Tubby

by Leslie Patricelli (Author) Leslie Patricelli (Illustrator)

Hooray! SPLASH! Leslie Patricelli's beloved Baby is back!

It's time for a bath! Whee! And Baby obliges as only he can, playing with bubbles (and using them to make facial disguises from Santa's beard to bunny ears), imitating a motorboat, and letting Mommy wash his single hair. And what would tubby time be without running away naked and shiny clean--only to be scooped up and tickled? A beloved bedtime ritual takes on new joy in Leslie Patricelli's bright artwork, exuberant language, and simple, familiar scenes.

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School Library Journal

PreS--Both books feature the same smiling, bald baby. In the first book, the toddler has to "go potty." Intimidated, the child investigates the cat's and dog's solutions. Several sound effects and wiggles later, the youngster gives the potty a shot with eventual success and accolades. In Tubby, muddy footprints and an obviously dirty child let readers know that it is bath time. The excited youngster has a grand time playing with bubbles and toys. These appealing books feature simple text, bright acrylic illustrations, and everyday situations that are certain to engage the very young.--Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ

Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

Celebrates the joyous ritual in which the bathee jettisons the diaper and streaks to the tub to sculpt bubbles, practice swimming, play motorboat, count rubber duckies and toes, and, incidentally, get cleaned up
—Bulletin of the Center of Children's Books

Tubby and Potty join the elite club of board books that toddlers will want to hear over and over again-and parents won't mind.
—The Horn Book

These appealing books feature simple text, bright acrylic illustrations, and everyday situations that are certain to engage the very young.
—School Library Journal
Leslie Patricelli
Leslie Patricelli is the creator of a series of best-selling board books starring her beloved baby character. She is also the author-illustrator of Higher! Higher! and Faster! Faster! as well as two stories about the Patterson Puppies and, more recently, Be Quiet, Mike! She lives in Ketchum, Idaho.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763645670
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
September 20, 2010
Series
Leslie Patricelli Board Books
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV015010 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Board books
Baths
Toddlers
Play

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