P.O.O.P. of doom by Adam Wallace and James Hart
Cowboy and Birdbrain, book 2. Scholastic, 2019. ISBN:
9781760661595.
(Age: 7+) Themes: Humour. Cowboy who is half boy - half cow and
Birdbrain - a brain with bird features return in another wild and
crazy story P.O.O.P. of doom. These best friends deliver
Parcels Or Other Packages for IFFY Deliveries and are known for
their F.A.R.T.S (Fast and Reliable Tracking Services). The Boss is
giving them one last chance to deliver a package to the 'middle of
the ocean' by 8.37pm. Their mission is to take the fragile package
to Herman the Hermit in his impenetrable house surrounded by booby
traps and five levels of obstacles. Avoiding the flying chainsaws,
Snoozing Flowers of Death and electric fence takes skill and daring!
Herman's booby traps are outrageous and funny, resulting in the
friends coming up with some silly ways to outwit the hermit.
Birdbrain's often side-tracked by thoughts of completing a world
record in some rather unusual categories, juggling chickens, sucking
the most lollipops and completing the most spins on ice while a
menacing shark swims under him!
Author Adam Wallace combines slapstick humour, silly scatological
acronyms, repetitive banter and cast of unique characters with their
crazy antics to make a laugh-out-loud read. James Hart's cartoon
graphics showcase the madcap situations that Cowboy and Birdbrain
find themselves in. The P.O.O.P. of doom is an entertaining
junior novel, just right for young readers and fans who love
this kind of craziness.
Rhyllis Bignell