Scaredy Bath
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
From the author of No One Likes a Fart comes a hilarious, bubble-filled picture book that highlights the chaos and comfort of bath time.
Who doesn't love bath time? The shiny bubbles, the fun bath toys, and, of course, the big splashes! But have you ever wondered what it’s like for the bathtub?
Scaredy Bath cannot stand bath time. It thinks the water is too hot, the kids are too loud, and its once-polished inside is now way too dirty! Is there a way for Scaredy Bath to enjoy this daily ritual as much as everyone else in the family?
With delightfully clever text from Zoë Foster Blake and joyous illustrations from Daniel Gray-Barnett, Scaredy Bath celebrates the ups and downs of family life.
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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.
