FICTION

Going for a Sea Bath

by Andrée POULIN
illus. by Anne-Claire Delisle. 32p. Pajama Pr. Mar. 2016. Tr $14.95. ISBN 9781927485927.
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PreS-Gr 1—Leanne does not have the standard tub toys. She bathes with real turtles, eels, clown fish, and sea horses. Her dad delivers them to her footed bathtub after she complains about her boring bath-time. Each time he runs to the beach behind their house, he returns with a successive number of animals. The tub becomes too full when 10 octopuses are dropped in, so the dad and the daughter have a sea bath outside in the ocean. The humor in this story is reminiscent of Robert Munsch's writing. It's over-the-top but heartfelt, and the bright cartoon art is a hoot. Seeing all of the creatures of different sizes, textures, and colors in the tub is anything but boring.
VERDICT A fun addition for those looking for new bathtime or numbers books.
Reviewed by Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada , Feb 01, 2016

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