Who Flung Dung?

by Ben Redlich

Overview

It's a pleasant day for Furley the monkey until someone flings dung at him! Nobody is around to confess, so Furley goes on an investigation. "Who flung dung?!" Furley demands of Elephant and Rhinoceros. They deny everything, offended that Furley would think them capable of dung-flinging. Python and Crocodile didn't fling the dung, and neither did Lion or Vulture! So who was it? As Furley becomes more and more frustrated, readers will giggle more and more loudly. But even though he's frustrated, Furley's not going to give up. He's on a mission to find that dung-flinging culprit!

Even parents will delight in the quirky scatological humor of Ben Redlich's Who Flung Dung? Redlich's silly, sparse illustrations complement the story beautifully; both parents and children are sure to love the outraged faces of the animals accused of dung-flinging. This is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the humor of poop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620875438
Publisher:	Sky Pony
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Ben Redlich spent most of his childhood doodling, and now he feels lucky to be able to doodle for a living! Though he has illustrated over fifteen children's books, Who Flung Dung? is the first book that he both wrote and illustrated. When he's not writing or drawing, Redlich enjoys making puppets and playing the banjolele.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2013
Gr 1–2—The title, unfortunately, says it all. Furley the monkey is sitting under a tree one day when a disgusting brown lump plops onto his head. He sets off to find out the culprit behind this filthy act. "Who flung dung?" he accusingly asks the elephant, python, crocodile, vulture, and other large beasts he encounters. Each animal gives him a rude reply until he finally returns to the scene of the crime and discovers his brother looking suspicious. The last page, unsurprisingly, shows Furley getting his payback. The jacket flap promises "scatological humor, silly illustrations, and crazy antics," but the story is painfully unfunny. The mean-spirited text is accompanied by pictures of grotesque-looking animals surrounded by flies. Don't waste your money on this pointless story.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT

School Library Journal

Redlich dumps off a single-joke solo debut in which the simian victim of a fecal prank goes around repeating the titular enquiry over and over. And over. Suddenly acquiring a cap of crap, Furley the monkey springs up to accost a succession of larger animals. All offer threatening and woodenly phrased denials along the lines of Elephant's "I'd sooner trample you to dust that do such a filthy thing!" and Python's "Even if I could, I wouldn't do such a sorry thing! I'd sooner squeeze you tight and swallow you whole!" Ultimately, the text devolves into simple repetitions of Furley's accusing question, until at last, his brother Charlie drops in to gloat and (predictably) receives an airmailed anointment of his own: "SHOOP!" The illustrations keep this funny longer than the language and storyline do with an exaggerated size differential that places most of the other animals' bodies well beyond the edges of the page and a very small tailless ape (not a monkey, despite the text) who displays caricatured outrage and bare butt cheeks colored a bright, garish pink. A heaping flop, even for children who fall on this sort of humor and devour it with relish. (Picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews