This is a pleasantly disgusting story about a boy who loves the dirt. He loves it so much that he runs away from home so he doesn't have to take a bath. It doesn't take long for him to realize how smelly and gross he really is. This book is funny and gross. The boy sprouts mushrooms from in between his toes, his teeth get green and nasty and his hair becomes home to a family of mice and some birds. It is funny the more children's books I read the more I realize how un-diverse they are. Usually they have a white, middle class, boy as the main character. Regardless of the diversity factor I found this a great book and one a nice clean kid would enjoy.