Bath Day (Puppy & Me) - Hardcover

A sun-warmed inflatable pool is the perfect place to play "doggy beauty school." Today is bath day for a cute little girl and her black-and-white pup (both also seen in Julia Noonan's Breakfast Time). The two splash and lather, spray and shake--but as soon as they're all clean, they come up with a new plan...

In the dirt we
roll around.
Then we slide on
soggy ground.
Jump to make a
squishy sound!
We make mud on bath day.

Utter joy for a toddler and her best friend, even when Mommy comes around with a hose to spray them clean again.

Noonan captures the delirious days of early childhood in her Puppy & Me stories. The rosy-cheeked, polka-dot-suited girl and her agreeable puppy are illustrated in fuzzy focus, for a soft, playful tone. Short rhyming text dances alongside the illustrations in perfect accompaniment. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

PreSchool-With their stylized retro illustrations and lively rhyming texts, these books work wonderfully for toddlers who are ready to graduate from simple board books to short stories. In Bath Day, a little girl and her dog play in an outdoor wading pool. In Breakfast Time, the tot plays with food while the pup licks up the spills. Both stories center on the youngster and her pet doing what they do best: exploring and having fun. The attractive and expressive illustrations feature a rosy-cheeked tyke and small black-and-white canine and create a nostalgic mood. The endpapers sport soap bubbles and hoses, and partially eaten breakfast fare and splatters, respectively. Great books for sharing one on one, and also for lap-time programs.
JoAnn Jonas, Carlsbad City Library, San Diego, CA
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