I Stink! by Kate McMullan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of I Stink!
Book Review: A Favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is another wonderful read by Kate McMullan. We discovered it at the library a few months ago and checked it out so many times, we just bought our own!Book Review: A Novel and Unique Way to Hold Interest!
Summary: 5 Stars
Something "stinks" are words familiar to children, and to associate them with a garbage truck who teaches the alphabet via "things in his truck" is a great new approach to hold interest and teach at the same. Delightful illustrations and humorous narrative holds attention! A fun read!Evelyn Horan - teacher/counselor/author
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Book Review: As the mom of a trash lover...
Summary: 5 Stars
...this is our book! My son has always had a strange obession with trash and trash cans so he has me read this over and over again. And he can even recite certain parts back which is pretty good considering he's only two. We'll get to a certain page and he'll say "Rev me to the MAX!" And, yes, while it does mention "puppy poo" I think there are worse things for my son to read about. We have animals so for him to learn that their poo has to go somewhere is not objectionable to me at all.Book Review: Breath of Fresh Air!
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading Kate and Jim McMullan's delightful, I STINK, my children and I can't pass a garbage truck without smiling. This totally original book takes us into a whole new world of trash. Readers will relish every word uttered by the tough-talking garbage truck while falling in love with his adorable face. My children begged me to read and re-read the alphabet soup pages--a look at what every garbage truck slurps up in an average day. This is the perfect gift for children of all ages. My family anxiously awaits the next book by this very talented husband and wife (illustrator/author) team.Book Review: Defecation: The Book
Summary: 5 Stars
The most testosterone laden picture book ever conceived and executed. You thought "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" was a tad bit too masculine for your kids? Then forgo the wonders of "I Stink". A rip roaring celebration of the joys of sanitation (THERE's a new word for your kids to learn!) this book follows the daily work of a garbage truck as it makes its daily rounds in the wee hours of the day. The book is so good natured in its exclamations you just can't help but love it either. And trust me, the kids will.Here's how the book begins. No namby-pamby openers for this morning vehicle. "Who am I? I've got lights. Ten WIDE tires. No A.C., not me. I've got doubles: Steering wheels, gas pedals, brakes. I am totally DUAL OP". You half expect this truck to disintegrate into a series of well-chosen cuss words, it's so certain of its own glory. Acting more like an Oscar the Grouch in garbage truck form, the dirty monstrosity exhibits its own forms of belching before launching into the ABC's of its morning diet. A word of warning: don't read this book too early in the morning. You may find yourself growing nauseous (even as your kids howl for more) reading about fish heads, ugly (stained) underpants, and year-old yams. The authors aren't squeamish about defecation either. Here we can clearly see dirty diapers, kitty litter, and puppy poo (not to put too fine a point on it). The truck then explains how indispensable he (I'm only assuming it's male, but it's a pretty clear guess) is summarizing the predicament we'd be in. Without the Sanitation Department, "You're on Mount Trash-o-rama, baby". Never thought you'd ever hear a garbage truck call you "baby"? You obviously could not have predicted this book.
The authors are careful to thank not only garbage men Earl Harrington and Billy King in their opening, but also "everyone at the New York City Department of Sanitation". It is a fitting tribute, and an excellent book to offer unto them. Capped off by beautiful endpapers (displaying our friend the Garbage Truck in mesmerizing shades of deep blue and turquoise) this disgusting, smelly, filthy book is a class act through and through. Kids love it, grown-ups (that aren't prone to sickness) really get into it, and the world is a better place for it. Garbage workers rarely get their due. Now, they're not only commended for their work, but lauded as well.