Tubby Time Storytime

Time to get out of the bath, Shirley by John Burningham.
New York: Crowell, c1978.
During her bath Shirley is off on a series of imaginative adventures about which her mother, tidying up the bathroom, has no idea.

Mother makes a mistake written by Ann Dorer; illustrated by Ellen Anderson.
Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Children's Books, c1991.
Knowing Kate would rather play than bathe, Mother mistakes the word for bath, substituting other words so many times, Kate finally insists on being given a bath.

To bathe a boa by C. Imbior Kudrna.
Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, c1986.
At bathtime a youngster has to struggle to get his recalcitrant pet boa into the tub.

There's a hippo in my bath! adapted from a story by Kyoko Matsuoka; illustrated by Akiko Hayashi.
New York: Doubleday, 1989.
A turtle, two penguins, a hippo, and a host of other unlikely animals join a young boy in his bath.

Captain Bob sets sail by Roni Schotter; illustrated by Joe Cepeda.
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000.
Bathtime becomes an adventure as Captain Bob sets out to brave Bath Bay and Faucet Falls.

Dirt Boy by Erik Jon Slangerup; illustrated by John Manders.
Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman, c2000.
To avoid taking a bath, Fister Farnello runs away from home and is befriended by Dirt Man, a filthy giant who lives in the woods.

Dad's Car Wash by Harry A. Sutherland; illustrated by Maxie Chambliss.
New York: Atheneum, 1988.
John's love of cars and trucks follows him to the bathtub where he drives himself into Dad's Car Wash and gets the works.

In my bathroom by Carol Thompson.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1990
A young pig describes his activities in the bathroom as he cleans himself before going to bed.

Max's bath by Rosemary Wells.
New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1985.
Ruby gives her brother Max two baths, but he winds up dirtier than ever.

King Bidgood's in the bathtub written by Audrey Wood; illustrated by Don Wood.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1985.
Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

Harry, the dirty dog by Gene Zion. Pictures by Margaret Bloy Graham.
New York, Harper c1956
When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.

Icky, yucky, splooshy-splishy,
I love mud 'cause it's so squishy.
I stick my foot in, gloopy, glurp!
Then pull it out with a big ker-SLURP!
Mud to my ankles,
mud to my tummy.
"Eek! Into the bathtub!"
Says my mummy.
~Bob Morrow~

The text and pattern for this poem are included in:
The flannel board storytelling book by Judy Sierra.
2nd Revised Edition
Bronx: H.W. Wilson Co., 1997.

Instead of a puppet, I bring tub toys, such as boats, rubber ducky, and so on. I let them float in a medium sized Rubbermaid bin partially filled with water. I also bring a large bath towel to dry little hands with.

Rub a dub, dub
Three men in a tub	Hold up three fingers
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker	Point to each finger in turn
The candlestick maker.
Give them a bath, all three.	Rub fingers quickly

Baby's ready for his bath.
Here's the baby's tub	Make circle with arms
Here's the baby's washcloth	Hold hand up, palm flat
See how he can rub.	Pretend to rub face
Here's the baby's cake of soap	Hold hand flat, thumb touching
And here's the towel dry,
And here's the baby's cradle	Make imaginary cradle and rock it back and forth
Rock-a-baby-bye

After my bath, I try, try, try
To wipe myself 'til I'm dry, dry, dry.
Hands to wipe, and fingers and toes,
And two wet legs and a shiny nose.
Just think how much less time I'd take
If I were a dog, and could shake, shake, shake!

A rubber duck and a sailboat;
I watch my bath toys sink and float.
They keep me company in the tub
'Til Mommy makes me soap and scrub
I love to take a bath each night,
And go to bed all clean and bright!

Getting in the bathtub is so much fun, you see;
Ducks and trucks and sailboats	Point to pretend toys
All waiting there for me.	Point to self
I guide them through the bubbles,	"Swim" hands up and down
Then put them in their place.
Then Mommy always asks me:
"Did you wash your face?"	Pretend to wash face

Bring a bubble wand and bubble stuff, and blow bubbles for the children before and after the stories.