FICTION

Get Out of My Bath!

by Britta TECKENTRUP
Get Out of My Bath! illus. by Britta Teckentrup. 24p. Candlewick/Nosy Crow. Aug. 2015. Tr $15.99. ISBN 9780763680060. LC 2014951410.
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PreS—Following in the interactive footsteps of Hervé Tullet's Press Here (Chronicle, 2011), this digitally illustrated story encourages readers to assist Ellie the elephant at bathtime. After readers tilt the book from side to side to create some waves, a cascade of creatures progressively invades the tub. When best efforts to shake them out fail, Ellie sucks all the water into her trunk. The chilled flamingo, tiger, alligator, and mouse move on, leaving the elephant to refill the tub and submerge with only her rubber duck for company. Large cartoon spreads use crayon texture and deftly convey the wave movement.
VERDICT This visually splendid title should prove to be an engaging pre-bath read-aloud.
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
When Ellie the elephant finds her bath getting crowded with other animals, she sucks all the water out so they will leave. While Teckentrup's mixed-media illustrations are appealing, the text is confusing; children are instructed to turn or tilt the book to make things happen, but the results don't quite measure up to similar titles such as Tullet's Press Here.
 , Jun 01, 2015

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