- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (Sep 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0689823940
- ISBN-13: 978-0689823947
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 23.3 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #886,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 what do you do? Why "slow the flow with [your] little big toe," of course. Just like wild-haired little Henry Hathaway did. Only Henry wasn't so lucky; Henry got stuck.
"Oops."So Mother climbs in the bath: "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... why... well... uh...." And before you can say "What the hay?" (that's Dad's line), everyone from the plumber to the policeman tries to help, committing their own tub-boo-boos and getting "stuck smack-dab in the spout."
"What oops?" said Mother.
"Big oops," said Henry. "I think I made a boo-boo... a TUB-boo-boo."
"A tub-what-who?"
This silly, cyclical story plays well to the strengths of unapologetic goofball Margie Palatini (Zoom Broom, The Web Files), who's never afraid to get messy with the sort of repetitive wordplay that kids love. But what you'll likely love first and best about Tub-Boo-Boo are the surreal, Stretch Armstrong-style illustrations of Glin Dibley (better known in the teen world as Michael Koelsch, for his Strange Kid Chronicles, Magic cards, and such). With Dibley's unlikely palette--spacey blues and greens and browns accented with arresting orange hair and just-polished red fingernails--and a bubble-headed cast of bathers that always looks just half-inflated, it's hard not to stare. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes
From Publishers Weekly
A kid plugs a spigot with his toe and starts a bathtub hubbub in this blathery, lathery book. "I just wanted to stop one drippy drop. Slow the flow with my little big toe. And now I'm stuck!" Henry says, wiggling around in a froth of bubbles. His mother tries to help but wedges her fingers in the tap, and his father gets his tie tangled up, too. A policeman and a plumber (with his posterior over-exposed) join the fray and shout the refrain, " `It's a tub-boo-boo!' `A tub-what-who?' `A tub-boo-boo!' " Henry's big sister, who supplies the blustery narration, finally saves the day by applying ice cream to the affected areas: "Shlurp! Out slid Dad's tie. Thwamp! Out came Mother's fingers." Palatini (The Web Files) propels the story to a fever pitch with nonstop wordplay and punchy dialogue. Debut illustrator Dibley, whose acrylics recall somewhat David Shannon's work, overinflates the characters' faces, which bulge like balloons with shiny weak spots. Henry has watery eyes, strange three-fingered hands and a pale, worried face with a bruised green-and-purple cast. The queasy, distorted images lend urgency to this outrageous account of a toe jam. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read-Aloud,
By "mtnmom01" (Stroudsburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: tub-boo-boo (Hardcover)
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.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good to the Last Drop.....,
Ce commentaire est de: tub-boo-boo (Hardcover)
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.
5.0 out of 5 stars
greatest book of all time,
By A Customer
Ce commentaire est de: tub-boo-boo (Hardcover)
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.
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