Puppy Mudge Takes a Bath

By Cynthia Rylant

Book Overview

Meet Mudge Mudge is Henry's puppy. Mudge is cute. Mudge is cuddly, and Mudge loves to roll in the mud. But Mudge does not love baths. So how will Henry ever get his puppy clean?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689839804
• ISBN13: 9780689839801
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Good practice for beginning readers

I've used different sets of books in helping my now 5-year-old daughter learn to read. This series "Puppy Mudge" was one of the early books that we used back when she was four and which we still use for practice. The books in this Ready-To-Read series are categorized into 4 levels: Pre-Level 1 - Recognizing Words Level 1 - Starting to Read Level 2 - Reading Independently Level 3 - Reading Proficiently At 5, my daughter is currently at Level 1. In these pre-level 1 books, children who are starting to show an interest in reading will find the story of Puppy Mudge (and a rather large puppy he is too!) interesting and engaging, though perhaps not as adorable as Biscuit (created by Alyssa Satin Capucilli). Mudge gets into all sorts of scrapes and the stories rely on certain key words being repeated throughout the story. Here the words are "mud", "tub", and "clean". These books are suited for children ages 4-6. I would also recommend the Biscuit books, i.e. Biscuit's New Trick (My First I Can Read),Biscuit Wants to Play (My First I Can Read), Bathtime for Biscuit (My First I Can Read).