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As children we all laughed at Poo Poo jokes and
references, enjoying the glorious naughtiness of the subject matter.
Now Nick Emm (aka Otto Flood) from Nottinghamshire has broken new
ground and announced to the world that it is okay to laugh about
something we all do every day.
About the books Nick says: "People either love 'em or hate
'em."
His series of stories follow the lives of Floater,
Sweetcorn, Veggie, Jobby, Trodin and Plopstar and their adventures
are set in Windy Bottom Park.
These are 'crossover' books, so although they deliberately have
the look and feel of childrens books, they work on several levels.
Nick dreamt up Poo Poo People five years ago yet
it wasn't until recently he acted on the idea:
"I called the Waterstones Head Office in August last year.
I explained that I thought I had something 'different' , but I found
myself almost frightened to say the series title."
"Finally and apologetically I said that the
series was called 'Poo Poo People'. The answer I received knocked
me backwards: "Don't apologise Nick, Poo Poo sells. When can
I see them?""
I had great fun developing the characters and loosely based their
personalities on people I knew.
In just six short weeks Nick had written and illustrated six books
and set up Edo Press Limited in Radford. Why Radford? "Radford
rocks!"
What now? Nick plans to attempt to penetrate the gift market and
produce six more Poo Poo titles.
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Read our full
interview with Nick Emm (aka Otto Flood) and find out why
he chose the subject of bowel movements for his set of kids books.
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