Children's Fiction Imagination & Play
How to Give Your Cat a Bath
in Five Easy Steps
- Publisher
- Tundra Book Group
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2023
- Category
- Imagination & Play, Humorous Stories, Cats
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780735263543
- Publish Date
- Jan 2019
- List Price
- $21.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781774883631
- Publish Date
- Sep 2023
- List Price
- $11.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 3 to 7
- Grade: p to 2
Description
In this hilarious and clever "how-to" picture book, a little girl and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to take a bath. The perfect read-aloud for fans of Snappsy the Alligator and Interrupting Chicken.
Step one: fill the bath
Step two: put the cat in the bath
Step three: put shampoo on the cat
Step four: rinse the cat
Step five: dry the cat
Seems simple, right? One problem: the cat has no intention of doing ANY of these things! Watch as the steps keep changing, the cat keeps escaping, the girl keeps eating cookies and the mess keeps escalating. Soon it's not just the cat who needs a bath — it's the whole house!
This spoof on an instruction manual features an increasingly bewildered human, a nonchalant cat and a know-it-all narrator . . . who really doesn't know it all. How DO you give a cat a bath? Read on to find out!
About the authors
Nicola Winstanley has always loved to write; but it wasn't until her daughter was born that she started writing stories for children. Nicola considers herself lucky because she gets to read children's books all the time — it's the best part of the day for her. She's also lucky because she gets to read fledgling writers, as she teaches writing to students at Humber College in Toronto.
Nicola Winstanley's profile page
John Martz est un bédéiste et un illustrateur. Publié en 2016, son roman illustré A Cat Named Tim et Other Stories a été en lice pour l’obtention du Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général et mis en nomination pour le Prix Eisner dans la catégorie de la meilleure publication pour les lecteurs débutants. Il habite lui aussi à Toronto, en Ontario.
John Martz is a cartoonist and illustrator in Toronto, Ontario. His 2016 graphic novel for children, A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories, was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award and was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers.
Other titles by Nicola Winstanley
Other titles by John Martz
Burt's Way Home
Crocodile Hungry
Evie and the Truth about Witches
A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories
Du chocolat chaud pour les grenouilles?
Comment les animaux se réchauffent
How to Give Your Cat a Bath
in Five Easy Steps
Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?
How Animals Keep Warm
Black and Bittern Was Night
