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袩褉芯 屑邪谢芯谐芯 泻褉芯褌邪, 褟泻懈泄 褏芯褌褨胁 写褨蟹薪邪褌懈褋褟, 褏褌芯 薪邪泻谢邪胁 泄芯屑褍 薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍
笑械 泻薪懈谐邪 褨蟹 褌懈褏, 褟泻褨 褋锌芯薪褍泻邪褞褌褜 写芯 锌械褉械蟹邪胁邪薪褌邪卸械薪薪褟 褋胁芯褩褏 褍褟胁谢械薪褜 锌褉芯 写懈褌褟褔褍 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉褍, 锌芯谢械 褩褩 褌械屑邪褌懈泻懈. 袙芯薪邪 蟹 锌械褉褕懈褏 褉褟写泻褨胁 褉褍泄薪褍褦 胁褋褨 锌褉懈泄薪褟褌褨 褍 薪邪褕芯屑褍 褋褍褋锌褨谢褜褋褌胁褨 褎褨谐褍褉懈 芯屑懈薪邪薪薪褟. 袘邪谐邪褌褜芯屑 褔懈褌邪褔邪屑, 蟹胁懈泻谢懈屑 写芯 褌褉邪写懈褑褨泄薪芯褩 写懈褌褟褔芯褩 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉懈, 泻薪懈谐懈, 薪邪锌械胁薪芯, 胁懈写邪褋褌褜褋褟 薪械蟹胁懈褔薪懈屑 褌械, 袩袪袨 些袨 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 袙械褉薪械褉芯屑 覑芯谢褜褑胁邪褉褌芯屑, 褨 褌械 携袣 褑褞 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 褉芯蟹泻邪蟹邪薪芯. 袗谢械, 斜械蟹 卸芯写薪懈褏 褋褍屑薪褨胁褨胁, 褑褟 泻薪懈谐邪 褋锌芯写芯斜邪褦褌褜褋褟 写褨褌褟屑, 锌芯褌褨褕懈褌褜 褩褏 褨 薪邪胁褨褌褜 写芯蟹胁芯谢懈褌褜, 谐褉邪褞褔懈褋褟, 胁懈褉褨褕懈褌懈 褌邪泻褍 薪邪斜芯谢褨谢褍 写谢褟 斜褨谢褜褕芯褋褌褨 斜邪褌褜泻褨胁 锌褉芯斜谢械屑褍, 褟泻邪 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褦 邪斜芯 锌褉懈泻褉芯褖褨, 邪斜芯 薪械锌褨写褉芯斜薪褍 褉邪写褨褋褌褜 - 褍 蟹邪谢械卸薪芯褋褌褨 胁褨写 胁屑褨褋褌褍 锌褨写谐褍蟹泻邪 褔懈 谐芯褉褖懈泻邪.
袟 锌芯谐谢褟写褍 胁褨泻芯胁芯褩 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐褨褩 褑械 写褍卸械 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪. 袉 泻芯屑褍, 褟泻 薪械 泻褉芯褌芯胁褨, 褟泻懈泄 胁懈褉褨褕懈胁褕懈 写褨蟹薪邪褌懈褋褟, 褏褌芯 卸 薪邪泻谢邪胁 泄芯屑褍 薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍, 蟹写褨泄褋薪褞褦 褑褨谢械 褉芯蟹褋谢褨写褍胁邪薪薪褟-写芯褋谢褨写卸械薪薪褟, 褋褌邪褌懈 写褉褍谐芯屑 写褨褌械泄-写芯褋谢褨写薪懈泻褨胁? 袗 褖械 屑芯胁邪, 褋谢芯胁邪. 袨谢械泻褋邪薪写褉邪 袚褉懈谐芯褉械薪泻芯 锌械褉械泻谢邪谢邪 写褍卸械 褋屑邪褔薪芯. 袛褨褌懈, 蟹薪芯胁褍-褌邪泻懈 谐褉邪褞褔懈褋褜, 锌芯锌芯胁薪褟褌褜 褋胁褨泄 褋谢芯胁薪懈泻 薪芯胁懈屑懈 褋谢芯胁邪屑懈. 袗 胁懈屑芯胁谢褟褞褔懈 蟹胁褍泻芯胁褨写褌胁芯褉褞胁邪谢褜薪褨 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍泻褑褨褩, 胁芯薪懈 褕胁懈写褕械 薪邪胁褔邪褌褜褋褟 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪褨泄 邪褉褌懈泻褍谢褟褑褨褩.
