Jacqueline Horsfall

When I think of bathroom humor, I imagine jokes about poo-poo and pee-pee, but this book just tells so many jokes about things you find or do in a bathroom other than of urination and defecation. I don't think I've ever seen bathtub rings referenced so many times in one work. Do modern kids even know what they are? Have Scrubbing Bubbles and Magic Erasers made them a thing of the past?

Actually, there are a lot of jokes here that I'm not sure my daughter would have understood when she was show more young, and there a quite a few she'd still need to google now that she is in her twenties. There are dated pop-culture references and nods to technology and practices long obsolete (VCR tape rewinding and chimney sweeps anyone?).

So, yeah, the sort of jokes you spend more time explaining than enjoying together. Plus they are loaded with corny or labored puns.

"Where does a werewolf like to hide?
In your claws-it."

My favorite joke from the book?

"What do you have when your head is hot, your foot is cold, and you see spots before your eyes?
A polka-dot sock over your head."

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: 1. Bathtime Belly Laughs -- 2. Shower Slams -- 3. Comic Cleanups -- 4. Jump into Your Jammies -- 5. Bed Springs -- 6. Freaky Fairy Tales -- 7. Moon Madness -- 8. Monsters under the Bed -- 9. Counting Sheep -- 10. Dream Boats and Night Mares -- 11. Rise and Whine -- 12. Knock-Knock Nuttiness -- Index show less