Plot Summary - Pigeon needs a bath but of course he doesn't want
to. He had a bath last month, why should he have to have another one so
soon. He is good at making excuses to not take part in personal hygiene.
Personal Reaction - I enjoy reading the pigeon series'. They are hilarious and entice the reader on the first page. I enjoyed this book just as much as the other pigeon book from Willems.
Memorable Literary Element - This book is relatable to young children. The pigeon gives excuses not to take a bath that a child would use also. It is clearly written and easy to understand.
Illustrations - The illustrations are original drawings by Mo Willems. He is a writer, an artist, and a sculptor.
Review - Review by Booklist Everyone's favorite contentious misanthrope is back with a grubby vengeance. Our story begins as a hirsute human in bathrobe and shower cap implores our help: the pigeon needs a bath. The pigeon disagrees and begins his familiar pattern of resisting, stalling, and excusing, but even the flies that surround him can't bear the filth. Eventually, he is forced to submit, and, after 28 little panels (and one medium-size one) in which he fusses over the tub and its myriad inadequacies, he relents and takes the plunge. And surprise, surprise he likes it. TEN HOURS LATER, the pigeon is a convert to baths. The details fans have come to expect are all present, from the simple, expressive drawings on blank grounds (though the customary pastel backdrops have been replaced by a variety of muddy browns and greys) to the before-and-after endpapers, complete with a rubber-ducky Easter egg. Pigeon's many followers will be plenty happy with this latest offering, while parents of reluctant bathers will welcome its surreptitious endorsement.--Barthelmess, Thom Copyright 2010 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association.
Promotion - This book would be a valuable resource when teaching a unit on personal hygiene.
Personal Reaction - I enjoy reading the pigeon series'. They are hilarious and entice the reader on the first page. I enjoyed this book just as much as the other pigeon book from Willems.
Memorable Literary Element - This book is relatable to young children. The pigeon gives excuses not to take a bath that a child would use also. It is clearly written and easy to understand.
Illustrations - The illustrations are original drawings by Mo Willems. He is a writer, an artist, and a sculptor.
Review - Review by Booklist Everyone's favorite contentious misanthrope is back with a grubby vengeance. Our story begins as a hirsute human in bathrobe and shower cap implores our help: the pigeon needs a bath. The pigeon disagrees and begins his familiar pattern of resisting, stalling, and excusing, but even the flies that surround him can't bear the filth. Eventually, he is forced to submit, and, after 28 little panels (and one medium-size one) in which he fusses over the tub and its myriad inadequacies, he relents and takes the plunge. And surprise, surprise he likes it. TEN HOURS LATER, the pigeon is a convert to baths. The details fans have come to expect are all present, from the simple, expressive drawings on blank grounds (though the customary pastel backdrops have been replaced by a variety of muddy browns and greys) to the before-and-after endpapers, complete with a rubber-ducky Easter egg. Pigeon's many followers will be plenty happy with this latest offering, while parents of reluctant bathers will welcome its surreptitious endorsement.--Barthelmess, Thom Copyright 2010 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association.
Promotion - This book would be a valuable resource when teaching a unit on personal hygiene.