袉 蟹邪 胁褋械 褑械 薪械 屑械薪褕 胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑 褦 褌械, 褖芯 褍 泻褉芯褌邪 写褨褌懈 薪邪胁褔邪褌褜褋褟 写芯泻芯锌褍胁邪褌懈褋褟 写芯 褋褍褌褨 褉械褔械泄, 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨褞褌褜: 褟泻褖芯 胁卸械 褏褌芯褋褜 褌芯斜褨 泄 薪邪泻谢邪胁 薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍, 褌芯 褌褉械斜邪 褑械 芯斜芯胁鈥櫻徯沸盒拘残� 蟹鈥櫻徰佈冃残把傂�, 邪 蟹鈥櫻徰佈冃残靶惭埿�... 袧褍, 褔懈褌邪泄褌械 褋邪屑褨.
袨褌卸械, 蟹薪褨屑邪泄褌械 蟹 褋械斜械 褨 褋胁芯褩褏 写褨褌械泄 薪邪泻褉芯褏屑邪谢械薪褨 泻芯屑褨褉褑褨: 胁芯薪懈 薪械褋褌械褉锌薪芯 薪邪褌懈褉邪褞褌褜 褕懈褞 褨 蟹邪胁邪卸邪褞褌褜 胁褨谢褜薪芯 写懈褏邪褌懈. 效懈褌邪泄褌械 锌褉芯 泻褉芯褌邪, 薪邪褋芯谢芯写卸褍泄褌械褋褟 褋屑褨褏芯屑, 褉械邪泻褑褨褟屑懈 褨 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟屑懈 褋胁芯褩褏 写褨褌谢邪褏褨胁, 写芯褌械锌薪芯褞 芯锌芯胁褨写写褞 袙械褉薪械褉邪 覑芯谢褜褑胁邪褉褌邪, 褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪懈屑懈, 写懈薪邪屑褨褔薪懈屑懈 褨谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褟屑懈 袙芯谢褜褎邪 袝褉谢褜斜褉褍褏邪, 褔褍写芯胁芯褞 屑芯胁薪芯褞 锌芯写邪褔械褞 袨谢械泻褋邪薪写褉懈 袚褉懈谐芯褉械薪泻芯.
袟 锌芯谐谢褟写褍 胁褨泻芯胁芯褩 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐褨褩 褑械 写褍卸械 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪. 袉 泻芯屑褍, 褟泻 薪械 泻褉芯褌芯胁褨, 褟泻懈泄 胁懈褉褨褕懈胁褕懈 写褨蟹薪邪褌懈褋褟, 褏褌芯 卸 薪邪泻谢邪胁 泄芯屑褍 薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍, 蟹写褨泄褋薪褞褦 褑褨谢械 褉芯蟹褋谢褨写褍胁邪薪薪褟-写芯褋谢褨写卸械薪薪褟, 褋褌邪褌懈 写褉褍谐芯屑 写褨褌械泄-写芯褋谢褨写薪懈泻褨胁? 袗 褖械 屑芯胁邪, 褋谢芯胁邪. 袨谢械泻褋邪薪写褉邪 袚褉懈谐芯褉械薪泻芯 锌械褉械泻谢邪谢邪 写褍卸械 褋屑邪褔薪芯. 袛褨褌懈, 蟹薪芯胁褍-褌邪泻懈 谐褉邪褞褔懈褋褜, 锌芯锌芯胁薪褟褌褜 褋胁褨泄 褋谢芯胁薪懈泻 薪芯胁懈屑懈 褋谢芯胁邪屑懈. 袗 胁懈屑芯胁谢褟褞褔懈 蟹胁褍泻芯胁褨写褌胁芯褉褞胁邪谢褜薪褨 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍泻褑褨褩, 胁芯薪懈 褕胁懈写褕械 薪邪胁褔邪褌褜褋褟 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪褨泄 邪褉褌懈泻褍谢褟褑褨褩.
袉 蟹邪 胁褋械 褑械 薪械 屑械薪褕 胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑 褦 褌械, 褖芯 褍 泻褉芯褌邪 写褨褌懈 薪邪胁褔邪褌褜褋褟 写芯泻芯锌褍胁邪褌懈褋褟 写芯 褋褍褌褨 褉械褔械泄, 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨褞褌褜: 褟泻褖芯 胁卸械 褏褌芯褋褜 褌芯斜褨 泄 薪邪泻谢邪胁 薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍, 褌芯 褌褉械斜邪 褑械 芯斜芯胁鈥櫻徯沸盒拘残� 蟹鈥櫻徰佈冃残把傂�, 邪 蟹鈥櫻徰佈冃残靶惭埿�... 袧褍, 褔懈褌邪泄褌械 褋邪屑褨.
