Two the world's most beloved picture book creators are reunited for this galloping, free-spirited romp. It begins with Sammy, who has to get clean for a visit from Grandma. Worse, it's a bath in the strange tub his dad just bought at a tag sale! But the magic of the tub soon has Sammy roaring out to sea. Full color.
Two the world's most beloved picture book creators are reunited for this galloping, free-spirited romp. It begins with Sammy, who has to get clean for a visit from Grandma. Worse, it's a bath in the strange tub his dad just bought at a tag sale! But the magic of the tub soon has Sammy roaring out to sea. Full color.
Bath-time turns into a fantastical adventure in the hands of two of the world's most-loved picture book creators. The story begins with Sammy, whose obnoxious neighbours get to go to the beach in their brand-new boat while he has to get clean for a visit from grandma. Worse, it's a bath in the strange tub his dad just bought at a garage sale! But the magic of the tub soon has Sammy roaring out to sea, befriending a giant sea serpent, conquering pirates in a huge soapy battle and returning home with the greatest of treasures. Bath-time will never be the same! (Plus Grandma's got a few surprises of her own!)
-->Margaret Mahy has lived in New Zealand her entire life.? A former children's librarian, she decided to become a full-time writer in 1980. From picture books to YA novels, the age groups for which she writes vary as much as the characters in her stories. She won the British Library Association's Carnegie medal for -->The Haunting" and -->The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance." She has also written such books as -->Alchemy "and -->Maddigan's Fantasia. "An author whose books have received many accolades and praise around the world, Mahy was awarded the Order of New Zealand, the highest honor
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