About this book...

Are you one of those people who checks under the bed for monsters every night? Read the opening poem in this latest book by Potty Poet Chris White and you might want to add the bathroom to your list of dangerous places - lifting the toilet seat can sometimes be a frightening experience! If you’re unlucky, a confused shark might just have strayed off course to pop its snout out of the loo and nibble on your bum cheeks!

But besides lost sharks, what’s this book all about? Well, if you’re among the growing army of readers who like your poetry potty and cartoon characters crazy, then maestro of madness Chris White will kickstart your imagination and send it into overdrive.

Sniff the air and picture the complete chaos created by "The Boy Who Loved Brussels" and, as you feel the cold nip in the air on a chilly night, think of caveboy "Ug" who longs not for a bigger house or a good-looking girlfriend but a pair of undies to keep his bits warm! Then there are the author’s practical tips: discover what to do if you buy a past-its-sell-by-date pet in "My Tortoise has Rigor Mortis" and how to deal with "My Rabbit" and its desire to wear make-up and earrings.

So remember, boys: listen to the girls when they ask you to put down the loo seat and keep that lid tightly shut after use or you might just end up as that person screaming “Shark in the Toilet!”

Shark in the Toilet!
Potty Poems to Get your Teeth into
An introduction by Debbie Nunn, editor, The King's England Press

If you were to describe Chris White you might say he’s the boy-next-door type of a guy, a pretty regular bloke. But, on closer inspection, you’ll find that there’s nothing ordinary or average about this man at all and beneath the surface beats a heart of pure pottyness. Get Chris talking and you’ll soon be discussing the existence of vegetarian vampires, the practical uses for pet armadillos and listening to tales of hamsters with one eye, ever-growing, ever-eating guinea pigs and tiny trolls who, once you’ve drifted off to sleep, fill your navel with fluff every night!

Chris encourages us to change our diet of game shows, pop wannabees and makeovers by pressing the off switch on the remote and picking up a book; this one in particular will provide far more healthy entertainment than staring at an electronic box. It’s a rereshing change for someone to be putting the image back into imagination. Who needs reality T.V. when you can create your own, far more interesting, world with a bit of time and thought power.

Although Chris’s scribblings are intended to be humorous it’s not all fun and fantasy. Much of his verse manages to entertain while also making serious comments on people and life. So, when you’re reading this book, remember to delve a bit deeper than the face value of the poems and you’ll discover that, along with performance poet and cartoon illustrator, Chris White could also be described as a modern-day Aesop.