I Need a New Bum! (The New Bum Series)

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Acclaimed author Dawn McMillan and illustrator Ross Kinnaird take you on a fun journey to find just the right bum . . .

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Made famous by the now-viral video of the Scottish Granny reading this to her grandchild and collapsing into laughter, this is a simple rhyming story that you’ll certainly be asked to read over and over again, whilst imaginative illustrations from Ross Kinnaird show the sheer breadth of choice when choosing a new bum. Perfect for toilet-humour fans and guaranteed to have children in hysterics. I will also put here that this book came to my attention when I read a review on my Goodreads feed (thanks Gregg) which stated that Toby Price, a Mississippi vice-principal had been fired because he read this book out to a bunch of elementary school kids (lower primary). It seems the school administrators are not amused by bum and fart references. I was first introduced to this book by The Scottish Granny on Youtube, who read it aloud to her very young grandson between snorts of laughter. Sounded perfect. The ending, I was wondering how it would go, butt I definitely hadn’t seen that one coming. It is a good ending! I'm not really a fan of the illustration style, however, particularly the way the boy was drawn. I did like the use of color, though.

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In I Need a New Butt!, a little boy thinks he broke his butt so he starts thinking of what kind of replacement butt he should have.

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And then follows the quest on what new butt to choose. There are all sorts of butts, from coloured ones to flair (taking the saying to a new and literal level). I had so much fun seeing him think of all the butts he could have, and BOY there are many. I would definitely not mind having a choice of butts. Would be fun! I laughed a lot during this part. So so much. Did I want to be in the New York Times one day? Yes! For my kids book, comics, or Grog the Zombie videos. But here we are… https://t.co/eyvhSXRx6o— Toby Price (@jedipadmaster) March 12, 2022 On 2 March, Read Across America Day, pupils aged six and seven from Hinds county, Mississippi were waiting for a school administrator to read to them in a Zoom session, the New York Times reported. Price said school officials told him they feared complaints from parents and Martin said he had been “unprofessional”. Price told the Times he had a lawyer and would fight his firing. A silly story that will cause boys and girls to giggle from beginning to end!" — Norman Public SchoolsThe only reason why I read this was because I saw that a principle down south was fired for reading it. How rude!” That’s the kind of response Dawn McMillan’s I New A New Butt is bound to get from some moms and dads. McMillan’s popular story was first published in New Zealand under the more polite title “I Need a New Bum.” This quirky little picture book may not be a guide to manners, but it’s a far cry from crude. Like it or not, you’ll be hard pressed to keep from smiling! I think what surprised me the most was the vocabulary in this. I have taught some kids in high school who wouldn't necessarily know some of those words. But then, hose unfortunate kids never had their grannies read to them (or their moms, dads or other interested family members). If what the research suggests is true, that one is able to learn the most up until the age of 5, then please read books with good vocab! Neither Martin nor members of the school board immediately responded to Guardian requests for comment.