{{Short description|Book trilogy by Andy Griffiths}}
The '''Bum Trilogy''' consists of three books by [[Australia]]n author [[Andy Griffiths (author)|Andy Griffiths]]: ''[[The Day My Bum Went Psycho]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-03-31 |title=THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO! by Andy Griffiths |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439424691 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2022-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015124630/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439424691 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Zombie Bums from Uranus'' (2004),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-04-01 |title=Zombie Butts from Uranus! by Andy Griffiths |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439424707 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=2022-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013163855/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439424707 |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Bumageddon: The Final Pongflict]]'' (2005).The books are aimed at children aged around ten and contain much [[toilet humor]].
Because the word ''bum'' has an alternate meaning in the United States, the book titles were changes to use ''butt'' instead. The third book is further renamed to ''Butt Wars: The Final Conflict''.
Griffiths' reference guide to "prehistoric bumosaurs", ''What Bumosaur Is That?,'' was published in May 2007.<ref>What Buttosaur Is That? Publishers Weekly. 2008;255(1):55. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=31211271&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site</ref> It is not a part of the trilogy, although the book was mentioned in the trilogy.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
* {{Citation |author1=Mills, Alice |title=Behind the bum : A psychoanalytic reading of Andy Griffiths' Bum trilogy |publication-date=2008 |publisher=Deakin University, School of Literary and Communication Studies |issn=1034-9243}}
==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130115005335/http://andygriffiths.com.au/books/thebumseries The Bum Trilogy's website] <!-- The page has been updated, so the original webpage has been removed. --> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723170834/http://www.bumageddon.com/game/index.html Pan Macmillan's Bumageddon game]
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