Scaredy Bath
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Bath-time is fun! There’s the bubbles, the bath toys and lots of splashing of course. But have you ever wondered what it’s like for the bath?
Scaredy Bath does not like bath time . . . the piping hot water, the gooey muck and especially not the small boisterous grubby ones that shout and splash and make Scaredy all mucky! What’s a bath to do? Will Scaredy Bath ever enjoy bath time?
Scaredy Bath is a delightful new addition to Zoë's much-loved brand of picture books that celebrate the ups and downs of family life. Joyously brought to life by the hilarious splash-filled illustrations of Daniel Gray-Barnett.
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Foster Blake (No One Likes a Fart) invites readers to walk a mile in the shoes—or at least the fancy claw-feet—of the eponymous yellow bathtub. Scaredy Bath spends all day dreading the nightly washing ordeal; a series of vignettes depict the tub's mounting anxiety until the household's resident kids, portrayed with light brown skin, appear "covered in spaghetti and dirt and smells" and proceed to "yank the plug! They'd whack the tap! They'd thrash and slide! They'd even pee in the water!" But after several lonely nights pass without the usual chaos, Scaredy Bath is so happy to see the family return—visual cues indicate they've been away at the beach—that even the inevitable peeing-in-the-water incident can't harsh the tub's new mellow. The story has familiar narrative contours, but its dramatic text should be a crowd pleaser ("Think about what I have to put up with," says the toilet). Images by Gray-Barnett (Katerina Cruickshanks), which have the textures and visual spontaneity of watercolor and ink sketches, bubble with an affection for the chaos that is daily family life. Ages 3–7.
