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On My Way to the Bath
by
Sarah Maizes (Goodreads Author),
Michael Paraskevas
Baths are boring. Everything is more fun than baths. But when Livi’s mother hollers "Bathtime!"—a call readers and their parents are all familiar with—her imagination takes her on a journey full of daring obstacles and exciting events. She must battle a snake, rule the world, and escape quicksand, all while her mother waits with the bubbles ready. With delay tactics as cre...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
May 22nd 2012
by Walker Childrens
(first published May 1st 2012)
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This delightful children's book is one of my 2 1/2-year-old daughter's favorites. We had this book on loan from the library and kept renewing it; when the renewals ran out, we bought it. Unlike the bland heroines of many children's books, Livi (whose reluctant journey to bathtime makes up the plot of this book) is believable and likeable: she's extremely imaginative but also willful and slow to listen, qualities my daughter instantly identified with. My daughter loved this book so much that afte...more
Bath time!! Livi's mother says it's time for her to take a bath. Do you think Livi wants to take a bath right now? No! Livi procrastinates while walking to the bathroom. She is many different things on her way. For a while she is a snake, a gymnast, in a band, built herself and a cat out of blocks, and everything else but getting ready for her bath. Once Livi frustrates her mother enough and actually gets into her bath she has such a good time that she doesn't want to get out. Now Livi's mother...more
Summary:
A young girl named Livi believes that everything is more exciting than taking a bath. When her mother calls her to come take a bath, she does everything possible to prolong going to the bathtub. She builds with her blocks, sings out loud, plays in a band, plans to rule the world, climbs in the jungle, and so much more. Eventually she gets in the bath and ironically does not want to get out because she is having so much fun.
Audience:
This book is intended for young children.
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A young girl named Livi believes that everything is more exciting than taking a bath. When her mother calls her to come take a bath, she does everything possible to prolong going to the bathtub. She builds with her blocks, sings out loud, plays in a band, plans to rule the world, climbs in the jungle, and so much more. Eventually she gets in the bath and ironically does not want to get out because she is having so much fun.
Audience:
This book is intended for young children.
Appeal:
This sho...more
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Livi doesn`t want to take a bath. Baths are boring! Everything is more fun than a bath. So, on her way to the bath, she`s a snake! Or a gymnast doing a perfect split! Or a rock star putting on a show! Or a supervillian trying to take over the world! She is everything and everywhere but she’s NOT in the bath, much to her mother`s exasperation. Of course, once she is, eventually, in the bath, will she want to get out again? Most parents know the answer to this question. This fun and imaginative bo...more
This was a cute book about a little girl and her adventures to the bathroom. As I was reading this book, I was reminded of my adventures in babysitting when I have to give the little one's a bath. I feel that we sometimes go through the same things that this Livi went through! Like going through the Jungle or being a lion. It was very entertaining and I would recommend this book to children who maybe dislike bath time because it shows that bath time can be a lot of fun. It is a new twist on bath...more
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It's bathtime for Livi, but as she declares from the outset, "Everything is more fun than baths." She proves this by imagining all kinds of fun scenarios on her way to the bathtub. She becomes a snake, a gymnast, a rock star and more. Once she's in the bathtub though, she changes her tune and finds that taking a bath can be fun too. The ending leaves an opening for kids to guess where Livi's imagination might take her in the bathtub.
Livi does not like to take baths; preferring to do ANYTHING else instead. As her mother fills her bath, calling all the while for Livi to get in the bathroom, Livi gets distracted along the way to that dreaded, boring, nightly bath.
This book made my daughter and I laugh due to the similarity of our own quarrels about bath time here at home. Why she fights me so I will never know, once she is in there there is no getting her out.
This book made my daughter and I laugh due to the similarity of our own quarrels about bath time here at home. Why she fights me so I will never know, once she is in there there is no getting her out.
Livi does not want to take a bath. Baths are boring. What is more exciting? Being a slithering snake and scaring your brother. Or playing the tuba in a marching band. Or creeping like a jungle cat upon your unsuspecting mother... Livi's wild imagination takes all sorts of twists and turns on her journey to the dreaded bath. And once in the bath, Livi finds that maybe she has just a little more imagining to do.
