Dirt on My Shirt
by Jeff Foxworthy
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Author: Jeff FoxworthyIllustrator: Steve Bjorkman
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-26
ISBN: 0061208469
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: Great Illustrations Accompany Poetry by Jeff Foxworthy
Summary: 4 Stars
As a teenager in the 90s I listened to many a standup comedian and Jeff Foxworthy's albums were some of my favourites. So upon seeing a picture book with his name on the cover, flipping it over and seeing that it is indeed the very same Jeff Foxworthy from the picture who used to tell the world "You Might be a Redneck if...." amongst many other hilarious comedy routines, I just had to grab a copy.
Had no idea really what to expect but basic humourous poetry definitly hadn't even entered my mind. As a huge fan of Foxworthy I'd like to have said they are masterpieces but to be honest they are hit and miss. In the Night about a kid sneaking out of bed, Bumblebee Breakfast about why you shuoldn't eat doughnuts that fall on the ground and Pretend about a kid's fantasy adventures in his/her bed are really, really good. Some are pretty average though such as Uncle Keith and Choices seem to contain sentences that don't flow with the rest of the poem but just there as he couldn't come up with anything else that rymed. Then there's some poems such as Granddaddy about a child who wiggles in the grandfathers lap as his grandfather tickles him are probably about something innocent but come across a little bit creepy.
Then there's Making Friends about a bragging boy where after being scared by ghost stories they had to sleep with his friend's sister Laurie. So Foxworthy puts in a bit of humour for adults with that one that will just go over the heads of kids but leave you thinking, there's the Foxworthy humour I was looking for.
What is sensational is the illustrations by Steve Bjorkman, they are very basic and cartoony in style and just work really well with the poems. What's good too is that with some poems the illustrations are a boy, others it is a girl meaning the book will appeal to be genders.
Dirt on My Shirt is no literary masterpiece but it is entertaining. Fans of standup comedian's doing picture books might want to check out Halloween (Collector's Edition with CD) by Jerry Seinfeld. Other good kids picture books where you will be suprised by an author writing outside of their usual genre are - There's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story by Gary Larson (guy who did The Far Side comics) and Santa's Twin by Dean Koontz.
Foxworthy's also got another picture book of poems called Silly Street.
Summary of Dirt on My Shirt
In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you'll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don't go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the thrill of flying to the imaginary planet Woosocket to bonding with a friend over a shared hatred of spinach, these poems capture the very essence of being a kid.
Filled with sly humor and always affectionate, Dirt on My Shirt is sure to delight kids, big and little, everywhere.
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