will the power of poop.
Will is now a poop-inspired superhero with decidedly poop-inspired powers. I hope you like poop and fart jokes, because this book goes aaaaall the waaay, and it's glorious.
The story then evolves into one about Will going mad with poop-inspired power, and it's a lot of fun.
The art is wonderful and funny, and it's clear to see that artist Ian McGinty has worked on shows like Adventure Time and Steven Universe.
(Thanks to Wonderbound for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
December 14, 2021
I picked this because I recognize the illustrator, Ian McGinty. Also, I loved it, It's nice seeing a Superhero, no matter how ridiculous their power(s) is, is it weird that I felt connected to this story and Character. I really hope there's a book 2.
October 14, 2021
Excellent. Great story and message, clever and funny-amazingly illustrated & colored. The perfect combo of fantastical, silly, heartfelt and funny. One of those pieces of media that's clearly made and marketed for children but has a lot for the adults of those children as well. Honestly loved.
October 30, 2022
Kids would like reading about a boy with poop super powers, but it didn’t thrill me at all. Fans of Captain Underpants would enjoy this book.
November 7, 2021
This has lots of poop, obviously, but I appreciate the message.
December 20, 2022
All the kid wanted to do was make it the last 2 days of 6th grade. Instead, the kid gets targeted by the mean bully. And that’s how Poupé become known as Poop. Turns out a lot can happen in 2 days.
Unfortunately, the name Poop stuck with the kid ‘til the very end. Oh, what crazy antics that had befallen him. The oddest thing, though, was running into a real, live wizard at the school. What? Apparently, the wizard was there to help teach Poop the unleashing power of his own name. Again, what? So, apparently like Shazaam, all the kid has to do is say “My name is Poop” and BAM—he becomes a superhero. Mmm, interesting. And one of his main powers was to move and manipulate poop any way he wanted. Mmm, gross. But I guess that could be useful. He could even sense when someone had to poop. O-kay.
What kid wouldn’t have fun the last 2 days with superpowers? Well, making the bully explode and poop his pants in front of everyone was a nice start. To have the power of poop. Definitely unique.
But what happens when the powers turn you into someone you don’t want to be—a bully? After all, real superheroes want justice not revenge. Can Poop stop it before he turns into a living turd? Ha!
The illustrations were so colorful and funny. The lively commentary that Poop had on people was also witty and clever. For instance, the kids called Mr. Tenpenny “Mr. T.P.” because “like a roll of cheap toilet paper, he just rubs us the wrong way.” Ha, ha! The comics were just so outrageous and entertaining. They reminded me of cartoons like Hey, Arnold! and Ren and Stimpy.
This story was about finding out what it means to be a real superhero. Either poop or get off the pot.
This was kind of gross, weird, and a little crude, but it was also really fun. Just loved it! It’s a riot! It’s certainly poop-slingin’ fun!
Unfortunately, the name Poop stuck with the kid ‘til the very end. Oh, what crazy antics that had befallen him. The oddest thing, though, was running into a real, live wizard at the school. What? Apparently, the wizard was there to help teach Poop the unleashing power of his own name. Again, what? So, apparently like Shazaam, all the kid has to do is say “My name is Poop” and BAM—he becomes a superhero. Mmm, interesting. And one of his main powers was to move and manipulate poop any way he wanted. Mmm, gross. But I guess that could be useful. He could even sense when someone had to poop. O-kay.
What kid wouldn’t have fun the last 2 days with superpowers? Well, making the bully explode and poop his pants in front of everyone was a nice start. To have the power of poop. Definitely unique.
But what happens when the powers turn you into someone you don’t want to be—a bully? After all, real superheroes want justice not revenge. Can Poop stop it before he turns into a living turd? Ha!
The illustrations were so colorful and funny. The lively commentary that Poop had on people was also witty and clever. For instance, the kids called Mr. Tenpenny “Mr. T.P.” because “like a roll of cheap toilet paper, he just rubs us the wrong way.” Ha, ha! The comics were just so outrageous and entertaining. They reminded me of cartoons like Hey, Arnold! and Ren and Stimpy.
This story was about finding out what it means to be a real superhero. Either poop or get off the pot.
This was kind of gross, weird, and a little crude, but it was also really fun. Just loved it! It’s a riot! It’s certainly poop-slingin’ fun!
August 6, 2022
I have to admit, reading a book called Hello, My Name Is Poop had me wondering just what in the world could be good about the book, while also reminding me of Mr. Hankey of South Park. Still, I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad I did. this book is as heart-warming as it is funny - and, yes, it's full of poop.
