Title: The Pigeon Needs a Bath
Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Year: 2014
Word count: approx. 250
Top 10 Element(s): Beginnings and Endings
Pigeon is a sloppy, stinky mess. Pigeon needs a bath. But Pigeon doesn't want a bath. He tries to avoid it as much as possible. Then the water is in the bath. It's too hot. Too cold. Not enough toys. One excuse after the other. However, after Pigeon finally gets into the bath, things change. Oh, the bubbles! Oh, what fun! Now Pigeon doesn't want to get out of the bath.
How many times has this happened with your children? They huff and puff and resist until the last minute and then once they are finally in the tub they stay in until their toes and fingertips are all soft and shrivelled, still playing contently when the water has already turned cold. Then you need to dry off a shivering, tired tot. I think all of us have had this "little pigeon" at one time or another.
Here is a YouTube video of the book. And, by the way, Arwen Sharp has many picture book videos on YouTube. Be sure to check out more of them.
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6 comments:
Love Mo Willems and his Pigeon. Great book for beginning/endings. Thanks for sharing Linda!
Love Mo Willems too! His use of speech bubbles really bring a story to life!
Mo Willems found the perfect voice with his Pigeon series. Thanks for the review!
This was TOTALLY me as a kid. I love Mo Willems, and I haven't read this one yet! Thanks for sharing it.
Fun turn around from beginning to end! Great example for the element, Linda.
Great book, Linda! And your observation is so true...kids hem and haw about getting into the tub...but once they are in there, they don't want to get out. ;)
I haven't read this one either...so many thanks for adding it to the PB 14:14 list. :)
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