(newswire.net–March 29 2013)Chicago, Illinois–In the fun and infamous niche of gross-out humor books for children, especially young boys who need to be tempted into reading, J.B. O’Neil is becoming a household name. His popular and commercially successful “Fart Books” series have sold several thousand copies on Kindle over the past several months. The first entry in the series, titled simply “The Fart Book,” was co-authored by O’Neil’s 8 year old son Joe, and the novelty of such a young writer helped propel the book’s success as much as the fart-filled fun contained within.
The “Fart Books” series now includes four books: “The Fart Book,” “Ninja Farts,” “Caveman Farts,” and “Fart Wars,” with a fifth book, “Dog Farts,” expected to be published soon. Meanwhile, J.B. O’Neil has struck off in a new direction with the first book in a new series about a world-defending family called The Family Avengers. The first book in the series, “Grandma vs. Zombies,” has become a #1 bestselling Kindle book in just 4 days. It is available here: http://jjsnip.com/gvzpr
Grandma vs. Zombies combines O’Neil’s signature gross-out humor with an intense, exciting, action-packed story that is targeted towards slightly older children than the Fart Books. Featuring the geriatric heroin Grandma Beezer, it is ideal for reluctant readers between 9 and 12 years old. Grandma vs. Zombies has demonstrated surprising rapport with older readers: early reviews indicate that the book is not only entertaining for children, but for their parents, and for young adults who identify with the “zombie survivalist” subculture.
In what has become a signature marketing move for O’Neil, Grandma vs. Zombies comes with a free audiobook edition. The audiobook includes sound-effects to help bring the story to life, although the book is vivid enough as it is: it contains16 illustrations of zombie-slaying action that have been described as “comic book-like” by readers.
Grandma vs. Zombies is only available on Amazon Kindle readers and applications for $2.99: a link to its page on Amazon is provided here. A sequel, following the exploits of narrator and grandson Jimmy Beezer, is currently in development by O’Neil.
J.B. O’Neil is the author of the popular and best-selling “Fart Books,” and the spin-off “The Booger Book,” as well as the “Family Avengers” series. His books, conceptualized by his young son, are written with the ideal of encouraging young boys to read and learn to enjoy the magic of the written word.
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