Will Poupe, pronounced poo-pay, is just trying to get through the last two days of sixth grade. But, what Will doesn't realize is that a run-in with the school bully will not only give Poupe a new nickname, but it would expose Will to a side of himself that he didn't know he had: being a bully.
Aside from the idea of the school janitor being a wizard who protects words of power, one of which is POOP, the powers of which he bestows upon Will - all of which were just ... weird ... I really liked seeing how Will, who had been bullied, becomes a bully when he gets his superpowers. Granted, he doesn't stay that way - and I'm not going to say how that all works out, because it is funny and cute so long as you ignore the whole poop thing - but his time there is just as important as his path out.
We often forget that those who are oppressed, when they gain power, often become oppressors, because they don't know any other way to be. It takes a very strong person to realize what's happening and break out of that circle - which is what Will does, and that was nice to see.
I don't know if there's a sequel, nor do I know if I would read a sequel about Callie's powers as Booger but ... Okay, let's be real, I would totally read a sequel about Callie's powers over the booger. LOL. So, if Ben Katzner, Ian McGinty, or Fred C. Stresing happen to see this ... wink, wink, nudge, nudge ... and happen to start working on a sequel, I will read it. Just sayin'...
Will Poupe, pronounced poo-pay, is just trying to get through the last two days of sixth grade. But, what Will doesn't realize is that a run-in with the school bully will not only give Poupe a new nickname, but it would expose Will to a side of himself that he didn't know he had: being a bully.
Aside from the idea of the school janitor being a wizard who protects words of power, one of which is POOP, the powers of which he bestows upon Will - all of which were just ... weird ... I really liked seeing how Will, who had been bullied, becomes a bully when he gets his superpowers. Granted, he doesn't stay that way - and I'm not going to say how that all works out, because it is funny and cute so long as you ignore the whole poop thing - but his time there is just as important as his path out.
We often forget that those who are oppressed, when they gain power, often become oppressors, because they don't know any other way to be. It takes a very strong person to realize what's happening and break out of that circle - which is what Will does, and that was nice to see.
I don't know if there's a sequel, nor do I know if I would read a sequel about Callie's powers as Booger but ... Okay, let's be real, I would totally read a sequel about Callie's powers over the booger. LOL. So, if Ben Katzner, Ian McGinty, or Fred C. Stresing happen to see this ... wink, wink, nudge, nudge ... and happen to start working on a sequel, I will read it. Just sayin'...
March 11, 2023
Will Poupe has just two more days until school lets out for the year. Will he survive those two days? Could be a challenge when, on day one, he sits on the school bully’s lunch. Oops. That’s how he earns the name, Poop. And the story is one big can of worms after that.
Will’s poop powers were fun and kind of…eww. Even if you can’t choose your superpower, you can learn from it.
Great graphics and sure did bring back memories of those long ago school days.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
Will’s poop powers were fun and kind of…eww. Even if you can’t choose your superpower, you can learn from it.
Great graphics and sure did bring back memories of those long ago school days.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
January 16, 2024
Possibly the strangest graphic novel I've ever read. I don't hate the concept, but it was just so much grosser than I expected. I didn't hate it, it just really wasn't for me. I think some kids who like gross-out humor would be into this, but not all of them.
May 21, 2022
How could my kids not want to read a book with a title like this
November 6, 2022
I read this in an afternoon with my kids. I thought a couple parts were funny. Overall it didn't seem to teach a lesson very well, which was a main goal of the book.
March 24, 2023
I mean it's a children's graphic novel about a boy with poop powers. What more is there to say? lol
August 3, 2023
I was intrigued by the title. But I was a little let down by the story. It's cute, and it has a schmaltzy message. But it was just 'meh' for me.
October 29, 2023
I'm sure this will appeal to the baser parts of some children's humour - it was bearable but not amazing.
March 20, 2024
My kids love it. Great themes about friends, feeling bullied, acting like a "turd" 😉, and apologies.
April 21, 2024
This was a bit much, even for me, but then it was so much we had to laugh.
September 12, 2025
Good elementary/middle school read
February 20, 2023
It had potential but when for the obvious joke every time. A Mary Poppinsesque janitor and a diverse cast explore the power of words, friends, and forgiveness.
December 23, 2022
Dogman/Captain Underpants style humor, which is a nice/unique way to take on bullyin, standing up for yourself, etc. Great wordplay. Could see it being challenged.
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