'Butt Book' and 'Poopendous' author coming to LI
"Poopendous!," by Artie Bennett (Blue Apple Books; $16.95) is the follow-up to "The Butt Book." Credit: Handout
To many young children, anything to do with bodily functions often solicits laughter so when I picked up copy of "Poopendous!," by Artie Bennett (Blue Apple Books; $16.99), a book about poop, I knew it would be a hit.
Kids and adults alike can follow along with Professor Poopdeck and his two young friends on a poop safari. You'll learn different words for poop (guano, number two, ca-ca), it's forms and styles and myriad uses (for example, fertilizer, fuel and more).
On Friday, Bennett will be reading "Poopendous!" at Hampton Synagogue (15 Brook Rd., Westhampton Beach) at 10:30 a.m., sponsored by Books & Books in Westhampton Beach. The event is free and open to the public.
Recently, I spoke with Bennett about his first book, "The Butt Book" and "Poopendous!". Here's a what he had to say:
