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Bath Time!
What makes bath time fun for baby? Bath toys! From parading penguins and splashing seals to frolicking frogs and bathing beavers, these joyful animal toys are ready to play. Join the splashy party in the tub...you may even get wet too!
Bright, vibrant illustrations from Christine Battuz match the energy of a baby in the bath as you're introduced to Eric Walters's animal alliterations across each page. It's just good clean fun!
Bright, vibrant illustrations from Christine Battuz match the energy of a baby in the bath as you're introduced to Eric Walters's animal alliterations across each page. It's just good clean fun!
20 pages, Board book
Published April 21, 2020
6 people want to read
About the author
Eric Walters
164 books919 followersEric was born in Toronto in 1957, which makes him "real old". But, as Eric says, "Just because I have to grow old doesn't mean that I have to grow up!" In his many roles as parent, teacher, social worker, youth sports coach and writer he is in constant contact with children and young adults. He draws from these experiences and feels that this helps him to capture the realistic interaction between young people—the conflicts, tensions, stresses and interests that make up their lives.
Eric began his writing as a teacher. He taught in classes from kindergarten up and his stories often reflect the curriculum that he was teaching. He always read stories—picture books and novels—to his students and this helped him to understand what children liked, responded to, and were inspired by. He enjoys the enthusiasm of his students and often looks at them to provide him with the inspiration to pursue a particular topic in both the classroom and in his writing.
Eric tries to write every day. When he has a story idea he starts with research. This could involve reading books, watching a documentary, or trying to experience the things that his characters are going to go through. This could include rock climbing or riding white water (for Stars), spending time in a wheelchair (Rebound), playing and walking with tigers (Tiger by the Tail), hanging around a tough biker bar (Diamonds in the Rough), standing out in his backyard in a blizzard wearing a T-shirt and shorts (Trapped in Ice), or traveling to Africa (Alexandria of Africa).
"The most important thing anybody ever told me about writing was to write what you know . . . and the only way to get to know things is to do your homework and research before you write," Eric stated.
Once the writing begins the story is always playing around in his head. He takes any opportunity, even if it's just a few minutes between presentations, to put things down, either with pen and paper or on his laptop.
Prior to entering teaching and writing Eric was a social worker (B.S.W., M.S.W., B.A.Hons—specialized major psychology). He worked in a variety of settings including child welfare, private practice, a mental health centre, and, for twenty years on a part-time basis as a Crisis Social Worker in an emergency department. He stopped teaching 4 years ago and left the ER only last year.
The majority of Eric's time is spent in the company of his wife, children and dogs (Lola a big standard poodle and a little white dog named Winnie the Poodle).
Eric began his writing as a teacher. He taught in classes from kindergarten up and his stories often reflect the curriculum that he was teaching. He always read stories—picture books and novels—to his students and this helped him to understand what children liked, responded to, and were inspired by. He enjoys the enthusiasm of his students and often looks at them to provide him with the inspiration to pursue a particular topic in both the classroom and in his writing.
Eric tries to write every day. When he has a story idea he starts with research. This could involve reading books, watching a documentary, or trying to experience the things that his characters are going to go through. This could include rock climbing or riding white water (for Stars), spending time in a wheelchair (Rebound), playing and walking with tigers (Tiger by the Tail), hanging around a tough biker bar (Diamonds in the Rough), standing out in his backyard in a blizzard wearing a T-shirt and shorts (Trapped in Ice), or traveling to Africa (Alexandria of Africa).
"The most important thing anybody ever told me about writing was to write what you know . . . and the only way to get to know things is to do your homework and research before you write," Eric stated.
Once the writing begins the story is always playing around in his head. He takes any opportunity, even if it's just a few minutes between presentations, to put things down, either with pen and paper or on his laptop.
Prior to entering teaching and writing Eric was a social worker (B.S.W., M.S.W., B.A.Hons—specialized major psychology). He worked in a variety of settings including child welfare, private practice, a mental health centre, and, for twenty years on a part-time basis as a Crisis Social Worker in an emergency department. He stopped teaching 4 years ago and left the ER only last year.
The majority of Eric's time is spent in the company of his wife, children and dogs (Lola a big standard poodle and a little white dog named Winnie the Poodle).