袨褌卸械, 蟹薪褨屑邪泄褌械 蟹 褋械斜械 褨 褋胁芯褩褏 写褨褌械泄 薪邪泻褉芯褏屑邪谢械薪褨 泻芯屑褨褉褑褨: 胁芯薪懈 薪械褋褌械褉锌薪芯 薪邪褌懈褉邪褞褌褜 褕懈褞 褨 蟹邪胁邪卸邪褞褌褜 胁褨谢褜薪芯 写懈褏邪褌懈. 效懈褌邪泄褌械 锌褉芯 泻褉芯褌邪, 薪邪褋芯谢芯写卸褍泄褌械褋褟 褋屑褨褏芯屑, 褉械邪泻褑褨褟屑懈 褨 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟屑懈 褋胁芯褩褏 写褨褌谢邪褏褨胁, 写芯褌械锌薪芯褞 芯锌芯胁褨写写褞 袙械褉薪械褉邪 覑芯谢褜褑胁邪褉褌邪, 褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪懈屑懈, 写懈薪邪屑褨褔薪懈屑懈 褨谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褟屑懈 袙芯谢褜褎邪 袝褉谢褜斜褉褍褏邪, 褔褍写芯胁芯褞 屑芯胁薪芯褞 锌芯写邪褔械褞 袨谢械泻褋邪薪写褉懈 袚褉懈谐芯褉械薪泻芯.
33 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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Werner Holzwarth
32听books12听followersWerner Holzwarth, born in 1947, is an author of children's books and was professor of visual communication at the Bauhaus university in Weimar.
Born in Winnenden, he visited school there and in the following studied at the HdK in Berlin. Today he lives in Frankfurt an Main.
Born in Winnenden, he visited school there and in the following studied at the HdK in Berlin. Today he lives in Frankfurt an Main.
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August 22, 2007
This slim but seminal work explores profound questions of the meaning of justice and whether forensic evidence, in matters scatological, can ever produce a satisfactorialy clean judgement.
July 26, 2017
Sitting next to a seven year old boy at dinner the other day, the conversation, as it so often does in these circumstances, turned to the interesting subject of poo. Jenkyn proudly informed me that he had received a copy of Plop Trumps for Christmas. I was treated to a precis of the rules.
"You might like The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunnit," I guessed. We were both delighted when it turned out that Jenkyn had in fact already read it.
"You got it for me from the English library," he told his mother.
"Did I?" she said uncertainly. "Honestly, I just can't keep up. I bring back a load of books, and an hour later he says he's finished them all."
It is a pleasure to meet the new generation of book nerds. Relax, everyone: the future is safe.
"You might like The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunnit," I guessed. We were both delighted when it turned out that Jenkyn had in fact already read it.
"You got it for me from the English library," he told his mother.
"Did I?" she said uncertainly. "Honestly, I just can't keep up. I bring back a load of books, and an hour later he says he's finished them all."
It is a pleasure to meet the new generation of book nerds. Relax, everyone: the future is safe.
December 24, 2019
THANK YOU TO MY GOODREADS SECRET SANTA!!!
i love this book and i will review it soon!!!
i love this book and i will review it soon!!!
January 17, 2021
A toupeira que queria saber quem lhe fizera aquilo na cabe莽a. Texto de Werner Holzwarth, ilustra莽玫es de Wolf Erlbruch. Tradu莽茫o de Alexandre Honrado. Edi莽茫o Kalandraka.
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Um thriller escatol贸gico e pedag贸gico no que aos excrementos animais diz respeito, com 贸timas ilustra莽玫es e uma trama cl谩ssica (toupeira injusti莽ada procura vingan莽a). E, claro, com um excelente sentido de humor. Brilhante, perfeito!
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A revenge-seeking mole takes justice into his hands. Who did take a crap on his head?
This book is sheer perfection!
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Um thriller escatol贸gico e pedag贸gico no que aos excrementos animais diz respeito, com 贸timas ilustra莽玫es e uma trama cl谩ssica (toupeira injusti莽ada procura vingan莽a). E, claro, com um excelente sentido de humor. Brilhante, perfeito!
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A revenge-seeking mole takes justice into his hands. Who did take a crap on his head?
This book is sheer perfection!
March 2, 2018
Although I have found Werner Holzwarth's Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat cute enough, naughty and yes, at times even somewhat laugh aloud hilarious (with especially Wolf Erlbruch's accompanying illustrations of the vrious types of animal poop both expressive and somehow disgustingly appealing), personally, I was and remain rather visually disgusted by the fact that the little mole just keeps the piece of dogshit on his head whilst he is running around, trying to discover what type of animal pooped on his head.
And considering that we Germans already have a to and for me rather frustrating and problematic international reputation of being majorly obsessed with anything and everything anal (with certain scholars and anthopologists even claiming that the success of the National Socialists, that Nazism, that the Third Reich was somehow made possible because of our tendency to enjoy and revel in excrement-based humour and the like), Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat, while it did cause me to chuckle and smile once or twice, more often than not, both text and images have actually made me feel rather uncomfortable, even to the point of cringing and shuddering at the probability of more potential stereotyping (and furthermore, the tit-for-tat revenge type ending, I really could do without, as in my humble opinion, while the little mole might have found out from the two flies that the piece of excrement on his noggin is from a canine, it is never even remotely shown that the butcher's dog Hans-Heinerich deliberarely defecated on the little mole's head and thus, the little mole defecating on the dog's head out of spite and revenge seems, or at least to me, immature, petty and rather vilely nasty and sad).
And considering that we Germans already have a to and for me rather frustrating and problematic international reputation of being majorly obsessed with anything and everything anal (with certain scholars and anthopologists even claiming that the success of the National Socialists, that Nazism, that the Third Reich was somehow made possible because of our tendency to enjoy and revel in excrement-based humour and the like), Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat, while it did cause me to chuckle and smile once or twice, more often than not, both text and images have actually made me feel rather uncomfortable, even to the point of cringing and shuddering at the probability of more potential stereotyping (and furthermore, the tit-for-tat revenge type ending, I really could do without, as in my humble opinion, while the little mole might have found out from the two flies that the piece of excrement on his noggin is from a canine, it is never even remotely shown that the butcher's dog Hans-Heinerich deliberarely defecated on the little mole's head and thus, the little mole defecating on the dog's head out of spite and revenge seems, or at least to me, immature, petty and rather vilely nasty and sad).
October 12, 2011
This is the story of a mole who, when he sticks his head up out of the ground one day, is poo'd on and he sets out to discover who did it. It never says "something did a poo on him", instead it says (in brackets):
"It looked a little like a sausage, and the worst thing was that it landed right on his head."
The mole, being short-sighted, can't see who did it, so he asks all the animals around, but they show him how they do it and he can see that their poo is quite different (and all the while there's this big turd still on his head).
My sister recommended this to me, along with The Gruffalo and a few others, and she always has great recommendations. Aside from the fact - yes, fact - that little kids are fascinated by their own bodily functions, in its own way this book teaches you how to recognise the excrement of different animals and birds. Don't you just love it?!
Okay so maybe you have to read it to get the appeal, but it truly is a funny and delightful book, that says a lot without actually saying anything. Even the title has a double-meaning: "business" referring to going to the toilet, meaning that the mole knew he hadn't gone to the toilet on his own head. But it also refers to the expression, mind your own business.
My one complaint is that I got the hardcover edition, but I got the tiny version. It is about the size of my hand, landscape-oriented, and while it's cute it is a bit hard to read, especially when you're reading it sideways so kids can see the pictures as you go (and the pictures are cute, too!). So if you're buying it online, check the dimensions first.
"It looked a little like a sausage, and the worst thing was that it landed right on his head."
The mole, being short-sighted, can't see who did it, so he asks all the animals around, but they show him how they do it and he can see that their poo is quite different (and all the while there's this big turd still on his head).
My sister recommended this to me, along with The Gruffalo and a few others, and she always has great recommendations. Aside from the fact - yes, fact - that little kids are fascinated by their own bodily functions, in its own way this book teaches you how to recognise the excrement of different animals and birds. Don't you just love it?!
Okay so maybe you have to read it to get the appeal, but it truly is a funny and delightful book, that says a lot without actually saying anything. Even the title has a double-meaning: "business" referring to going to the toilet, meaning that the mole knew he hadn't gone to the toilet on his own head. But it also refers to the expression, mind your own business.
My one complaint is that I got the hardcover edition, but I got the tiny version. It is about the size of my hand, landscape-oriented, and while it's cute it is a bit hard to read, especially when you're reading it sideways so kids can see the pictures as you go (and the pictures are cute, too!). So if you're buying it online, check the dimensions first.
November 4, 2012
Have you ever had one of those days. You know, like this:
Or this:
Little Mole has too, as evidenced by the cover of this book. Once your eyes graze that rich imagery, there's no question as to what "it" is in "whodunit." Someone shit on this mole's head, and he'd like to find out who. Thus begins the enthralling mystery that makes up the most substantial portion of this story.
But mystery isn't enough for today's discerning readers. Children need education, the important stuff like literacy skills . . . and knowledge of the excremental variations of earth's fauna. At least that appears to be the premise inspiring this book, which doubles as a coprophiliac's fantasy. As the story progresses, mole gets shit on by birds, watches massive lumps of shit "thunder" directly from a horse's ass, and more.
I'd like to take a moment to speak of the poetic devices in this book. The onomatopoeia accompanying the scenes of shitting are accurate for the most part. The viscous excrement of the pigeon splashes and sploshes accordingly, for example.
But there are some things that are a little unsettling, for one reason or another.
1. The rabbit's poop sounds like Snoop Dogg's rendition of a semi automatic weapon, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "rat-a-tat tat dat ass."
2. Mole enthusiastically observes that the goat's poop looks like "his favorite caramels." Seriously, mole. I've been having a hard enough time eating Paydays since one of my friends described his poop as "a nutty log" back in elementary school. Your observation about caramel poop has ruined them for good.
3. The only shit the mole has an aversion to is pig shit. Who would have guessed that pig crap is the only kind of animal shit that stinks? As someone who spent a lot of time on farms, I call bullshit on this one. Also, how can this mole complain about the smell of pig shit when it is likely eclipsed by the steaming heap of shit on his head?
Anyway, those are minor issues of contention in the debate over this book's quality. Overall it is an interesting read with a bittersweet chocolate twist at the end.
Once the mole finds out who done it, we learn it isn't just curiosity that motivates his actions. This fucker plans to exact revenge . . . by dropping a microscopic shit on the culprit's head. But I'm not going to tell you whodunit. You'll have to find that out for yourself. You are going to read this book, aren't you?
On an allegorical level, I think this is a story we all can relate to. Little Mole walks blindly through his life, seeking the assistance of others to understand his plight. The best they offer him is a steaming pile of shit, which Mole craftily makes the best of. Finally he reaches his goal, and leaves a nearly inconsequential dent in the world. But he's happy with his meager accomplishments, and that's what's important. To loosely paraphrase Hemingway, if we have no hope, the least we can do is make it through our bleak, inconsequential lives with a bit of dignity, even when the cards appear to be stacked against us.
Or this:
Little Mole has too, as evidenced by the cover of this book. Once your eyes graze that rich imagery, there's no question as to what "it" is in "whodunit." Someone shit on this mole's head, and he'd like to find out who. Thus begins the enthralling mystery that makes up the most substantial portion of this story.
But mystery isn't enough for today's discerning readers. Children need education, the important stuff like literacy skills . . . and knowledge of the excremental variations of earth's fauna. At least that appears to be the premise inspiring this book, which doubles as a coprophiliac's fantasy. As the story progresses, mole gets shit on by birds, watches massive lumps of shit "thunder" directly from a horse's ass, and more.
I'd like to take a moment to speak of the poetic devices in this book. The onomatopoeia accompanying the scenes of shitting are accurate for the most part. The viscous excrement of the pigeon splashes and sploshes accordingly, for example.
But there are some things that are a little unsettling, for one reason or another.
1. The rabbit's poop sounds like Snoop Dogg's rendition of a semi automatic weapon, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "rat-a-tat tat dat ass."
2. Mole enthusiastically observes that the goat's poop looks like "his favorite caramels." Seriously, mole. I've been having a hard enough time eating Paydays since one of my friends described his poop as "a nutty log" back in elementary school. Your observation about caramel poop has ruined them for good.
3. The only shit the mole has an aversion to is pig shit. Who would have guessed that pig crap is the only kind of animal shit that stinks? As someone who spent a lot of time on farms, I call bullshit on this one. Also, how can this mole complain about the smell of pig shit when it is likely eclipsed by the steaming heap of shit on his head?
Anyway, those are minor issues of contention in the debate over this book's quality. Overall it is an interesting read with a bittersweet chocolate twist at the end.
Once the mole finds out who done it, we learn it isn't just curiosity that motivates his actions. This fucker plans to exact revenge . . . by dropping a microscopic shit on the culprit's head. But I'm not going to tell you whodunit. You'll have to find that out for yourself. You are going to read this book, aren't you?
