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Books in Walter the Farting Dog series

  • Walter the Farting Dog

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman

    Hardcover (Frog Children's Books, Oct. 10, 2001)
    Warning: This book may cause flatulence. Walter is a fine dog, except for one small problem: he has gas. He can't help it; it's just the way he is. Fortunately, the kids Billy and Betty love him regardless, but Father says he's got to go! Poor Walter, he's going to the dog pound tomorrow. And then, in the night, burglars strike. Walter has his chance to be a hero. A children's beloved classic, this story will have kids rolling on the floor with laughter. Adults are permitted to laugh too.
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  • Walter the Farting Dog: Banned from the Beach

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, Audrey Colman

    Paperback (Puffin Books, June 25, 2009)
    Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe are enjoying their seaside vacation . . . until a certain dog blows away their umbrella with an enormous fart. Before long, Walter is banned from the beach. While Walter is stuck in the beach house, Betty and Billy hunt for treasure out on a sandbar. As soon as they find a nickel, Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe elbow their way in. Soon all four get marooned during high tide. Will Walter hear their cries for help?
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  • Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble At the Yard Sale

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman

    Paperback (Puffin Books, May 4, 2006)
    Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, fartingcontentedly near Father, wonders why. When a man offers ten dollars for Walter, Father readily agrees. Walter wonders why. Walter is sad to leave his family behind, but relieved to discover that his new owner is a clown. Walter figures he will help the clown bring joy to children on their birthdays. But the clown has a dastardly plot: he will use Walter's gas to inflate balloons and then pop them to stun guards during bank robberies. Will Walter turn to the dark side? Of course not! He comes out a hero and is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.
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  • Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog

    William Kotzwinkle

    Paperback (Puffin Books, June 21, 2007)
    Book #3 takes the beloved mutt to new heights!Professor Kompressor's anti-gas formula causes Walter to blow up like a balloon and float away. Just when it looks as though Walter's paws may never touch ground again, he encounters a flock of butterflies in distress. Only Walter's warm wind can save them from an icy death.
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  • Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman

    Paperback (Puffin Books, May 1, 2008)
    Walter the Farting Dog is now a hero of the high seas!Everybody is having a great time on a cruise . . . until a terrible odor permeates the ship. All signs point to Walter, and so he is first banished down below, with the stinky cheeses, and then into a lifeboat to float behind the ocean liner. Then catastrophe strikes! How long will the great cruise ship and its frightened passengers be marooned on the high seas? About as long as it takes Walter to digest that cheese!
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  • Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, Audrey Colman

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, May 4, 2006)
    It’s a fabulous floating palace, and everybody on it is having the time of their life…until a mysterious and terrible odor begins to permeate the splendid ship.What can this awful odor be? All signs point to Walter, and so he is banished down below, with the stinky cheeses.Walter doesn’t mind—at least he has something to snack on. But not even the cheese room can contain Walter’s powerful farts. So they lower him onto a lifeboat, and he is forced to travel alone behind the ocean liner. Then catastrophe strikes! The liner loses its power. How long will the great cruise ship and its frightened passengers be marooned on the high seas? About as long as it takes Walter to digest that cheese….
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  • Walter the Farting Dog: Banned From the Beach

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, Audrey Colman

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, June 21, 2007)
    Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe are enjoying their seaside vacation . . . until a certain dog blows away their umbrella with an enormous fart. Before long, Walter is banned from the beach. While stuck inside the beach house, Walter snacks on a sack of strange-looking tropical fruit labeled Cook Thoroughly. Meanwhile, Betty and Billy hunt for treasure out on a sandbar. As soon as they find a nickel, Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe elbow their way in. All four get marooned during high tide. Will Walter hear their cries for help? And why did that tropical fruit have to be thoroughly cooked?
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  • Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Yard Sale

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, March 30, 2004)
    Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, farting contentedly near Father, wonders why. When a man offers ten dollars for Walter, Father readily agrees. Walter wonders why. Walter is sad to leave his family behind, but relieved to discover that his new owner is a clown. Walter figures he will help the clown bring joy to children on their birthdays. But the clown has a dastardly plot: he will use Walter's gas to inflate balloons and then pop them to stun guards during bank robberies. Will Walter turn to the dark side? Of course not! He comes out a hero is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.
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  • Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, May 10, 2005)
    Book #3 takes the beloved mutt to new heights!Professor Kompressor's anti-gas formula causes Walter to blow up like a balloon and float away. Just when it looks as though Walter's paws may never touch ground again, he encounters a flock of butterflies in distress. Only Walter's warm wind can save them from an icy death.
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  • Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble At the Yard Sale

    William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman

    Paperback (Puffin, May 4, 2006)
    Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, fartingcontentedly near Father, wonders why. When a man offers ten dollars for Walter, Father readily agrees. Walter wonders why. Walter is sad to leave his family behind, but relieved to discover that his new owner is a clown. Walter figures he will help the clown bring joy to children on their birthdays. But the clown has a dastardly plot: he will use Walter's gas to inflate balloons and then pop them to stun guards during bank robberies. Will Walter turn to the dark side? Of course not! He comes out a hero and is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.
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