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Walter The Farting Dog: Banned From the Beach (Walter the Farting Dog) | 
| Authors: William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy
Creator: Audrey Colman
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 19633
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0525478124
EAN: 9780525478126
ASIN: 0525478124
Publication Date: June 21, 2007
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Product Description
Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe are enjoying their seaside vacation . . . until a certain dog blows away their umbrella with an enormous fart. Before long, Walter is banned from the beach. While stuck inside the beach house, Walter snacks on a sack of strange-looking tropical fruit labeled Cook Thoroughly. Meanwhile, Betty and Billy hunt for treasure out on a sandbar. As soon as they find a nickel, Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe elbow their way in. All four get marooned during high tide. Will Walter hear their cries for help? And why did that tropical fruit have to be thoroughly cooked?
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Gassy dog is great for tinies. April 29, 2008
Mrs. S. Besser (florida)
This book, one of a series, is absolutely wonderful for four to six- year-olds. They are all at the bodily functions stage of self-interest, and this book is howlingly funny.
Also, whilst they are giggling, the stories teach them moral values, ethics and the importance of good behaviour.
Our little girl, five years old, never wearies of being read, and reading her Walter books, and of squeezing her fleecy Walter the Farting Dog !
HIGHLY recommended.
Funny!! December 28, 2007
Andrea Lynn Kirklin (Indiana)
Book was very funny. Must have a funny bone to read and enjoy this one. Would recommend getting the stuffed "Walter the fating Dog" the really make farting sounds.
FANTASTIC October 18, 2007
Colleen (LI NY)
Bought this for my neice and nephew after purchasing other Walter books. They are well read and laughed over before the kids ever receive them!
 Like Juvenile Humor? August 13, 2007
Spudman (Pasadena, MD United States)
Then you might like this story. Be aware though that it follows the same plot line as the other Walter books.
The suggested reading level is preposterous. Read a sample page and decide for yourself. Suitable for upper elementary readers, if any.
spudman
Great art, but story line is on the weak side... August 6, 2007
Robert Schmidt (Honolulu, HI USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
You have to start with a certain level of acceptance when you pick up a kids' book titled Walter The Farting Dog: Banned From the Beach. I suspect those without that level of acceptance won't pick it up in the first place.
Walter has a gas problem. The same gas that gets him in trouble at the beach ends up... well, that's the story! However, "the point" here is weak. No matter what planet you're from, the theme of the story is... what? You are weird if you are irritated by dogs behaving badly on the beach or elsewhere? Society should accept everything? How about, dog owners are okay even if they are not responsible. Or, don't worry, be happy? I realize that stories for kids are allowed to be... just fun. I'd put this one in that category. But I've heard that there ARE themes here: don't rush to judgment, be accepting, defend the defenseless, and so on. These themes weren't here for me.
But the artwork! Superb work, indeed. The book certainly didn't need a "scratch'n sniff" strip to make you aware of Walter's little problem.
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