Walter the Farting Dog is a series of children's books by William Kotzwinkle

William Kotzwinkle

William Kotzwinkle is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the...

 and Glenn Murray, and illustrated by Audrey Colman. All the books in the series star Walter and his many flatulent

Flatulence

Flatulence is the expulsion through the rectum of a mixture of gases that are byproducts of the digestion process of mammals and other animals. The medical term for the mixture of gases is flatus, informally known as a fart, or simply gas...

 adventures. In 2007 the fifth book in the series, Walter the Farting Dog: Banned From the Beach, was released. Beginning with the third title, Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog, Elizabeth Gundy (wife of Kotzwinkle) has appeared as a co-author, but in fact had participated on the prior two uncredited. Two plush

Plush

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 toy versions of Walter that fart when squeezed, are marketed along with the books by MerryMakers Inc. The original Walter story is now available in more than a dozen languages, including French

French language

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, Spanish

Spanish language

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, Dutch

Dutch language

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, Icelandic

Icelandic language

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, Norwegian

Norwegian language

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, Korean

Korean language

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, Japanese

Japanese language

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, and Latin

Latin

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Books in series

All are by William Kotzwinkle

William Kotzwinkle

William Kotzwinkle is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the...

, Glenn Murray, and illustrated by Audrey Colman except as noted:

• Walter the Farting Dog (2001) ISBN 1-583-94053-7
• Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Yard Sale (2004) ISBN 0-525-47217-7 (This book has also been released in the U.K. as Walter the Farting Dog Farts Again and as Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble at the Garage Sale in Australia.)
• Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog (2005) ISBN 0-525-47218-5 (co-written with Elizabeth Gundy) (this book has also been released as 'Walter the Farting Dog and the Windy Day' in the U.K.)
• Walter the Farting Dog Goes On A Cruise (2006) ISBN 0-525-47714-4 (co-written with Elizabeth Gundy)
• Walter the Farting Dog: Banned From the Beach (June 21, 2007) ISBN 0-525-47812-4 (co-written with Elizabeth Gundy)
• (NOTE: Elizabeth Gundy was actually a "silent but deadly partner" in the first two books as well.)

Walter the Farting Dog in other languages

• Latin: Walter, Canis Inflatus (2004) ISBN 1-583-94110-X
• Spanish: Walter, El Perro Pedorrero ISBN 8-496-51710-1
• French: Walter le chien qui pète ISBN 1-583-94104-5
• Dutch: Walter: een scheet van een hond ISBN 9-050-00631-0
• Norwegian Bokmål: Prompehunden Walter ISBN 8-292-38204-6
• Icelandic: Valtýr prumpuhundur ISBN 9-979-78156-4
• Japanese: ISBN 4-763-19690-1