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Viva, Frank

Gotta Go!

32 pp. | TOON | September, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9781662665073 $18.99
(2) K-3 Toon Book series. This level-two TOON comic opens with a poem, reminding readers that "everybody pees!" Owen is on his way to see Grampa, with his mother at the wheel, when the need to urinate overcomes him (in one very funny spread, we see the white of his eyeball fill with yellow liquid). Arriving at Grampa's place, he runs to the bathroom and relieves himself ("Ahhh..."). At the park, Owen admires the fact that his dog, Whizzer, can "pee anywhere." This prompts Grampa to show his grandson the goofy dances that help him when he has to hold in his pee: the Tinkle Twist, the Wee-wee Walk, and the Piddle Patter. Owen makes up two of his own on the spot: the Pee-pee Hop and the Leaky Shake. Soon, there's a line of people in the park contorting their bodies behind grandfather and grandson. This entertaining tale with all its squirmy, wiggly physical humor, marked by Viva's sleek, stylized illustrations, also includes practical tips for children who have to go but aren't in a place in which to do so: on the way to Grampa's, Owen's mother suggests he "try to think of something totally different" (though all Owen can think of is a waterfall, a running faucet, and his water pistol).
Reviewer: Julie Danielson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2023

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