I’m not sure the plot really matters. Geoffrey is staying with his Grandmother in Ankh-Morpork and he starts up a poo museum in the garden shed after he’s told that being pooed on by a bird is good luck. The story follows his adventures round the city as he collects different types of poo and even visits Sir Harry King, master of all things poo.
I can see this being a huge hit with small children even if parents might want to deter poo collecting as a hobby. Geoffrey is encouraged to wash his hands a lot so there is a positive message in there too. The line drawings by Peter Dennis are charming and add a little extra to the story; I especially liked the ones illustrating his trip to the zoo. And in true Pratchett style, there are plenty of footnotes to keep the adults entertained (though personally, I thought the whole thing was amusing).
There’s a lot of moaning on Amazon about the formatting on the Kindle edition. I can see how it might have been difficult with the illustrations and footnotes but there’s a bit of me that thinks this book deserves to by a physical thing. The hardback has a lovely feel to it and at the very least, it’s an interesting conversation point for visitors to your home.
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This book is on the list, though I think I'll have it shipped rather than buy the Kindle edition. It looks like one of those books you'd want to own a hardcopy of.
ReplyDeleteWhy hasn't my husband told me about that? He is a huge Pratchett fan and bought Where's my Cow, so now I must ask him what about Poo!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the look of it.
I love Terry Pratchett! I think it is hysterical that he actually writes the kids books that are referred to in his novels.
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