On an allegorical level, I think this is a story we all can relate to. Little Mole walks blindly through his life, seeking the assistance of others to understand his plight. The best they offer him is a steaming pile of shit, which Mole craftily makes the best of. Finally he reaches his goal, and leaves a nearly inconsequential dent in the world. But he's happy with his meager accomplishments, and that's what's important. To loosely paraphrase Hemingway, if we have no hope, the least we can do is make it through our bleak, inconsequential lives with a bit of dignity, even when the cards appear to be stacked against us.
January 12, 2008
This is the inspiring tale of a determined little talpid who stuck his head out of his hole and got shat on. Most of us would have just went back into the hole for a period of shame-eating or we would have knocked off the poop and continued to be the obedient prop of the military-industrial dictatorship ruling our world (You don't know Dick!). That's not good enough for this firecracker hero who candidly confronts the usual suspects. This is no poop noir--no snappy comebacks or curvy dames to make the pursuit of truth palatable to the Man. This is a subtly brutal look at how one nearly blind mammal seeks out the undeniable fact of 'who dun it.'
September 14, 2021
Die Geschichte ist sehr lustig.
October 26, 2024
趩蹖 鬲賵 賲睾夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲蹖鈥屭柏簇� 讴賴 蹖賴 讴鬲丕亘 賳賵卮鬲賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丕賳賵丕毓 賵 丕賯爻丕賲 馃挬 丨蹖賵丕賳丕鬲責
February 9, 2022
139/1001
I have recently been rewatching Vicar of Dibley and Alice mentioned that her favourite book was a toss-up between 'Jill鈥檚 Gymkhana' and Werner Holzwarth鈥檚 'The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business. I realised I had never read about this little mole.
I was in the library today, there the mole sat on the front shelf in the children's section and straight away I checked the book out.
It is about a mole who pokes his head out of his molehill one morning and a poo lands on his head. Throughout the story, the poo still sits there as he tries to discover who had done this.
"It looked a little like a sausage, and the worst thing was that it landed right on his head."
I have recently been rewatching Vicar of Dibley and Alice mentioned that her favourite book was a toss-up between 'Jill鈥檚 Gymkhana' and Werner Holzwarth鈥檚 'The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business. I realised I had never read about this little mole.
I was in the library today, there the mole sat on the front shelf in the children's section and straight away I checked the book out.
It is about a mole who pokes his head out of his molehill one morning and a poo lands on his head. Throughout the story, the poo still sits there as he tries to discover who had done this.
"It looked a little like a sausage, and the worst thing was that it landed right on his head."
July 16, 2010
I've been working on our speech-enabled children's Internet game for the last few months, and it's really helped me regain contact with my inner six year old. (Some people I know claim I have never lost contact with him... I'm not quite sure what they mean by that). Anyway, it has among other things reminded me how much small children like bathroom humour. "Poop" is currently the 24th most popular command, and "pee" isn't far behind.
Det var det fr盲ckaste! is a good example of the kind of thing kids this age find excruciatingly funny. The plot is simple. A mole looks up out of his burrow one morning, and someone craps on his head. He's pretty annoyed, and goes around asking a bunch of different animals if they're the guilty party. They all say they had nothing to do with it, and show him their own turds as evidence.
But, finally... well, I wouldn't want to drop any spoilers! If you have a six year old kid, it's far from impossible that they will appreciate this fine book.
Det var det fr盲ckaste! is a good example of the kind of thing kids this age find excruciatingly funny. The plot is simple. A mole looks up out of his burrow one morning, and someone craps on his head. He's pretty annoyed, and goes around asking a bunch of different animals if they're the guilty party. They all say they had nothing to do with it, and show him their own turds as evidence.
But, finally... well, I wouldn't want to drop any spoilers! If you have a six year old kid, it's far from impossible that they will appreciate this fine book.
August 4, 2024
C鈥檈st une lecture haletante qui commence d猫s le titre. En effet, la probl茅matique est clairement 茅nonc茅e : qui a donc d茅f茅qu茅 sur la caboche du fier tunnelier ? C鈥檈st alors une enqu锚te pleine de rebondissements qui nous font rencontrer les diff茅rents suspects : le pigeon, le cheval, la ch猫vre, la vache鈥� Le suspens est 脿 son comble et les 茅v茅nements coulent avec une certaine aisance, comme le nouveau couvre-chef de la taupe. Heureusement, avec le soutien ind茅crottable des mouches, la victime de ce geste inf芒me parvient 脿 r茅soudre l鈥檌ntrigue et de trouver l鈥檃uteur de ce bronze capillaire. L鈥櫭﹑ilogue est d鈥檜ne intensit茅 rare pour un tel illustr茅, mais je ne vous d茅voilerai pas la m茅thode de la taupe pour se venger.
