2009 Geisel Honor Award
Stinky wakes up and gets ready to start his day. First a toothbrush with Crust toothpaste and then a good morning greeting to all the pals who live in his house with him. We're talking about the rats and the bats and the pickled onions. Off they go to greet the smelly day and ready to explore. But it's very important that they stay on their side of the muddy swamp because there is a town on the other side filled with kids who....dare I say it...they, well, they take baths. Worse yet, they eat "cake and apples." I don't know if we can face this.
Suddenly, there is a noise in the forest. A kid is walking along eating one of those apples and swinging his tool box. He's headed to a tree house that he's built on Stinky's side of the swamp. Disaster. How can they get rid of the kid? Ah, kids don't like gross stuff so maybe if they send in the gross guys, the kid will beat feet. And that is how Stinky's pet, Wartbelly, who is the grossest of the gross, got a new name...Daisy.
Turns out though the kid wishes he had a friend who could talk. Daisy isn't very forthcoming. Anybody want to bet money that Stinky and this kid might find themselves on the path to friendship? This is a wonderful early reader filled with a real story and wonderfully gross things. There's enough to entertain the most reluctant reader who prefers toads and mud and gross.
40 pages 978-1943145409 Ages 5-9
Keywords: gross, reluctant reader, fun, friends, friendship, graphic novel, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, Geisel Honor Award
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
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When a new kid enters Stinky's swamp, this adorable little monster comes up with all sorts of crazy plans to scare him away. But Stinky quickly learns to conquer his fear, as he realizes that bats, rats, and toads aren’t the only friends you can find in the swamp. This hilarious and heart-warming story by ferociously talented newcomer Eleanor Davis proves that even monsters can make new friends…warts and all!---from the publisher
