The Dirty Little Boy

By Margaret Wise Brown

Book Overview

One day, a dirty little boy asks his mother to give him a bath. But she's very busy and tells him to watch how the animals bathe. When he tries to imitate them, he just gets dirtier and dirtier! The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189081752X
• ISBN13: 9781890817527
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Winslow Pr
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great, simple story for your little ones!

I bought this book for my 5 yr old son. It is a simple story about a little boy who needed to take a bath but his mother was too busy to give him one right that minute. She tells him to go off and see how the animals get clean. So off he goes and sees how various animals clean themselves and attempts to do the same thing they do. In the end he is dirtier than ever and mom bathes him the right way. My 1 yr old daughter ended up enjoying this book as well because she loves animals. It's a nice book, not too wordy, and the illustrations are bright and colorful. I highly recommend it.

loved this book

My children love this book, especially the illustrations by Steven Salerno! The book is fun, easy for children to follow and the illustrations are so lively and warm - like a big hug!

Handsomely-Illustrated Charmer

Wise Brown's simple story gets a first-rate packaging in this lively and colorful edition. The double-page renderings by Steven Salerno are delightful and evoke the age of classic children's book illustration. The addition of veneers to certain 'slippery' spots in the artwork should intrigue small children. With lush reproduction and a sophisticated visualization of some pretty primal elements (mud, slop and other kid-friendly media) this book moves jauntily to its pat conclusion. It's also nice to see the grandmother depicted in fleshy, earthy terms rather than as one of the sterile stick figures that pass for adults in too many books for youngsters.

The Dirty Little Boy

The book is an absolute delight.The art work is superb from the front cover to the back.The concept of the little boy, the mother, from the soap bubbles to the small drawings at the bottom of each page, wonderful.As I stated : delightful book.

Great book

I loved the book. The artwork is very is great, and it's a charming story. Highly recommended