October 24, 2024
Me acabo de super divertir con este peque帽o cuento infantil.
Para gente que somos de ciudad y nos adentramos en la vida rural, est谩 genial para conocer los diferentes tipos de excrementos que tienen los animales de granja. Es m谩s did谩ctico de lo que parece a simple vista y no s贸lo como aprendizaje en la ni帽ez.
Adem谩s, las ilustraciones est谩n genial.
Para gente que somos de ciudad y nos adentramos en la vida rural, est谩 genial para conocer los diferentes tipos de excrementos que tienen los animales de granja. Es m谩s did谩ctico de lo que parece a simple vista y no s贸lo como aprendizaje en la ni帽ez.
Adem谩s, las ilustraciones est谩n genial.
February 4, 2022
Onvermijdelijke klassieker voor de kleuterbibliotheek.
Dieren en drollen: wat meer wil een kind dat voorgelezen wordt?
De mol steekt zijn hoofd boven de grond en krijgt er een enorme drol op. Boos gaat hij bij alle dieren langs om te vragen of die op zijn kop gepoept hebben. Ze laten 茅茅n voor 茅茅n zien hoe zij hun drollen draaien en dat ze dus niet de dader zijn. Als de mol de dader vindt, zal zijn wraak zoet zijn...
Vertalingen als 'gepoept' of 'Wel hier en gunter' nemen we er - dankzij de Nederlandse boekenmarkt - al 32 jaar bij, ze doen niets af aan dit heerlijke voorleesboek.
Dieren en drollen: wat meer wil een kind dat voorgelezen wordt?
De mol steekt zijn hoofd boven de grond en krijgt er een enorme drol op. Boos gaat hij bij alle dieren langs om te vragen of die op zijn kop gepoept hebben. Ze laten 茅茅n voor 茅茅n zien hoe zij hun drollen draaien en dat ze dus niet de dader zijn. Als de mol de dader vindt, zal zijn wraak zoet zijn...
Vertalingen als 'gepoept' of 'Wel hier en gunter' nemen we er - dankzij de Nederlandse boekenmarkt - al 32 jaar bij, ze doen niets af aan dit heerlijke voorleesboek.
April 20, 2018
Indispens谩vel em todas as bibliotecas infantis!
January 12, 2019
I'm a fan. The wee mowdie doesna ken wha keeched on his heid... And so he asks all the animals ;) just too cute in Scots
October 25, 2024
Amo este libro demasiado, es de los que m谩s me gusta leerle a mis ni帽os porque les da mucha risa ( y a mi tambi茅n ) 5/5
September 23, 2015
Another child is potty training and this book is again popular in our home...
September 18, 2024
Een boek vol poep dat is natuurlijk alleen maar lachen gieren brullen
October 17, 2019
Originally published in German as Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat (literally, "Of the Little Mole Who Wanted to Know Who Did It On His Head"), and translated into English as The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit, this hilarious tale of scatological hi-jinks has now been made into a pop-up - or rather, a "plop-up" - edition, and released under this slightly different title, The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business. This book convulsed a small gaggle of my (adult) co-workers, who gathered around for an impromptu story-hour, and left still giggling helplessly. What can I say...? Apparently Werner Holzwarth knows how to communicate with our inner six-year-olds.
When a little mole sticks his head out of his hole, a sausage-shaped turd lands on his head, setting off an unusual quest, as he goes in search of the one who did their business in such an inconsiderate fashion. From hares to cows, the mole questions his fellow creatures, seeing a defecatory demonstration from each, until finally - with the aid of some flies - he discovers the culprit! Hysterical enough when simply a picture-book, this story becomes even more entertaining as a pop-up, as little (or big) turds move around the page. Younger readers, with their insatiable appetite for potty humor - think , , - will be particularly amused!
When a little mole sticks his head out of his hole, a sausage-shaped turd lands on his head, setting off an unusual quest, as he goes in search of the one who did their business in such an inconsiderate fashion. From hares to cows, the mole questions his fellow creatures, seeing a defecatory demonstration from each, until finally - with the aid of some flies - he discovers the culprit! Hysterical enough when simply a picture-book, this story becomes even more entertaining as a pop-up, as little (or big) turds move around the page. Younger readers, with their insatiable appetite for potty humor - think , , - will be particularly amused!
January 20, 2011
I laughed out loud when It first read this book. It appealed to my sense of the ridiculous and naughty. It is the story of a little mole who woke up one day and found a turd on his head. With all the passion of a 19th century explorer he sets out to find to whom it belongs. Does it belong to a rabbit? Does it belong to a goat? And so it goes on, animal, after animal as the mole examines each sample and asks if this is where the poo came from?
