by Alex Latimer (Author, Illustrator)
Peachtree Publishers (September 1, 2015)
A boy and his dog. And his parents. And grampa. A boy and his hilarious dog. Buster is a pip. He barks at nearly everything, chases mailmen, and is afraid of nearly nothing, except thunder and cat farts. Yes, it is that kind of book. Farts (which go “poot” as this is a British Commonwealth book), Mum’s (another Britishism) pink bra and panties, and cross-legged urges to pee.
Ben and family leave Buster the pooch behind with Grampa while they go off on vacation. Ben writes and draws copious notes on Buster’s likes and dislikes and warnings of the types of naughtiness he gets into.From the photo postcards, including one of of black-footed penguins, their motoring vacation appears to be in South Africa.
The books drawings, and Ben’s drawings are goofy, retro, and sophisticated. Advice on when to give the dog a bath includes symptoms of “the dog has changed color”, and “your eyes sting when you are near him”.
But Ben neglects to tell his Grampa about Buster’s worst habit, until it is too late. Grampa decides to take matters into his own hands and semi-successfully sets out to do something about Buster’s behavior.
This is a laugh-out-loud tale for its intended audience of grade schoolers -- with a few linguistic bumps from the UK english, it should still be a jaunty romp through a dog’s life.
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