My Brother's Butt Is Haunted

Author Dan Poblocki On Tour
Illustrated by James Rey Sanchez
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$18.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Penguin Workshop
24 per carton
On sale Jul 29, 2025 | 9780593751060
Age 3-7 years
Reading Level: Lexile 510L | Fountas & Pinnell L
Sales rights: World

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Get ready for a buttload of laughs in this hilarious picture book about a pair of siblings who face a frightening question—can butts be haunted? Featuring a glow-in-the-dark cover!

Two siblings are going to sleep over at Gramma and Grampa’s creepy new house for the very first time. Their neighbors say there’s a ghost living there, but these kids definitely aren’t scared. That is…until the dead of night, when strange sounds and smells start coming from the older brother’s pants. There’s only one logical conclusion… His butt must be haunted!

Filled with gas, ghosts, and plenty of giggles, this book will inspire endless rereads as it turns farts into the butt of the joke.
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"In Sanchez’s illustrations, green and yellow swirls pop against the muted gloom of the house; readers will positively smell the noxious fumes. From the opening lines—"Tonight is a big stinkin’ deal"—all the way through to the conclusion, this tale will have readers in stitches with its goofy wordplay."—Kirkus Reviews

"Hold onto your butts or they might get haunted!… With plenty of onomatopoeia and flatulent green clouds to animate the eerie chase that ensues, this haunted-butt mystery will entrance fans of ghosts and gas jokes alike."—Booklist

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Get ready for a buttload of laughs in this hilarious picture book about a pair of siblings who face a frightening question—can butts be haunted? Featuring a glow-in-the-dark cover!

Two siblings are going to sleep over at Gramma and Grampa’s creepy new house for the very first time. Their neighbors say there’s a ghost living there, but these kids definitely aren’t scared. That is…until the dead of night, when strange sounds and smells start coming from the older brother’s pants. There’s only one logical conclusion… His butt must be haunted!

Filled with gas, ghosts, and plenty of giggles, this book will inspire endless rereads as it turns farts into the butt of the joke.

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"In Sanchez’s illustrations, green and yellow swirls pop against the muted gloom of the house; readers will positively smell the noxious fumes. From the opening lines—"Tonight is a big stinkin’ deal"—all the way through to the conclusion, this tale will have readers in stitches with its goofy wordplay."—Kirkus Reviews

"Hold onto your butts or they might get haunted!… With plenty of onomatopoeia and flatulent green clouds to animate the eerie chase that ensues, this haunted-butt mystery will entrance fans of ghosts and gas jokes alike."—Booklist