In the end, with some help form some buzzing flies, the mole discovers a sleeping dog, and deposits his own justice, on the dogs head.
Anyone one who has ever tried to toilet train a toddler will know how valuable this book can be to the young (and young at heart) who are fascinated with their own 鈥渕ovements鈥� 鈥� a scatological book with a good poo joke at the heart of it.
In the end, with some help form some buzzing flies, the mole discovers a sleeping dog, and deposits his own justice, on the dogs head.
Anyone one who has ever tried to toilet train a toddler will know how valuable this book can be to the young (and young at heart) who are fascinated with their own 鈥渕ovements鈥� 鈥� a scatological book with a good poo joke at the heart of it.
October 16, 2009
I found this book entertaining, although I wondered why I was reading and enjoying a book about an animal wandering around with poop on his head, learning about other animal's poop. From an educational standpoint, this would be a good science book about various animal skat, etc. However, I found the ending of the book absolutely wrong. We do not teach our children two wrongs make a right but this book sends that message. For this reason, I must give the book a low rating. I'm sure the author could have ended on a better note.
April 3, 2021
袦芯褉邪谢褜 褌邪泻邪:
鈻笍褍褋褨屑 斜邪泄写褍卸械 写芯 褌芯谐芯, 褖芯 蟹 褌芯斜芯褞
鈻笍褟泻 褏芯褔械褕 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 褨褋褌懈薪褍 - 蟹薪邪泄写械褕
鈻笍褍褋褨屑 斜邪泄写褍卸械 写芯 褌芯谐芯, 褖芯 蟹 褌芯斜芯褞
鈻笍褟泻 褏芯褔械褕 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 褨褋褌懈薪褍 - 蟹薪邪泄写械褕
May 24, 2023
醿儛醿愥儨 醿愥儤醿メ儩醿溼儩醿戓儛醿� 醿斸儭 醿儤醿掅儨醿�. 醿涐償醿掅儩醿戓儬醿斸儜醿椺儛醿� 醿斸儬醿椺儛醿� 醿炨儬醿愥儱醿⑨儤醿欋儛醿ㄡ儤 醿п儩醿め儨醿樶儭醿愥儭 醿儛醿曖儤醿欋儤醿椺儺醿� 醿撫儛 醿儛醿愥儨 醿欋儛醿� 醿撫儲醿� 醿樶儳醿� 醿斸儝 醿撫儲醿� 醿撫儛 醿涐償醿溼儛醿⑨儬醿斸儜醿�. 醿♂儤醿ａ儫醿斸儮醿樶儶 醿儛醿愥儨 醿♂儛醿儛醿氠儤醿♂儩 醿欋儩醿溼儶醿斸儰醿儤醿愥儛, must read if u ask me ;)
August 8, 2022
let me set the sc(K)ene. I was intoduced to this classic novella of the era by a beloved loved one (you may be familiar with her- for she goes to my very school, Abbotslaying for Girls). I listened to it on audiobook, whilst my (also very much beloved) maths professor (the infamous Mr Smith (played by Braddocks Pit)) told me off for not focusing on met studies. however, I ventured forth. i must know. what must I know, you might ask. I needed to know who pooped on Amber Heards head (see attached)
Now I know. now I know who pooped on amber heards head. (fun fact! remove the r and s and its amber head :))
This story was 10/10 and I was thoroughly intrigued throughout. and don't even get me started on the plot twist ending. Even my colleague, who had read this novella prior, was shocked. So much, in fact, that she pooed herself!!!
ok yahoo got to go my esteemed guests. I have a poo to clean up in my own special way ;)
Now I know. now I know who pooped on amber heards head. (fun fact! remove the r and s and its amber head :))
This story was 10/10 and I was thoroughly intrigued throughout. and don't even get me started on the plot twist ending. Even my colleague, who had read this novella prior, was shocked. So much, in fact, that she pooed herself!!!
ok yahoo got to go my esteemed guests. I have a poo to clean up in my own special way ;)
January 30, 2020
Bestevenninna mi ga meg denne til jul fordi den minnet henne om meg. Det er litt koselig og bekymringsverdi.
October 5, 2023
le livre de mon enfance lol
July 22, 2024
Me encant贸.
Las ilustraciones son geniales y la b煤squeda del topo te cautiva hasta que tienes una respuesta.
Las ilustraciones son geniales y la b煤squeda del topo te cautiva hasta que tienes una respuesta.
March 28, 2023
T茫o engra莽ado
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