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DESCRIPTION:Free: Meet acclaimed children&rsquo\;s book author Artie Benn
 ett on Saturday\, July 21\, at 1:00 pm\, at the New England Mobile Book 
 Fair\, 82-84 Needham St.\, Newton Highlands\, MA 02461 (617-964-7440). A
 rtie will be there to read and sign his superfun new book Poopendous!. Y
 ou won&rsquo\;t want to miss it.\n&ldquo\;Everyone poops&mdash\;yes\, it
 &rsquo\;s true&mdash\;from aardvarks to the humped zebu.&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Artie Bennett\, author of the award-winning and m
 uch-acclaimed The Butt Book\, delivers the inside scoop on every type an
 d use of poop in his &ldquo\;number two\,&rdquo\; spanking-new picture b
 ook\, Poopendous! In hilarious verses\, with eye-popping illustrations\,
  Poopendous! relates the many\, often remarkable uses of poop throughout
  the world while paying homage to its prolific producers\, from cats to 
 bats to wombats! Virtuoso illustrator Mike Moran gives us a veritable No
 ah's Ark of critters doing their less-than-solemn doody.&nbsp\;So pick u
 p your pooper-scooper and come along for a riotously rib-tickling ride. 
 You just may agree that poop is truly quite . . .&nbsp\; poopendous!\nAs
  Artie Bennett says\, &ldquo\;Now that&nbsp\;The Butt Book&nbsp\;was out
  and selling like hotcakes\, I cast about for the perfect follow-up and 
 I thought that\, perhaps\, a children&rsquo\;s book in verse about poop 
 would be the ticket. In fact\, what more fertile topic could there be fo
 r one&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;number two&rsquo\; picture book. And when the wor
 d &lsquo\;poopendous&rsquo\; came to me out of the blue\, I&nbsp\;knew&n
 bsp\;I had both the title and the final spread for my next book. Curious
 ly\, just like with&nbsp\;The Butt Book\,&nbsp\;I now sat down to write 
 a memorable\, rousing ending&nbsp\;first&nbsp\;before working my way bac
 k through the manuscript.&rdquo\;\nThe Butt Book\,&nbsp\;which came out 
 in 2010\, illustrated by the superb scratchboard artist Mike Lester\, wa
 s a runaway hit. The initial print run sold out in its first two months\
 , and it was showered with praise (&ldquo\;Uproariously funny&rdquo\; &n
 dash\;The Children&rsquo\;s and Teens&rsquo\; Book Connection\;&nbsp\;&l
 dquo\;Its clever rhymes and Mike Lester&rsquo\;s bold and beautiful imag
 es&nbsp\;make it an instant hit!&rdquo\; &ndash\;Teach with Picture Book
 s\;&nbsp\;The Butt Book&nbsp\;is one of those books that is a delight fo
 r both the child and the parent&rdquo\; &ndash\;BSC Kids\;&nbsp\;&ldquo\
 ;A hilarious rhyming tribute to our bottom end&rdquo\; &ndash\;A Cozy Re
 ader&rsquo\;s Corner). It became a must-read for countless parents and c
 hildren\, as it gently and comically imparted an anatomy lesson. Teacher
 s and librarians found it hysterically funny&mdash\;and&nbsp\;educationa
 l to boot. It was described as a "gateway book\," one that shows youngst
 ers how much fun a book can be. Educators proclaimed that a book like&nb
 sp\;The Butt Book&nbsp\;can spur a lifelong love of reading. And now com
 es&nbsp\;Poopendous!&nbsp\;Let the merriment continue.\nVisit&nbsp\;Arti
 eBennett.com&nbsp\;for even more of the scoop on poop\, including pages 
 of fascinating poop trivia\, as well as some fun butt-related stuff\, in
 cluding some fascinating butt trivia\, words for the butt\, even a class
 ic butt&nbsp\;joke.\nEarly reviews of Poopendous!:\n&ldquo\;For anyone w
 ho loved&nbsp\;The Butt Book\,&nbsp\;you must immediately go and buy Art
 ie Bennett&rsquo\;s follow-up\,&nbsp\;Poopendous!&nbsp\;It appears there
  is no topic Mr. Bennett can&rsquo\;t make funny and educational. There 
 aren&rsquo\;t many picture books that teach kids that &ldquo\;Monkeys fl
 ing when under stress. It helps the monkey decompress&rdquo\; and &ldquo
 \;Seeds inside a critter&rsquo\;s poop might go as far as Guadeloupe!&rd
 quo\; I&rsquo\;m not kidding when I say this came in handy at my son&rsq
 uo\;s preschool last week.&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &mdash\;The Huffington Post\n&nbsp\;"If Dr. 
 Seuss decided to write about bodily functions\, he probably would have c
 ome up with something as zany as&nbsp\;Poopendous!&nbsp\;Do you want you
 r kids to be eager to read? I bet this book will help. Highly recommende
 d!"&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&mdash\;Children's and
  Teens' Book Connection\n"There are kernels of wisdom in Poopendous!\, b
 ut the main point is entertainment."\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&mdash\;Publishers Weekly\n&nbsp\;&ldquo\;Breezy and
  breathless!&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &mdash\;Kirkus Reviews\n&ldquo\;Artie has do
 ne it again. Kids of all ages love to talk about poop\, and Artie creati
 vely capitalized on that with his colorful\, educational\, and funny boo
 k&nbsp\;Poopendous!&rdquo\;\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &mdash\;Family and Life in Las Vegas\n"If yo
 u are looking for a really funny book\, with great pictures\, any kid wi
 ll sit through\, this is the book.&nbsp\;Artie Bennett obviously knows w
 hat makes kids laugh and the former children&rsquo\;s librarian in me ap
 plauds him for his use of unique vocabulary and content that keeps kids 
 engaged and talking."\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &
 nbsp\;&mdash\;Long Days\, Short Years&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n&ldquo\;Poopendous!
 &nbsp\;is a hysterical look at a bodily function everyone can relate to 
 from the smallest bird to the largest human. It&rsquo\;s a clever way to
  show children that pooping is no big deal and can actually be quite hel
 pful."&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&mdash\;Margo Dill\n"Screamingly funny."\n&nbsp\; &nbsp
 \; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&mdash\;Centre Daily Ti
 mes\n"A book like Artie Bennett&rsquo\;s Poopendous! comes in so incredi
 bly handy. It treats the subject pretty matter-of-factly. The rhymes and
  illustrations make it nicely lighthearted. It does a beautiful job of w
 alking the line between &lsquo\;everyone does it and it&rsquo\;s just pa
 rt of life&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;it&rsquo\;s not something you want to bri
 ng in for show-and-tell.&rsquo\;&nbsp\;Plus\, it&rsquo\;s so packed with
  information that it&rsquo\;s perfect for a parent whose kid is firmly i
 n the&nbsp\;&lsquo\;why&rsquo\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;phase but who doesn&rsquo\;
 t want to dig up a lot of fecal facts."\n&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;
  &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&mdash\;New York Family
URL:http://newton.patch.com/events/poopendous-pops-up-in-newton-highlands
SUMMARY:Poopendous! Pops Up in Newton Highlands!
LOCATION:New England Mobile Book Fair: 82 Needham St\, Newton Highlands\,
  MA
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