It's time for Olivia's bath. As mom calls for her repeatedly, Olivia imagines she is a snake, slithering on the floor; a sculptor building a statue; a gymnast cartwheeling for the crowd, and a tiger, sneaking up on her prey. Finally, she's in the bath. What will happen when it's time for bed? Colorful, action-filled illustrations. Good for pj storytime. Recommended for preschool storytime.
As a kid I loved taking a bath. In fact I would make up excuses to take a bath. Anyways, Livi is not interested in a bath and uses her imagination to stall going to the bath. She pretends she is a snake, stops by her sister room etc etc. Then when she gets to the bath, she stays and stays and stays having a good old time.... kids what are you gonna do with them!?!
When Livi’s mother hollers that it’s time for bath, Livi takes an imaginary journey full of all sorts of adventure such as battling a snake and becoming a rock star in efforts to stall “boring” bath time. The escalating back-and-forth between Livi and her mother makes for a lively read-aloud.
Reviewer 8
Reviewer 8
On her way to the bath, Livie thinks about stopping to plan a caper with her guinea pigs, build a robot version of herself, perform a popular song with her sister, and more. When she finally gets in the tub(after her mom counts to 10), her imaginary adventures begin anew.
Baths are the worst things ever. Look at all these other things I can do before getting to the bath! I see an unsuspecting gopher.... I pounce! Rawwrrrrr! Right on mom's head. And now that I'm finally in the bath...
This one is SO fun.
This one is SO fun.
So cute! Great for imaginations. Livi does not want to get in the bath so she imagines all the things she can be on her way there. And once she's in the bath she doesn't want to get out. Isn't that just the way kids are??
Livi makes her way to the bath. Her imagination takes her on several side trips along the way. She slithers, she sneaks, she plans world domination with her minions. So many things happen on the way to the bath!
A typical stalling book, in this case for a bath. I like Livi's imagination. The illustrations went along well with them. I love the seahorse wash cloth. :-) Not fabulous, but definite fun.
Livi has quite the imagination and uses it coming up with creative ways to avoid taking a bath. Younger readers will enjoy her ideas of how she is avoiding this task.
The idea for this book is a great one, but the book doesn't quite live up to expectations. It tries hard and it has all the right pieces, but somehow fails to gel.
There are guinea pigs! :)
Cute imaginative little girl. Reminds me a lot of Just Go to Bed!
Cute imaginative little girl. Reminds me a lot of Just Go to Bed!
Excellent illustrations - great imagination - the author's as well as the character! I love Livi as a snake, a cat (the best!) and a shark!
Little girl who dawdles and attends to every possible distraction before arriving at the bath tub.... Then won't get out. *sigh*
What adventures a little girl can find on the way to her bath and how much she can drive her mother crazy in the process. Fun story.
A delightfully told and drawn story of the epic adventures imagined on the way to the day's most boring time.
-Monty K.-
-Monty K.-
The little girl does just about everything you can think of to avoid taking her bath...very imaginative and funny.
I love the illustrations that show her morphed into the creature she is pretending to be. Love the fun.
Clever distractions keep Livi from her bath. Energetic illustrations bring the story to life.
Is this why my child takes so long to do things? Cute, funny and will resonate with parents.
Great book about a girl who gets caught up with her imagination when called for her bathtime. :)
This one is really fun! Storytime themes: bath, adventure, pretending/make believe/imagination
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Sarah Maizes is a published author, freelance writer, comedian, and founder of MommyLITEonline.com, a parenting humor website.
She is a regular contributor to TODAYMoms.com, HuffingtonPost.com, and CBS/LosAngeles.com’s “Best of LA.” and her work has been featured in Los Angeles Magazine, on Today.com, MSNBC.com, DailyCandyKids.com and , and Eonline.com's "Fashion Police."
She has also written for M...more
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She is a regular contributor to TODAYMoms.com, HuffingtonPost.com, and CBS/LosAngeles.com’s “Best of LA.” and her work has been featured in Los Angeles Magazine, on Today.com, MSNBC.com, DailyCandyKids.com and , and Eonline.com's "Fashion Police."
She has also written for M...more
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