The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it Was None of His Business: 30th anniversary edition (CBH Children / Picture Books)

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Owls consume prey such as mice, voles and smaller birds whole. When the prey reaches the first stomach, digestive juices start to break down the soft tissues. After this, the partially digested remains enter a second stomach called the gizzard. Here, the indigestible parts are compacted into a sausage-shaped pellet, which hours later, is pushed up and out of the beak! Anyway, those are minor issues of contention in the debate over this book's quality. Overall it is an interesting read with a bittersweet chocolate twist at the end. But mystery isn't enough for today's discerning readers. Children need education, the important stuff like literacy skills . . . and knowledge of the excremental variations of earth's fauna. At least that appears to be the premise inspiring this book, which doubles as a coprophiliac's fantasy. As the story progresses, mole gets shit on by birds, watches massive lumps of shit "thunder" directly from a horse's ass, and more. The only shit the mole has an aversion to is pig shit. Who would have guessed that pig crap is the only kind of animal shit that stinks? As someone who spent a lot of time on farms, I call bullshit on this one. Also, how can this mole complain about the smell of pig shit when it is likely eclipsed by the steaming heap of shit on his head? Originally published in German as Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat (literally, "Of the Little Mole Who Wanted to Know Who Did It On His Head"), and translated into English as The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit, this hilarious tale of scatological hi-jinks has now been made into a pop-up - or rather, a "plop-up" - edition, and released under this slightly different title, The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business. This book convulsed a small gaggle of my (adult) co-workers, who gathered around for an impromptu story-hour, and left still giggling helplessly. What can I say...? Apparently Werner Holzwarth knows how to communicate with our inner six-year-olds.

Translated to English by David Bennet Books, Werner Holzwarth’s text is so much fun. The conversation between Mole and the animals always ends with “Me? No, how could I? I do it like this?”. The description thereafter and Mole’s impression are very funny. So obviously this book is the best book in the world. Minnie thinks it's hilariously funny and loves pushing the buttons and then covering her face and snorting with laughter as the sound of the pooing animal is made. Poor Mr Mole pops his head out of his hole one day, only to get a nasty surprise landing on his head. He then sets out to find the culprit, asking several different animals on the way if it was them who pooed on his head.

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Whoever said ‘it’s impossible to rub a mole the wrong way’ had never met this little mole, who gets very salty and vengeful. Mind you, can’t say I’d be happy if someone pooped on my head, either. Chicago Tribune, Illinois, April 26, 1935 Although I have found Werner Holzwarth's Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat cute enough, naughty and yes, at times even somewhat laugh aloud hilarious (with especially Wolf Erlbruch's accompanying illustrations of the vrious types of animal poop both expressive and somehow disgustingly appealing), personally, I was and remain rather visually disgusted by the fact that the little mole just keeps the piece of dogshit on his head whilst he is running around, trying to discover what type of animal pooped on his head. The rabbit's poop sounds like Snoop Dogg's rendition of a semi automatic weapon, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "rat-a-tat tat dat ass." What appears to be the hairdo of a now-famous politician, on the head of this little Mole, is what attracted me to this story, first published in Germany in 1989. Of course, it isn’t hair, as the original German title, “About the little Mole that wanted to know who ‘did’ (poo-poo) on his head” attests. Key scientific vocabulary: digestive system, nutrition​, nutrients, mouth, teeth​, canines, incisor, molar, pre-molar, saliva, tongue​, rip, tear, chew, grind, cut, oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small intestine, large intestine​, rectum, anus

My sister recommended this to me, along with The Gruffalo and a few others, and she always has great recommendations. Aside from the fact - yes, fact - that little kids are fascinated by their own bodily functions, in its own way this book teaches you how to recognise the excrement of different animals and birds. Don't you just love it?!The little mole will question every animal in the vicinity until he finds the culprit. He will examine the turds to find a match for the one on his head. BIG STRUGGLE

Little Mole has too, as evidenced by the cover of this book. Once your eyes graze that rich imagery, there's no question as to what "it" is in "whodunit." Someone shit on this mole's head, and he'd like to find out who. Thus begins the enthralling mystery that makes up the most substantial portion of this story. The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business or The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit (German, " Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat", literally " About the little mole, that wanted to know, who 'did' [defecate] on his head") is a children's book by German children's authors Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch. The book was first published by Peter Hammer Verlag in 1989; it was soon translated and became an international success. There is no single great big struggle in this story, in which the mole must endure encounters with a number of animals. But the encounters do escalate — each pooh is worse than the last one, with the cow pancake being the worst of the lot. He does get spattered in poo, which can be likened to wounds in a big struggle. ANAGNORISIS OF THE LITTLE MOLE WHO KNEW IT WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGICAL EPIPHANY Adapted for stage in The Netherlands and Germany in 2012, this story does have all the elements of an entertaining read. Technically, a children’s picture book, I think the comedic and educational factor make it fun for all ages. It is 31 years old now and a classic.There are two allies — the flies — they are experts in poo and are able to solve his mystery for him by landing on his head.) PLAN OF THE LITTLE MOLE WHO KNEW IT WAS NONE OF HIS BUSINESS The illustrations by Wolf Erlbruch are classic and were deemed such by The Netherlands in 2012. The colourful pencil drawings are delightful, filling each panel and complementing the font used. The posturing of Mole and expressions of the other animal characters are hilarious. The movement and creation of each “business” is accurate without being distasteful. The mole needed help to find out who had done a poo on his head. Each creature has a different diet and therefore their poo is different. Owl pellets however come out from the other end. They are in fact,all the parts of creatures such as voles, shrews and mice that an owl cannot digest, assembled into a handy pellet, which the owl regurgitates.

The layout and drawing style of the book reminded me very much of the tales from acorn wood collection and I think that's what caught Minnie's eye initially as she likes the mole in those stories.Owl pellets are a brilliant way to find out about what owls eat. It is an easy and simple investigation to do with children. You can obtain owl pellets through some local wildlife trusts from owl sanctuaries. A terrible catastrophe befell the little mole one bright, sunny morning. It looked a little like a sausage, and the worst thing is that it landed right on his head”. Mole was indignant, but he was so short-sighted that he couldn’t see anyone around. He sets off on a journey to confront the offender and on the way accuses many different animals.