What is The World of Poo?

An in-universe children's book from the Discworld, written in the voice of the fictional Miss Felicity Beedle — the author mentioned as Young Sam Vimes's favourite writer in Snuff (2011). The actual book was published in 2012 by Doubleday with illustrations by Peter Dennis.

What is the connection to Snuff?

In Snuff, Young Sam Vimes is obsessed with The World of Poo, much to his father's discomfort. Terry Pratchett subsequently wrote and published the actual book that appears in the novel.

Is this suitable for actual children?

It is written as a children's book and is genuinely suitable for children — though Pratchett's characteristic wit ensures it is also enjoyable for adults.

Miss Felicity Beedles The World Of Poo

Children's Books Fantasy

Pages: 122
Published: 2012
Language: English

An in-universe picture book for Discworld children, written in the voice of the fictional Miss Felicity Beedle — the author of Young Sam Vimes's favourite books, as mentioned in Snuff. The World of Poo catalogues the various forms of animal and creature droppings one might encounter on the Disc, written in the style of an earnest Victorian natural history primer for the very young, and illustrated by Peter Dennis.

Prose complexity: 2/10

Funny Lighthearted Whimsical

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Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was an English author best known for the Discworld series, a sequence of forty-one comic fantasy novels set on a flat world carried through space on the backs of four elephants standing on a giant turtle. Across four decades, the Discworld grew from a parody of sword-and-sorcery fantasy into one of the most sustained works of social satire in English literature, examining politics, religion, science, gender, race, capitalism, and the nature of stories themselves. Pra...

Frequently asked questions

What is The World of Poo?
An in-universe children's book from the Discworld, written in the voice of the fictional Miss Felicity Beedle — the author mentioned as Young Sam Vimes's favourite writer in Snuff (2011). The actual book was published in 2012 by Doubleday with illustrations by Peter Dennis.
What is the connection to Snuff?
In Snuff, Young Sam Vimes is obsessed with The World of Poo, much to his father's discomfort. Terry Pratchett subsequently wrote and published the actual book that appears in the novel.
Is this suitable for actual children?
It is written as a children's book and is genuinely suitable for children — though Pratchett's characteristic wit ensures it is also enjoyable for adults.