It might even be safe to say that young boys will love these poems while sharing them with (all due respect) their not-young dad. Still, I think it is a safe bet that young boys will enjoy Judd Goobey much more than young girls. Of course, what one thinks is gross and one does not is subjective. The Stinky Sid poem is a level three poem: grossest. The brightly colored paperback is divided into three levels of poems: Gross, Grosser, and Grossest. Thompson and Paige Lane, Judd Goobey, Less Artsy More Fartsy was unleashed onto the reading public this past October. That is just the kind of poetry Judd Goobey writes.Ĭonceived last September by the father-daughter team of M.

If not, they might be in stiches, die laughing, laugh their head off, roll in the aisle, or split a side. Warped words will wrap around kids mid-section making them cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, roar, snicker, and yuk. Judd Goobey, Less Artsy More Fartsy may now appear to be a strange book, given the guarantee, mission statement, and early apology, but it really is not strange. “Nerds in Love / Bed heads, big shorts and pocket protection / Black socks and sandals and stamp collections / Bonded by love of science fiction / Thighs that chafe because of friction / Stumbling and strolling both hand in hand / Stopped at a corner the couple does stand / They gaze at each other, then turn away quick / Like synchronized miners they go for a pick” sorry we couldn’t get this to you sooner. THE JUDD GOOBEY APOLOGY: My work contains words and images that some may find offensive, so in advance, if you are offended, I would like to say I’m sorry. THE JUDD GOOBEY MISSION: If I can have just one booger picker wet his pants laughing or one dorkzilla spew milk out her nose, then and only then will my work by worth something. THE JUDD GOOBEY GUARANTEE: I promise that nothing in this book will try to educate you in any way, nor will it inspire greatness. “Disgustingly clever, impolite, hilarious, messy, goofy, crusty.

Judd Goobey by M. Tompson Lane