Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

five stars for the fun factor...but no points for naming the barbaric, grotesque, ruthless, boy-eating beast who lives in the sewer 'atilla.' really? was it necessary to use a name so popular and particular to certain part of the world..? why not just leave it at 'water mole' or give him a made-up name? asking for a seven-year-old turkish boy reader named...atilla. in this book (of noble redheaded heroes and pure norwegian heroines), it's sad that this is how others are represented (the ONLY way they are represented). i don't know the politics of the author, but is the infiltration of 'atilla' into norway's septic/drainage system meant to be a metaphor of some kind? who knows. in any event, please try to pay attention to this kind of thing. i can't tell you how much it impacts young readers. thank you.

**UPDATE: there's also a character called...wait for it...fu manchu. for the full racist experience, make sure you study the illustration (picture attached). i'm very disappointed in the choices made here.

Not sure the translation was great. Reading it aloud to my 8 year old was...clunky...the concept was great, but something got lost in the translations...

Am I the only one who thinks the word pissed should not be in a children's book.It's there on page 74, I bought this book for my 8 year old granddaughter. Will not buy more by this author!!

If you’re looking for uplifting children’s literature, read “Rain Reign,” or “Sahara Special.” This book is entertaining enough but lightweight and predictable and doesn’t offer as much as it should given that it’s about farting, a favorite topic for kids (and let’s face it, adults too). I bought it for my K-5 elementary school library, and after the initial excitement sparked by the title I don’t expect it will see much circulation. I hope to be wrong. Also problematic is that the protagonists fear that if they are late to school, their teacher will be “pissed.” C’mon. Every kid who picks up the book is going to come running to tell me there’s “a bad word!!” Couldn’t the teacher just be angry or irritated or disappointed?

My son was a reluctant reader. Besides "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" he wasn't impressed with books, until this series came along. He loves it, reads to us from it, retells parts from it. It is witty, imaginative and fun.

This book is targeted towards young children, but let me tell you--I'm no child, and I LOVED this book! The story, set in Norway, centers around Lisa, who's missing a friend who recently moved away. She finds a new best buddy in the irresistably weird Nilly, a tiny little boy who moves into the neighborhood. The pair meet up with and befriend crazy old Doctor Proctor, inventor of a fart powder strong enough to blast the user up into the air! Together the three go on adventures including selling the powder to classmates, and battling a pair of school-bully brothers whose father is bent on stealing the Doctor's secret formula! Obviously not for those readers sensitive to 'bathroom humor', though the jokes don't get TOO tacky and gross. Fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books will love this one. Followed by three sequels, which I can't wait to read--'Bubble in the Bathtub', 'Who Cut the Cheese', and 'The Magical Fruit'. Great for the young and young at heart alike!

If you have a child that thinks farting and passing gas is hilarious then this book is for them. If you have a child, boy or girl, that likes humorous chapter book series like Captain Underpants, then this book is for them. If you have a child that likes books they can relate to with subjects such as friendship, school, and bullies, then this book is for them. This book, Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder by Jo Nesbo, is a hilariously funny and creative chapter book (and the first in a series) boys and girls alike will read, and enjoy reading.

I give Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder 4 out of 5 stars in my book review. I think this book, the first in a series, is perfect for 3rd through 6th graders, but older grades, up to 7th, will enjoy it as well especially if he or she is a bit childish.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading a book set in Norway, I think that may have been my first book with the setting in Norway; though, with Nesbo, the author, being from Norway it makes sense the series takes place there. I also thought the content, a powder that makes you fart, was funny and kids in the middle grades will especially enjoy it. Overall, the message of friendship is great, standing up for yourself and what's right, and that you can do things you may have never thought was possible are valuable lessons for all kids to read and believe.

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder lost a star for it's somewhat slow pace at first, though the pace picked up and kept good steam after that, and the annoying audiobook reader. To be honest, the audiobook reader probably wouldn't phase or bother kids, but I felt the reader was trying a bit too hard to characterize a few of the characters, mostly Doctor Proctor, and it ended up sounding awkward and annoying.

All in all, Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder has a fun storyline, the content is funny, and it is well written for the targeted audience.

No need to look any farther for a book about farting that even a reluctant reader will pick up. Go check this one out from your library.

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I bought a book for my 7 year old nephew....Loved it. Had to have a copy of it. Great literature should be shared.

Jo Nesbo is a great writer of impossibly absurd, comical stories, which are enterteining but not conventional. They delve also on important human issues such as frienship, originality, and create a context for what may be possible in a society which is often conventional, medriocre and sometimes mean. Obstacles are overcome by ingeniousness, sense of humor and friendship. This is not a cookie cutter book teaching morals or having an overpacked story with excessive mindless action or violence.

My 10 year old loved the book so much I decided to read it. Very quick and fun read with a great adventure to follow along with. I wonder when the series will come out on Netflix.