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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCMRobaard, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBWitherspoon, 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 WITBarss, Karen.
Summary: When Martha rolls in garbage, she smells so bad that Helen's father refuses to let Martha back inside the house until she has a bath.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN BARWinstanley, 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.Summary: When Tigger's stripes get washed off, he doesn't think he is a tigger anymore. He tries being a rabbit, then a bear, then a piglet, but discovers that it's who he is on the inside that really matters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twin Books/B. Mitchell 1990
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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 WILMarciano, John Bemelmans.
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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2 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MARSegal, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SEGHokkanen, Mirka
Summary: A stinky cat hides when it's time for a bath.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOKHeim, Alastair
Summary: "Big Bub the monster needs a bath, but his bathtub is too small. What will he do? He will try everything!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Pre-Reader (Orange), Call number: JBR ORANGE HEIZion, Gene.
Summary: When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival 2006
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE ZIOBerenstain, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperFestival 2005
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Summary: When Tallulah comes to visit at bathtime she decides to join Maisy in the bath to play.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COUWood, Audrey.
Summary: Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1985
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Place a hold to request this item.McElligott, Matthew.
Summary: A humorous story of a rough, tough, and hairy pirate who gets some new clothes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCEScollon, Bill
Summary: Alma's doll used to smell like summer peaches. Now she smells like wet dog! Can Doc help?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2015
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2 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN SCOWilson, Karma.
Summary: When his stubborn pigs refuse a sudsy cleaning, a determined farmer learns that mud baths can be just as fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCapucilli, Alyssa Satin.
Summary: Three treasured stories about Biscuit!
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Childrens Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Toddler CapucilliBlabey, 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.
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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!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TARBruel, Nick.
Summary: Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. Includes fun facts, glossary, and other information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2008
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC BRUCopies Available at East Bay
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3 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC BRUCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction BruRich, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022