With this, his eleventh book overall and seventh collection of potty poetry, Gez Walsh takes yet another manic stagger, arms flapping, further into the lunatic world he created in 1997 with the ground-breaking classic The Spot on My Bum which has now sold over 100,000 copies.

Kids! If you want to read some wickedly funny poetry you've come to the right place. Dive into the world of nagging, fussing mums, embarrassing dads sporting new snake-skin belts, confused kids, strange grandads with false teeth, even stranger grandmas, overbearing elder brothers and sisters, and teachers who just don't understand!

We've all been there. Some kids still are. Looking under the bed for "The Bogeyman", experiencing the problem of "Bad Habits", including "Athletic Feet", not to mention "Bad Breff". Then there's the bigger picture to ponder in poems such as "Life's Great Mysteries" and "The Origin of Babies".

However, Gez isn't always so grounded in real life and the authentic language of the playground. Sometimes he goes off into the absurdest, grossest of fantasies in poems such as "Gnome Sweet Gnome" and "Steve and his Secret Agent Underpants", not to mention "Henry Meeks", who can make his bottom squeak and saves a climber lost in the mountains with this unusual talent.

The final words can go to Mr Spot on My Bum himself as he makes a direct appeal in the book's foreword:

"Please buy this book! I'm being held prisoner in a small, dank cell by my publishing company. I have no light, only a candle strapped to my head, and no company except for the rats which come to nibble my toes each night."

So, help save Gez (and the rats, which actually prefer crisps to feet anyway) from a terrible fate by adding this latest rousing, rambling riot of rhyme to your Potty Poets collection!

Don't Wee in the Bath, Terry!
Potty Poems with a Capital "P"
An introduction by Debbie Nunn, editor, The King's England Press

This book continues the author's tradition of developing ideas which provide appealing subject matter presented in language accessible to 21st century children. The author's grounding in realism produces books that today's children want to read.

Teachers may find it useful to discover that Gez's books are used in a variety of educational settings as learning tools with which to engage reluctant and disinterested readers. The author has worked in countless schools country-wide providing motivation and encouragement to children, many of whom have been inspired to write their own material.

Gez's eye for observation and his ability to tell a tale, coupled with subtle and slapstick comedy, all help to ensure that reading is a pleasurable experience. Long live learning through fun!