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Mrs. Piggle Wiggle #6
The Won't-Take-a-Bath-Cure
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle suggests the radish cure for Patsy's bad habit of not taking a bath.
40 pages, Library Binding
First published September 1, 1997
About the author
Bruce Whatley
134 books25 followersBruce jumped into the unknown world of picture books after a career in advertising as an Illustrator and art director working in London then Sydney. Since 1992 Bruce has written and/or illustrated over 80 children’s picture books. Though based in Australia his work is published internationally and in 2014 was included in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Exhibition.
His award winning titles include The Ugliest Dog in the World, Looking for Crabs, Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase, Diary of a Wombat, The Little Refugee, Flood, Fire, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda and Cyclone.
His main inspiration has been his family, who feature in several of his earlier picture books, his wife Rosie Smith being co-author on many of his projects. He uses a variety of illustration medium including gouache, pen and ink, pencil, oils, watercolour and more recently CGI software. His aim is to entertain and surprise the reader with illustration styles that vary considerably depending on the text and the age group of his audience.
Bruce completed his PhD, in 2008 Left Hand Right Hand: implications of ambidextrous image making looking at the image making of the non-dominant hand discovering that in most people the ability to draw lies in using the ‘other’ hand. He has since illustrated 3 books with his non-dominant left hand.
Bruce is continually looking for new innovative ways to make images to tell his visual narratives.
His award winning titles include The Ugliest Dog in the World, Looking for Crabs, Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase, Diary of a Wombat, The Little Refugee, Flood, Fire, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda and Cyclone.
His main inspiration has been his family, who feature in several of his earlier picture books, his wife Rosie Smith being co-author on many of his projects. He uses a variety of illustration medium including gouache, pen and ink, pencil, oils, watercolour and more recently CGI software. His aim is to entertain and surprise the reader with illustration styles that vary considerably depending on the text and the age group of his audience.
Bruce completed his PhD, in 2008 Left Hand Right Hand: implications of ambidextrous image making looking at the image making of the non-dominant hand discovering that in most people the ability to draw lies in using the ‘other’ hand. He has since illustrated 3 books with his non-dominant left hand.
Bruce is continually looking for new innovative ways to make images to tell his visual narratives.
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March 28, 2022every time i think about this book i remember it traumatizing me as a child and i need to reread it to know if it was one of those weird kid things or if it was genuinely just the way things were worded/drawn to like utilize fear to make kids take a bath
03/27/22 - as an adult i am numb to these things but this book still gets me w that body horror
03/27/22 - as an adult i am numb to these things but this book still gets me w that body horror
November 29, 2012
I would use this story with younger children and talk to them about the importance of hygiene and bathing. Its funny how dirty she gets and she makes the decision to take a bath... with a little help.
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December 17, 2010Picture Book: Imaginative and a little disgusting.
June 10, 2012
I love Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. I wish I'd lived with her.
These books were the first time in my childhood I learned that chapter books can make you laugh and cry.
These books were the first time in my childhood I learned that chapter books can make you laugh and cry.
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