WHO FARTED?

Can you find who dealt it?

Readers who appreciate the sublime joy of seeking out Waldo but wish his oeuvre had included more toilet humor will find their wish granted—somewhat. The titular striped-shirt lead has nothing to do with this tale but instead has been replaced with a cast of flatulent friends and their equally noxious belongings. Across 13 double-page spreads, readers are tasked with hunting the six farters, including Flatulent Flamingo, Upwind Unicorn, and Nasty Narwhal—depicted on an introductory spread with green clouds emitting from their backsides—as well as odorous objects like a perfume bottle, a pile of trash, and a belching frog. On some spreads, the characters appear to be copy-and-paste additions from their initial introductions, while in other cases, the artist has redrawn the characters, altering their poses slightly. This makes for a harder challenge but also makes the book as a whole somewhat uneven. The execution of some panels could have been better. In some panels, the illustration quality suffers from digital manipulation, as background characters seem oddly placed and limbs overlap in unnatural ways. Quibbles aside, the book is a fair if somewhat mundane example of the seek-and-find genre, although readers who love potty humor may find it to be a gas. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Ho-hum but not a total stinker.