Tub-Boo-Boo

by Margie Palatini

Book Overview

We've all been there. You're snorkeling around a good bubble bath, trying to wash off a long day's worth of playground dirt. And then "one drippy drop" from the faucet starts to drive you crazy. So... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689823940
• ISBN13: 9780689823947
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great Read-Aloud

My pre-schooler loves this book! The play on words is so much fun. The expression that can't help but come through in the crazy combination of words from "the little big toe" to the "big little finger." Nice science lesson at the end coming from the big sister who narrates the story. Many real-world connections include the media frenzy for a silly story to the plumber's backside. To get the fun of this story it must be read out loud with expression.

Good to the Last Drop.....

As sister Lucy Hathaway reports, it was 4:15 P.M. when brother, Henry, walked in the back door. He was filthy, and Mother immediately ordered him upstairs to take a bath. A little water, a lot of Double Bubble Bubble Bath, some splishing and splashing, and a spanking clean Henry was ready to come out and dry off. OOPS! That's when all the trouble began. Henry made a boo-boo, a tub boo-boo. "I just wanted to stop one drippy drop. Slow the flow with my little big toe. And now-I'm stuck!" Mother is sure she can set that big toe free. "She was absolutely sure, positively positive that if she could just wiggle her fingers up into the spigot and wrangle them around Henry's little big toe..." She takes off her shoes and socks, rolls up her pants, jumps in and OOPS..... Margie Palatini is back with a high spirited and entertaining chain of events story, complete with word play, puns, sound effects, and fast-paced hilarious dialogue. Her energetic text makes this a terrific read-aloud story, and is complemented by Glin Dibley's bold, bright and engaging artwork, full of humorous details and facial expressions that will have both kids and adults giggling and laughing out loud. Perfect for youngsters 4-8, Tub-Boo-Boo is a delightful, manic romp your kids will beg to read again and again, and a book that shouldn't be missed.

greatest book of all time

My toddler can not put this book down. It goes into the tub every bath with him It is the illustrations that really bring it home. excelent book.