And even considering that many children do seem to massively relish and cherish humour based on bodily functions and liquid excretions, I do have to wonder whether the massive amounts of the latter occurring in Fungus the Bogeyman might well end up being potentially distracting and even too much of a "good thing" (so much so as to even jade and feel dragging for children who usually enjoy this type of humour, these types of jokes). For while Fungus' world and his daily life are indeed often minutely, engagingly and even in a strange way beautifully described and depicted (and the accompanying illustrations are gorgeously drawn and actually, amazingly sparkle with their very and often intense general ugliness), really and truly, for and to me, the constant and ever-present referrals to farting, vomiting, grottiness, slime, mould and the like does tend to become rather frustratingly dragging.

A three-part adaptation, featuring Timothy Spall as the title character, aired on Sky1 in December 2015 [4] and was partly shot at West London Film Studios. This adaption also starred Marc Warren, Keeley Hawes, Joanna Scanlan, Jimmy Akingbola, Paul Kaye, and also Victoria Wood in her final television role before her death in April 2016. It was produced by Andy Serkis's motion-capture studio, The Imaginarium, with Serkis also as the narrator. However, as much as I do enjoy both the concept and appreciate much of the humour, I actually remain a wee bit disappointed with and by Fungus the Bogeyman. Now I do find the societal reversals of Fungus' underground domain and the everyday human world above ground both entertaining and massively appealing (basically distorted mirror images of one another with, for example, Fungus and his wife relishing a slimy and cold bed whilst the humans above ground would of course desire their beds to be warm and dry). But that all being said, the constant and continuously recurring anally, body fluid and excretions based humour does tend to feel and become rather overly exaggerated and overused (even to the point of wearing more than a bit thin and thus no longer even being all that humorous to and for me, and mostly like a buzzing mosquito, somewhat annoying and recurringly tedious). Lazy Bum: All Bogeypeople are quite lazy and the only things they really make an effort about are keeping damp and dirty and their work. Either Fungus's skunk or his cat is named Mucus. Probably his skunk, since "Pus" sounds like a play on "puss".

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People often ask about the technique in (The Snowman)... it is done entirely with pencil crayons, with no line in pen or pencil and no washes of ink or watercolour.' The dwine is doing very well. Fungus is proud of it. Everything is dying nicely. There is not a bloom to be seen. The air is full of the scent of decay. The acid soil smells, the rotting vegetation smells. It is a real Bogeydwine.”

Alphabet Song: One book-within-a-book features a gross alphabet with things like "T is for tadpole tart". Oh, My Gods!: Fungus exclaims, "For slime's sake!", which is quite strange because slime is what Bogeys drink. Please go and read this book and then read it again. This is a book to be wallowed in and deserves to be rediscovered by an entirely new generation.Life under ground in Bogeydom is full of snot, smells, slime, scum and other unspeakable things. The Bogeymen that live there revel in every kind of nastiness imaginable - especially their day-job of scaring human beings. But there's one Bogeyman who isn't so sure he wants to be part of Bogeydom after all . . . Fungus the Bogeyman is a 1977 children's picture book by British artist Raymond Briggs. It follows one day in the life of the title character, a working class Bogeyman with the mundane job of scaring human beings. The character and all related properties are now owned by Vivendi's Studiocanal. [1] Plot [ edit ] Thermal Dissident: Bogeys as a species prefer colder temperatures, which is part of the reason they're nocturnal, and will complain if the weather is too warm. However, there's nothing to suggest they actually need it to be cold. Experience a day in the life of a Bogeyman in this brilliantly gross picture book for older children.

Raymond Briggs is one of the foremost creators of illustrated books for adults and children, including the unforgettable The Snowman and Father Christmas. He was born in Wimbledon Park on the 18th of January 1934 and currently lives in Sussex.

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Fungus the Bogeyman is a book that is somewhere between a comic book and a regular book written by Raymond Briggs. Rip Van Winkle: When Bogeys experience psychological distress, they bury themselves to sleep for up to a year.