Stinky

Author:  Eleanor Davis

Awards: Notable Children's Book for 2009

Stinky Seamour is a monster who lives in a swamp.  He loves everything that is stinky and yucky.  On the other side of the swamp there is a town.  Stinky thinks people a gross because they like to be clean.  They take baths, and wash their hands.  One day a Nick, an icky boy, enters the swamp and builds a tree house.  Stinky does not like Nick and he doesn't like him being in the swamp.  Stinky watches Nick, and finds out that Nick likes the same things Stinky likes.  Together they learn they are not quite as different as they thought they were.  Even though they are so different they can become great friends.

This graphic novel is really cute.  The pictures are drawn with kid-like drawings and the speech bubbles are easy to read and understand.  Kids love Stinky and the things he loves...which are gross...and they learn that being different is OK.  Although we are different, we can still be friends.

Davis, Eleanor.  Stinky.  Toon Books.

ISBN:  9780979923845