Alien and the Pants of Doom

Gr 1–4—Pete is a typical young lad in every way except for one: there is a little alien named Binko living in his bellybutton. Binko must save a stinky little ickimal that has invaded Pete's classroom. An ickimal is a parping pantpiper who, drawn to the smelliest person in the room, invades their knickers and becomes an amplifier for farts. Will Binko be able to keep a series of stinky bombs from exploding from Pete's friend Billy's backside? When Mrs.Brimwell gets into the, ahem, fray, the laughs won't be the only thing erupting during this tale. With chapter titles such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and Stanley McGeagh's sound effects and verbal gymnastics, young listeners will be rolling on the floor. Binko and Pete's second outrageous adventure (after Alien in My Bellybutton) is sure to please just about every boy between the ages of six and 10 or any listener who guffaws at flatulence jokes and fart sounds. Likely essential if you have to feed the voracious appetites of Captain Underpants fans.—Meg Boisseau Allison, The Moretown School, VT