From today’s Shelf Awareness:
“The holiday season has started early for Mauro DiPreta, an editor at HarperCollins and author of the new children’s picture book Fartsy Claus. Penned under the pseudonym Mitch Chivus and illustrated by Mike Reed, the tome is a humorous re-telling of The Night Before Christmas.
Each year on Christmas Eve, DiPreta entertains his four children with a rendition of the classic tale. After countless readings over the years, he began to ‘ad lib,’ he said, ‘and injecting gas into the story for some reason was hilarious to the kids.’ [Editor’s note: ‘for some reason?’ Based on our parental experience, ‘gas’ is fuel enough for a giggle. See next paragraph.] The idea for Fartsy Claus ‘evolved from there,’ DiPreta added, and the result is an account of an especially memorable Christmas Eve. After sampling a plate of franks and beans at one household while delivering presents, Santa is overcome with a gastric calamity that nearly ruins Christmas.”
Go Mauro!!!
