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Summary
Summary
The newest book in the Peep and Egg series is about one thing toddlers never want to do: take a bath! Peep tells Egg to take a bath. Egg does not want to, at all. With the help of some friends, Peep shows Egg just how much fun it can be getting squeaky clean.
Author Notes
Laura Gehl is the author of several books, including the Peep and Egg series and One Big Pair of Underwear, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. She and her family live in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Find her at lauragehl.com Joyce Wan is the author and illustrator of many popular books, including The Whale In My Swimming Pool, You Are My Cupcake and We Belong Together. She is also the illustrator of Sandra J. Howett's Sleepyheads and the Peep and Egg series. She lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Visit her online at wanart.com.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Toddler-PreS-Older sister Peep sees little sister Egg in the mud and insists she take a bath. Egg refuses. Peep offers a number of solutions like "How about a quick dip in the dog's water bowl?" Egg counters each idea. "Too slobbery! I'm not taking a bath." Peep then announces "Okay, I guess you are not taking a bath today." She will take a bath by herself with all the wonderful bath toys. Of course Egg follows her sister to a friend-filled lake and then doesn't want to get out. The story isn't groundbreaking, but the language is clear and uses repetition well. The cartoonish, emojilike illustrations are bright and simple with thick lines and flat colors. VERDICT A solid addition to libraries looking to add a toddler-friendly bath book or complete their "Peep and Egg" collection.-Amelia Jenkins, Juneau Public Library, AK © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Chick Peep must convince little chick Egg, caked in mud from playing with the pigs, to take a bath. Egg's initial reluctance ("too wet!"; "too splashy!"; etc.) will be familiar to young readers--and their caregivers--as will the playful solution (bath toys make all the difference). Despite this third Peep and Egg book's formulaic structure, Wan's thick-lined illustrations, featuring expressive farm animals, are preschooler-perfect. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Peep and Egg are back, and this time Egg will not take a bath, in spite of obvious need. As the book starts, a two-page spread shows Egg and some pigs wallowingand having plenty of funin yummy-looking milk-chocolate-colored mud. Needless to say, Peep thinks Egg needs a bath, and the characteristically stubborn Egg is having none of it. Baths are "Too wet!Too bubbly!Too splashy!" and a proposal of a quick dip in the dog's water bowl is met with "Too slobbery!" The two yellow, kidney-bean-shaped characters outlined in thick black lines are remarkably expressive. When Egg folds stubby wings and brows become a mulish-looking straight line, Peep admits defeator is it a trick?"Okay, I guess you are not taking a bath today." Peep gathers some toys and off the chick goes. "I'm going to take a bath myself." Young children and their adult readers will not have to wait long for the predictable reaction: "Hey, Peep!" Then: "Peep! Wait for me!" As the book ends, Egg is having fun in the pond with all the other animals, and, yes, though Egg is now nice and clean, the contrary chick will not come out! Another delightful addition to the series. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
