Everyone Poops
1977 book by Tarō Gomi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1977 book by Tarō Gomi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Everyone Poops is the title of US editions of the English translation (by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum) of Minna Unchi (みんなうんち), a Japanese children's book written and illustrated by the prolific children's author Tarō Gomi and first published in Japan by Fukuinkan Shoten in 1977 within the series Kagaku no Tomo Kessaku-shū (かがくのとも傑作集, i.e. Masterpieces of the friends of science).
Hardcover English 1st ed. | |
| Author | Tarō Gomi |
|---|---|
| Original title | Minna Unchi (みんなうんち) |
| Translator | Amanda Mayer Stinchecum |
| Illustrator | Tarō |
| Cover artist | Tarō Gomi |
| Language | Japanese |
| Series | Kagaku no Tomo Kessaku-shū in Japan, My Body Science in the USA |
| Genre | Children's non-fiction literature |
| Publisher | Kane/Miller (Eng. trans) |
Publication date | January 17, 1977 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | March 1, 1993 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 27 pp[1] |
| ISBN | 978-0-916291-45-7 (first American edition, hardcover) |
The English translation has been published in the US by Kane/Miller, within the series "My Body Science", and by Scholastic. In Britain, the book is titled Everybody Poos and is published by Frances Lincoln.
The book tells children that all animals defecate and that they have always done so. The book is intended to relieve shame and embarrassment around the act of defecating by explaining to children that it is a natural part of life.
The book has also been translated into Spanish and Thai.
Everyone Poops does not have a plot. The first sixteen pages contain various prompts regarding defecation in animals such as opposites ("An elephant makes a big poop" and "[a] mouse makes a tiny poop"), comparisons (that various species produce various sizes and shapes of poop) and questions ("What does whale poop look like?").[2][3]
On the seventeenth page, a boy with black overalls and a red shirt is introduced, seen running into a bathroom. The book then goes on to explain how people of all ages, from adults to very young children, defecate, and how infants may use diapers.[3][4] After that, there are only three more illustrations that do not feature the boy.[5] On the next page of the book, the child uses toilet paper and flushes the toilet.[6][7] The final portion of the book explains that because every animal eats, they must therefore defecate, and the book ends with rear views of the boy and six different animals defecating and the words "Everyone Poops".[8][9]
Everyone Poops was written by Tarō Gomi, and first published by Tokyo-based Fukuinkan Shoten as Minna Unchi in 1977.[10]
It was acquired by Kane/Miller in 1993. Kane/Miller was later bought by Educational Development Corporation. Everyone Poops is the best-known title sold by the company.[11] This book is sold in the U.S. through traditional bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and on the party plan by independent booksellers.[11]
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