Big Red Bath

Description

Ben and Bella are having such a lovely, splashy time in the big red bath that soon everyone wants to join in the fun! But will there be room for all the animals . . . even Hippopotamus A riotous story - brought to life by young, bright, friendly illustrations from a bestselling, award-winning artist.

Julia Jarman is best known for her young fiction titles for Collins and Andersen, including The Time Travelling Cat, but the birth of her first grandchild inspired her to start writing picture book stories too. Julia lives in Bedfordshire. Adrian Reynolds is one of today's most popular children's illustrators. He illustrated the best-selling Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, which won the Sheffield Children's Book Prize and was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award. Adrian also wrote and illustrated the popular Pete and Polo series for Orchard. Adrian divides his time between Neath, in Wales, and Cambridge.

The rollicking, rhythmic rhyming text is perfectly matched by the exuberant, detailed illustrations * The Scotsman * Full of detail and humour ... Whatever your children's age, the chances are that they will have enjoyed Julia's books * Carousel * Bath-time has never been so much fun * Book Trust * Ideal for reading aloud * Children's Bookseller * The brightly coloured pictures reflect to potential chaos of bathtime and will delight small children * NLA Guide to Literary Resources 2006 *