The Lick and Sniff Reviews: Naked Bunyips? Should I be Hearing this?

A new box came today and my owner ripped it right open. There were about eight new books for us to choose from and what's at the top of the box, but a book called Naked Bunyip Dancing. Naked what? Naked? Should an innocent little pooch like me be listening to a book like this. What the hell is a bunyip anyway?
Naked Bunyip Dancing is a book written in verse by author Steven Herrick. I remember he wrote a book called The Wolf that I read last summer. Anyway, the story is about a sixth grade class who are just starting a new school year with a new male teacher named Mr. Carey. Now Mr. Carey is not like other teachers, he's a bit weird. He takes time out of class to do yoga, listen to Bob Dylan, and loves to recite poetry. The sixth grade class (6C) has quite the cast of characters in it as well. There is the class room romance between Emily and Jason (complete with smooching), the singer, Anna, the rapper, J-Man, the "tough" guy punk rock lover, Billy, and the classroom farter, Peter (my kind of guy). The class decides to put on a concert to show off their various talents. It was either that or the play Romeo and Juliet, that Emily wanted to do so she could have a reason to kiss her boyfriend, Jason. The story is told through each student in the class and each has it's own unique perspective to add to the story.
So, what did I think. I liked it. I did really like it. There were enough funny spots to keep me interested and I loved hearing the story from so many different perspectives. The setting is obviously in Australia, because of all the references and funny words. I think kids in my owner's classroom would like it, even though it is poetry.
I'm a little rusty at this but I think I'm ready to hand out my bones on this one:

I think that being set in Australia will interest American readers if they can get over that the book is written in verse style. By the way, a bunyip is a legendary creature in Australian folklore, kind of similar to our legendary Sasquatch. Well, I need to be on my way and get cracking on the rest of those books, besides, I smell...good god...is that, yes, yes it is. Snausages! A good book and a yummy treat what more could I ask for! See ya!