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Summary: Excellent book for read alouds and early reading!
Review: As a teacher and a mother, I found this book with its vivid pictures great for read alouds. The kids loved to echo read parts of the book and can work on many reading skills such as tell backs. Great book.
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Summary: Wonderfully rhythmic and superbly illustrated
Review: Audrey and Don Wood's rollicking "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub" deftly combines a propulsive, rhythmic verse with gorgeous detailed painted illustrations. The problem, as shouted about by the king's young page, is that the king is having entirely too fine a time in the tub--and consequently, he's not getting out and attending to the affairs of his kingdom."No problem!" the court ladies and gentlemen say, confident that they can get the king out of the tub. But despite the ante being consistently upped in every imaginable way, the king remains happily lolling in bathwater. Illustrations of the king deserve special mention, as he is a delicious combination of England's King Henry VIII and a sort of demonic Burl Ives. After trying to get the king out by promising and cajoling and wheedling all sorts of fun things, the members of the court finally give up--and the young page gleefully comes up with a simple and wonderful solution. All's well that ends well, and this book ends well. Wonderful stuff!
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Summary: Wonderfully rhythmic and superbly illustrated
Review: Audrey and Don Wood's rollicking "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub" deftly combines a propulsive, rhythmic verse with gorgeous detailed painted illustrations. The problem, as shouted about by the king's young page, is that the king is having entirely too fine a time in the tub--and consequently, he's not getting out and attending to the affairs of his kingdom. "No problem!" the court ladies and gentlemen say, confident that they can get the king out of the tub. But despite the ante being consistently upped in every imaginable way, the king remains happily lolling in bathwater. Illustrations of the king deserve special mention, as he is a delicious combination of England's King Henry VIII and a sort of demonic Burl Ives. After trying to get the king out by promising and cajoling and wheedling all sorts of fun things, the members of the court finally give up--and the young page gleefully comes up with a simple and wonderful solution. All's well that ends well, and this book ends well. Wonderful stuff!
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Summary: King Bidgood: A Tiny Tale
Review: First, to correct a mistake in the synopsis: the page saves the day, not the pig. Second, the book has very little storyline -- admittedly a common failing amongst children's picture books, but still an annoyance. I'd prefer The Great Quillow, The Terrible Eek, The Great Kapok Tree, or another work with better plot.
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Summary: Who knows what to do?
Review: Have you heard that King Bidgood does not want to get out ofhis bathtub? He wants to do everything in the bathtub: play war with his Admiral, have lunch with the Queen, go fishing with the Duke and even dancing with the Court. His Court is not happy about that at all. All their efforts to get the king out of the bathtub fail. Who knows what to do? This book about King Bidgood is one of the books by Wood and Wood dealing with issues in toddlers' lives. ... Your toddler and you will love to read about someone else's problems with the bathtub. Reading the book as a parent one finds that sometimes the so called "big" issues in toddlers' lives are the Big issues of Life. The artwork in the book by Don Wood is engaging, beautiful, and humorous, perfectly capturing the charm and spirit of Audrey Wood's text. In the book one will also get to know the "third" Wood, Bruce Robert, the son of Audrey and Don Wood, who served as the model for the key figure of the book: the King's Page, who knows what to do. ...
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Summary: A Preschool Teacher's Point of View
Review: I am a preschool teacher and have just discovered Audrey Wood and her beautiful wonderful books. This one was great. We used it to show our class that even the littlest of people can have the biggest of ideas. The illustrations are magnificent and the kids loved going over the pages to discover all the fun things. This is a "Must Read" for any person old enough to listen to a story. And a "Must See" for any child old enough to sit still for a moment or two!
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Summary: KING BIDGOOD'S IN THE BATHTUB
Review: I have loved this book ever since my mother first read it to me as a young child. It is extremely funny and wonderful for both children and adults.
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Summary: Great book, annoying singing
Review: I wish I had bought just the audiobook and text. The singing in this production is off-key and extremely grating. It would have been much better if the story had been on one side of the cassette and the yowling on the other. I hide it so my daughter can't play it.
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Summary: Extraordinary illustrations, so-so text
Review: I'm a big fan of Don and Audrey Wood (THE NAPPING HOUSE is one of my all-time favorite children's books; I love PIGGIES, too). I'm lukewarm on this one, however. Admittedly, the illustrations are extraordinary. One bathtub scene has the King and his Knight sitting in steamy tub filled with miniature ships and sailors battling through soapsuds and waves. Another scene has the King fishing in the tub with his Duke. The Duke sits hunched over in a mass of cattails and lily pads, furrowing his brow and trying to bait his hook. Trout leap from the tub, ducks and frogs hide in the rushes, and turtles crawl along the tub's edge. You could spend hours looking at the illustrations; you'll notice all sorts of funny details if you do. I've read this book a million times with my toddler, and I only noticed today that the castle-shaped cake in the food scene (where the King feasts in the tub with his Queen) is topped with a miniature bathtub with King Bidgood in it. Unfortunately, the text is rather weak. It's a simple story. A young page announces that King Bidgood won't get out of the bathtub. Various court officials try to get him out, none successfully. Finally, the entire court ends up in the tub at a Masquerade Ball which gets so crazy that the page pulls the plug. This gets the King out of the tub. The problem is the text is a repetitive quasi-poem thing (which the book jacket describes as a "lyric text"), and some of the lines don't really work. What does it mean, for example, to cry out "with a trout, trout, trout"? That's not to say that the text is horrible. It's not. It's quite okay, in fact. But when the illustrations are really extraordinary, a quite okay text feels like a real let-down.
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Summary: LOVE THE PICTURES
Review: IT IS A TOTALLY FUNNY STORY. IN OUR SCHOOL WE HAVE TO GIVE BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY ON OUR BIRTHDAY, I GAVE THIS BOOK. MY TEACHER LIKED IT SO MUCH SHE READ IT TWICE TO OUR CLASS. I THINK WHEN IT IS IN THE LIBRARY A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL READ IT. I REALLY LIKE THE ILLUSTRATIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF DETAIL IN THEM. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE ONE WHERE THE LADY GOES IN THE BATHTUB AND GETS OUT SOAKING WET. HER DRESS PUSHES UP AND SHE HAS GREAT SHOES TOO. HAHAHHA
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