Who doesn’t want a new pair of underpants?
After receiving a gift of six pairs of day-of-the-week underwear (five for Monday through Friday and just one for the weekend), a child is inspired to pull out their arts and crafts supplies and make some very impressive and rather surprising undies to share with all of their real and imaginary friends. Their sister, some ants, a pirate, an octopus, a python, a tortoise, a bobblehead, a piggy bank, a clownfish, a race car, a wizard, a boomerang, and a dragon are just some of the lucky yet somewhat less than appreciative recipients of these whimsical creations. “I thought my friends would like their gifts—they didn’t seem to care!” our young hero briefly laments before realizing that “If underpants are optional, then I don’t need a pair.” Is that why the original gift was only six pairs instead of seven? No one will be able to look at the final illustration—of the bare-bottomed young narrator—without at least cracking…a smile. Depicting bulging-eyed people and animals, many hilariously perturbed at their new skivvies, the watercolor, ink, and pencil illustrations will delight readers, as will the rhyming text. This one is ideal for reluctant listeners and readers, lovers of bathroom humor, and those in need of a seriously strong chuckle. The child and their family members are brown-skinned. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Sure to have kids beside themselves with glee.
(Picture book. 4-8)