The world of ogres is nearing the end, so Ogre is starting a school to keep up has vile and gross culture. His classes include subjects like, Spits and burps, and making clothes out of rags that smell like fart. While I’m not a fan of using the word fart in picture books, it is funny.
There will be a school award for never changing your underwear. The underwear illustration resemble Charles Shultz character with the cloud of filth around him, Pigpen. Yes, the kids will love this little book.
My very favorite part though, is the story you see in the fun illustrations. For example, the children riding on a big pink pig, big bad ogre sleeping, cuddled up with his teddy bear, a nasty ogre stitching embroidery and every kids fav, babies with their finger up the nose.
The illustration I really didn’t like, was right at the beginning where you see sad little children and dogs in held cages, although there is no reference to the picture.
I feel this will be a well circulated book. Some of the vocabulary may be advanced, but I think it is good to toss in challenging words in picture books.

Illustrations are excellent. Some of the poetry rhythm is less fluid in parts possibly due to translation. As a whole it is a fun book which I think would prompt children to create their own stories.

Gli orchi sono in pericolo: troppe novità minacciano il modo tradizionale di vivere e minacciare, la loro stessa cultura!

Per fortuna c'è chi è disposto a prendere la situazione i mano, e partire dai giovani.

Una scuola in cui imparare a essere un vero Orco è la soluzione.

Questo è il diario dell'Orco coraggioso che ha deciso di mettersi in gioco, per l'onore suo e della sua (puzzolente) stirpe.

Un altro diario ironico  e divertentissimo, dalle illustrazioni meravigliose, che gioca con le fiabe classico innovandole. 

Spettacolare!

This was a silly and creative children's book.

My daughter didn't love it but it had my son laughing as it talked about stuff "real" ogres so. The graphics were nice and it is a fun read for little boys!

Much like Diary of a Witch by the same author, I loved Diary of an Ogre. I just wish it hadn't tried to force a (really awkward) rhyming scheme for the text! The pictures are so hilarious and I love looking at this book, and the story is so funny too - an ogre thinks the time for "real" ogres is over, and he plans to start on ogre school to teach ogres to be really ogre-y and gross. Sadly, the text is somewhat lacking as it tries way too hard to force an ABCB rhyme scheme, going so far as to try to rhyme "burps" with "slobs" (....what? ....no....) and then "planet" with "revolting" (are you actually even trying anymore?) Aside from the terrible not-rhymes, the text just doesn't have a good rhythm. Still, the picture are SO cute and SO funny, I just can't manage to give this book less than 4 stars.

Yep, the little beasties in your life are going to enjoy this rhyming tale! Younger grader schoolers, kindergarteners, preschoolers, they will find this book gross, but funny. Illustrations were a hoot!

A big thank you to NetGalley and Chouette Publishing/CrockBoom! books for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. It is a satire. The graphics are amazing. The story is cute, and funny. there is a bit of rhyming. I think most kids would love this book. Sort of ended abruptly but otherwise nice! I rate it a 4.

Poor Ogres, nobody understands. They need a school A schoo, one that would teach them how to smell bad, make clothes that smell like a fart, use a club to hit a beast and any school worth going to would have to have a class on spitting, burps, and of course running for slobs. I thought this a very cute book. Something I would read to my grandchildren. Beautifully illustrated with mud and worms and all things ogre. I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review and no compensation otherwise.