THERE'S A GIRAFFE IN
MY BATH
by Louise Andrews
Clink Street Publishing
Picture Book
ages 3 to 7
20 pages
When four toy animals come to life they become unlikely friends. The toys try to help each other out in a fun bath time adventure. But they might just need some extra help..! There's A Giraffe In My Bath! is the first story for children between the ages of 3 and 6 by Louise Andrews. Illustrations are by Nick Roberts.
MY TIDBITS
A parade of bath time, animal fun marks these pages and creates a cute adventure kids will enjoy.
The giraffe tumbles into the bath, but he isn't alone as other animals follow. Silliness ensues before they are rescued in bathtub style.
This book takes a walk through the imagination and fun surrounding bath time. Young listeners will relate to the various toys splashing into the bath and think of their own adventures between water and suds. These animals are easy to identify and a delight to follow as they fall in one by one. I can see listeners giggling and wanting to hear this one again and again.
The illustrations are bright, carry warmth and bring the commotion to life. Each moment has an accompanying, rhyming text. Unfortunately, this doesn't flow as well as it could and stumbles a little over the tongue when being read aloud. Still, the animals and situations are well met and listeners will enjoy the tale anyway.
And here she is...
Louise Andrews is a mum to two young
boys, whose love for taking all manner of toys in to the bath inspired this
story. This is the first book written by the author, who particularly enjoys
creating rhyming stories for her children. What started as simple stories to
entertain her children has become a passion for creating exciting stories for
children everywhere.
The great
news is that there’s more to come from Louise. There’s a Giraffe in my Bath has
sparked the imagination and led to another children’s book which is currently
being written, with more ideas for future books too.
Louise has
always had a love of books and still finds time to read all types of fiction.
Her favourite authors include; Jodi Taylor, JK Rowling, Maeve Binchy, Katherine
Arden, Ben Arronovitch, Jill Mansell and Daphne Du Maurier. Rebecca by Daphne
Du Maurier is Louise’s favourite book.
With two
boys to look after (3 if you include the husband!), spare time is at a premium.
But when she finds time, Louise enjoys exercise classes, discovering new box
sets to binge on, music, cooking (and eating!) and, of course, reading and
writing books.
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