Troubles with Bubbles

by Frank B. Edwards, John Bianchi (Illustrator)

The zoo animals hate being dirty so, equipped with towels and other bathing necessities, they go to the zookeeper and ask for her help. "I am dirty. I want to be clean", they each tell her.Handing each one a bar of soap, she instructs them to go to the tub "and wash with soap". But as more and more bubbles creep into the story, it becomes obvious that there is some serious trouble at the tub. Faced with a mountain of suds that covers the zoo, the keeper realizes the animals have used too much soap. Adding more water solves the problem and the animals get back to their scrubbing with enthusiasm. "Thank you", they call. "Now we are clean".

Bianchi and Edwards once again create a hilarious and silly story from one of children's favorite themes -- bath time.

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jenna Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary: Troubles with Bubbles is about zoo animals that play outside. They get dirty and want to be clean so they are given soap and water.

They story is written in a repetitive fashion. Each animal or pair or animals goes and says they want to be clean. It is repeated on each page and accompianed by an illustration to show which animal wants to be cleaned.

Writing trait: Organization

The story organizes the sequence of events in a simple and repeated way. Each page has the text in the same area with an illustration taking up the rest of the page. The organization of this story helps the reader stay connected and easily follow the story.

Reading level: K-1, 0.9

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute picture book about dirty animals who need a bath. Bubbles and Ducks storytime!

[ash (mymodernrenaissance) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read with one of the kids I’ve worked with. We read it a couple days in a row. It’s a good book for early readers!

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darrelann thinks this is a good book for Grade 1. She read it to the class!!