Squeaky Clean - Hardcover

Simon Puttock; Mary McQuillan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0370327144 ISBN 13: 9780370327143

Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books, 2001

Synopsis

Mama Pig's new little piglets are all clean and beautiful but, being piglets, they soon get grubby. Straight into the bath they go, but not without protesting that they do not WANT to be clean! Mama Pig entices them with rubber ducks and lots and lots of bubbles, and now the three piglets cannot wait to go out and get dirty so they can have ANOTHER bath. But one bath a day is more than enough for Mama Pig.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Puttock has written several books for children, including Coral Goes Swimming and "Here I Am!" said Smedley. A buyer for Waterstone's Bookstores, Mr. Puttock is lively and active in the book trade. He lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

From School Library Journal

reschool-Kindergarten--Winsome grins of piglets remind readers of the joys (and challenges) of bathtime as Mama Pig attempts to get her little ones clean. "`And NOW-splishy splashy sploshy'-And she splooshed and she swooshed and galooshed them all over." McQuillan's cartoon illustrations capture a range of emotions: Mama's frustration, the piglets' initial stubborn refusal to cooperate, their outright exuberance in a bubble-filled tub, and a mischievous escape to "get GRUBBY again." Both cover and endpapers leave no question as to the topic of this book. The initial tub illustration leads to pages of pastel blocks with the youngsters and bath toys. While the story isn't new, the spacing of repetitive or sequential text perfectly suits the intended audience. Mama's piglets, like many toddlers, exude both innocence and boundless energy. They don't slow down even after the lights go out. Pair this title with Carol Roth's Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs (North-South, 1999).
Mary Elam, Forman Elementary School, Plano, TX
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Edition details

• Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0370327144
• ISBN 13: 9780370327143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32