Good Families Don't
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1990 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Good Families Don't

Written by Robert Munsch and Alan Daniel

A mysterious fart disrupts a family's perfect image, leaving Carmen to save the day.

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32 pages· 494 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· ~360L
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Bookroo's summary

Carmen's parents dismiss her claim of a giant fart on her bed, insisting such things don't happen in good families. But when the fart attacks them and the police, Carmen must tackle the chaos alone. Armed with a rose, she faces the bizarre challenge head-on. Can she restore order and prove that even the best families have unexpected surprises? Discover the hilarity and chaos that ensue in this uproarious tale.

From the publisher

Good Families Don’t is Munsch’s funniest book yet, about a risqué subject that is guaranteed to have children–and adults–rolling in the aisles. When Carmen tries to tell her parents that there is a big fart lying on her bed, they don’t believe her. “Good families like ours,” they tell her, “do not have farts.” But when they go upstairs to see, the fart attacks them–as it does the similarly disbelieving police when they arrive. Carmen is left to deal with the situation on her own, which she does with the help of a rose.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
494
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~360L
Themes & topics
Books about the bodyBooks about family lifeBooks about habits and behavior
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.6
F&P level
~K
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
58731
Publication
Published
September 1, 1990
First published
January 1, 1990
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780385252676

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