McMullan, Kate
Summary: A rhyming picture book reveals the way familiar animals, from elephants and pigs to monkeys and hippos, take baths, and how human children do not take baths by sinking in mud, thrashing about in dust or licking themselves clean.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCMMuldrow, Diane.
Summary: See how different animals keep themselves clean.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MULRobaard, Jedda
Summary: Embarking on an adventure at bath time, Milo and his teddy bear, Millie, navigate through imagined cityscapes, past spouting whales, and around swirling whirlpools before arriving at their destination just in time for a cozy good night.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBRich, Simon
Summary: A bathtub, who is just as terrified of bath time as the little girl who bathes in him, offers suggestions on how to make the experience better for both of them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RICCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RICKirwan, Wednesday
Summary: In their bath time reverie, Merbaby, an imaginative child, has wonderful aquatic adventures with their merdaddy until their fingers start to prune and it is time for bed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIRWitherspoon, Reese
Summary: "As she tries to give her big, smelly dog Frank a bath, which becomes more impossible by the minute, Betty learns that she can accomplish anything with perseverance, teamwork, and one great idea"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WITHeim, Alastair
Summary: "Big Bub the monster needs a bath, but his bathtub is too small. What will he do? He will try everything!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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Summary: After happily exploring garbage cans in the streets of Paris and pulling fish from the river, Genevieve, the puppy belonging to Madeline and the other orphans, receives an unwanted bath.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MARCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green MarcianoCousins, Lucy.
Summary: When Tallulah comes to visit at bathtime she decides to join Maisy in the bath to play.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COUWillems, Mo
Summary: The Pigeon is dirty and he needs a bath, but he won't go willingly.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCopies Available at Peninsula
2 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WILCall number: JE WIL (BASKET)
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WILWilson, Karma.
Summary: When his stubborn pigs refuse a sudsy cleaning, a determined farmer learns that mud baths can be just as fun.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILBlabey, Aaron
Summary: Pig the Pug loves to roll in all sorts of disgusting garbage, and track dirty paw prints all over the house; he does not like the idea of a bath, but when his plan the stop up the tub seriously backfires he decides that bath time must be endured--after all he can always find some more garbage to roll in.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLAFlannery, John (John Patrick)
Summary: Grace loved to get dirty. But she was also pretty good at getting clean--she took proper care of Hands, paid extra attention to Feet, and even remembered to scrub behind Ears. There was just one body part she tended to forget: Belly Button. Day after day, Belly Button got dirtier...and stinkier...and filthier. Until after one particularly neglectful bath, Belly Button decides she'll have to get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roarding Book Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FLATarpley, Todd
Summary: After crossing raging rivers and tromping through the jungle, Naughty Ninja returns to his secret ninja training camp for lunch. But when he gets inside, his parents tell him he needs a bath. Before Naughty Ninja gets in the tub, he notices poisonous flies and an angry alligator circling his dad, who doesn't even seem to know he's in trouble. Good thing Naughty Ninja is around to save the day!...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TARWinstanley, Nicola
Summary: A little girl and her cat make an escalating mess while respectively trying to follow and resist the cat-bathing instructions of a bossy narrator.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Segal, John.
Summary: A young pig tries to avoid taking a bath by claiming to be a variety of characters, from an astronaut to an Eskimo, as his mother tries to lure him into the tub.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SEGLerner, Jarrett
Summary: "Nat the Cat must take a bath. But first, he wants his toys. Then he won't get in the tub without bubbles. And of course, he'll need a towel. As Nat the Cat keeps coming up with excuses to not get in the bath, the narrator can't help but wonder if he's hiding something--like a fear of water"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Hayes, Geoffrey.
Summary: Collects more adventures of Patrick the little teddy bear as he dines, takes a bath, lends a hand, and goes to bed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Toon Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HAYGarton, Sam
Summary: After playing in the garden, muddy Otter and Teddy try to avoid bath time until they see fun bubbles and a duck in the tub.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GARMesser, Claire.
Summary: "Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MESBerenstain, Stan
Summary: Deep in Bear Country, all eyes are on the treehouse as the cubs do everything they can think of to postpone their bedtime.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival 2005
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Summary: A pig enjoys bath time alone, until his friends sheep, cow, and donkey try to join in.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ELLMahy, Margaret.
Summary: Sammy's mother tells him to forget about adventures and get cleaned up for his grandmother's visit, but the new bathtub Sammy's father brought home seems determined to have an adventure of its own.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arthur A. Levine Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Mahy 2013Capucilli, Alyssa Satin.
Summary: Three treasured stories about Biscuit!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Childrens Books 2018