No One Likes a Fart is yes, a piece of bad bathroom humor. Kids will love it. Zoe Foster Blake, personally, does not like farts, but has some clever ways of describing them (butt trumpet, Fart Simpson to name a few). As well as an interesting story: naive Fart does not understand that the horrible stench everyone is complaining about is him! After all, he is a friendly fart and just wanted to come out and make some new friends. And just when, after many different misadventures, Fart meets Belch. And what a lovely Belch she is!
Adam Nickel continues this off-beat, not-so-long winded story with their illustrations. Basic, goofy, no question where Fart is illustrations funk-it-up. They are just as off-taste and off color as the rest of the book.
And while I am not thinking this was a real stinker and I did not dislike this book even though the joke can be a bit overwhelming at times. But there was potential. This is not the normal fart book (if there is such a thing): Walter the Farting Dog does not save the day by farting at the thieves; nor do you learn to say “Excuse me” when you let ‘er rip. It just falls short of being a blast. Unfortunately, Fart (and later Belch) never quite have the gas needed to get going. Oh, sure it is a fresh tale, but as said, the fart jokes are somewhat drawn out and it just ends. Disappearing into the unknown. Never really knowing what happens to Fart and Belch.
Is this book for my Aunt Gert? I am not sure, she passed away before I really got to know her, but if your Aunt Gert is a quirky broad (or a 10-year-old boy in a previous life) then it is for her…. To saw mileage will vary is the understatement of the year.