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March 5, 2020
This is a cute little book for babies that actually features some fairly advanced vocabulary words. Each animal bath toy is accompanied by some action words and alliterative nouns.
The illustrations are really cute, and the concept works. But I do have one issue. This is supposed to teach alliteration, and it does... for the most part. One exception is "sea otters soaking in the shallows". Just because "shallows" begins with the same letter doesn't make it alliterative. (Unfortunately, "sea" was already used at the beginning of the book. Perhaps "spray" could be worked in as an alternative?)
Other than that, though, this is pretty strong. The bath toys are cute, and there are lots of nice words to expose young listeners to.
Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing a digital ARC.
The illustrations are really cute, and the concept works. But I do have one issue. This is supposed to teach alliteration, and it does... for the most part. One exception is "sea otters soaking in the shallows". Just because "shallows" begins with the same letter doesn't make it alliterative. (Unfortunately, "sea" was already used at the beginning of the book. Perhaps "spray" could be worked in as an alternative?)
Other than that, though, this is pretty strong. The bath toys are cute, and there are lots of nice words to expose young listeners to.
Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing a digital ARC.
April 16, 2020
Thanks to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for a free copy of this book in return for an honest review. A very cute picture book for infants and toddlers. It is bath time and all the animals in the tub are toys. The drawings are really cute and colorful, and the simple narrative begins to teach alliteration. This is certainly a book you can read to your little ones and know that they will like the bright colors and easy narrative of the book.
February 21, 2020
Playing with words, letters and sounds this book present various animals that play in the water of the bath, ending with the child having fun taking his bath. For very young kids so obviously a bit low on the contents, but maybe too low, too empty. It's was okay but not much to it, except maybe a thing for developing vocabulary!
April 17, 2020
This is a very short, but cute book, perfect for bathtime. The book shows eight different animals in the tub doing what that particular animal does. The illustrations show stylized animals in bright, vivid colours with one sentence per page. Some of the text is: Sea Otters soaking in the shallows, Beavers bathing in the bay and so on. There was a lot of vocabulary that had to be explained to my 3 year old granddaughter, but she still loved the book. My 6 year old grandson read it to me with some assistance with unfamiliar words. We liked this one and I recommend it to families. A great story to read before or after bathtime. The publisher generously provided a copy of this book upon request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.
February 26, 2020
I present Baby Storytime every week so I am always looking for new board books to share. This is a cute concept and the text is simple. The illustrations are bright and colorful. However, I really appreciate a board book that has photographs because babies can see what these animals actually look like. #Netgalley
August 31, 2024
Animal proportions are large, pretending to be in their natural environment...which we then learn is baby's bath tub! The alliteration of animal activities is on point, with some usual words. I'm not sure why the font changes on the last page. Could be good for introducing the bath to a little one who is reluctant with water.
March 5, 2020
I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a very simple book with simple text and very colorful pictures. This is great as a board book for very young readers. I wouldn't recommend it for any children looking for a more involved story.
This was a very simple book with simple text and very colorful pictures. This is great as a board book for very young readers. I wouldn't recommend it for any children looking for a more involved story.
March 11, 2020
This book is perfect for introducing animals to young children. The colorful illustrations add fun to the learning and the alliteration on adds an excellent rhythm to every page! This book is simple and to the point while remaining fun and `rhythmic.
March 30, 2026
This is a great book that gives students a chance to learn phonics and grammar. The repetition on each page is a great prediction for students and to help push them to learn the different pronunciations of words
April 13, 2020
This board book is adorable. It’s a simple book, but the way the author uses her adjectives and the color and feel of the illustrations are great.
January 26, 2021
This was a sweet little book about penguins, seals, frogs etc. all in the bath having a fun time, showing kids that bath time can be fun!
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March 5, 2021Cute book that uses rhyming.
March 12, 2020
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
September 8, 2020
This was really cute! The art style was vibrant and playful, perfect for the vibe of the text and for the intended audience!
What makes bath time fun for baby? Bath toys! From parading penguins and splashing seals to frolicking frogs and bathing beavers, these joyful animal toys are ready to play. Join the splashy party in the tub...you may even get wet too!
What makes bath time fun for baby? Bath toys! From parading penguins and splashing seals to frolicking frogs and bathing beavers, these joyful animal toys are ready to play. Join the splashy party in the tub...you may even get wet too!
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews