Gross Me Out! : 50 Nasty Projects to Disgust Your Friends & Repulse Your Family

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Summary: The illustrator's perspective
Review: As the illustrator of this book, I got to read the gross facts, projects, and recipes before anyone else. And I'll admit, my first thought was, "Man...this stuff really IS gross." However, being a guy, it was easy to regress back to when I was about 8 years old - when being able to tell someone a gross fact or show them something gross instantly made you king of the playground. I tried to keep an 8-year old's mindset when sketching the art for the book, and there are certain illustrations that made me laugh when I finished them. My favorite? It's hard to say, but I love the one of the baby bunny eating his own poo. (Yes, they do that. And it's actually a cute drawing, if you can believe it.)

But getting back to the review... my wife and I made a couple of the recipes for a newspaper article, and they turned out well. The Toe Jam Dip with Apple Toes is actually really good, and great for kids' birthday parties. Personally, I enjoyed reading the gross historical and biological facts, and I think most kids would find those interesting. But let me warn you...this book is for 8-12 year olds, and it talks about "farts" and poo and burps pretty often. So if those words are no-nos in your house, you might want to avoid this book. However, if your kid is looking for something to amuse him or herself, and they enjoy gross things, this is a great book to get. And I hope they like the illustrations.