Bathtime for Biscuit (My First I Can Read Series)

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Pat Schories (Illustrator)

Overview

Everything is ready for Biscuit's bath—everything except Biscuit. He wants to roll in the mud and play with his friend Puddles!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064442640
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/28/1999
Series:	My First I Can Read Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	13,138
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile:	150L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the author of the first story about Tulip and Rex, Tulip Loves Rex, as well as the bestselling Biscuit books and many other beloved children's books. She lives in a book-filled home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Pat Schories's engaging illustrations of the puppy Biscuit are modeled on her own dog. In addition to having illustrated all the Biscuit books, she is also the artist and author of He's Your Dog and Mouse Around. Ms. Schories lives in Cold Spring, NY.

Editorial Reviews

As a "My First I Can Read," this tale of Biscuit's bath is on the simplest level of all the "I Can Read" titles. Text is limited to one to three brief lines per page, and "Time for a bath, Biscuit!" is as tricky as it gets. Still, the puppy outwits his mistress and runs off to play with his buddy-dog, Puddles, in a fine, muddy place. It's the earnest young mistress who ends up in the tub. Simple, bright art enhances this amusing story for our very newest readers.

Children's Literature - Joan Carris

PreS-Gr 1-Biscuit the puppy is adorable and mischievous and would rather roll in the mud with his puppy friend, Puddles, than be bathed by his young owner. His owner eventually manages to get him into the bath, but not before she ends up getting one herself. Narrator Andrea Kessler provides a fun retelling of the story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (HarperCollins, 1998). Playful background music supplements the telling nicely. One side of the tape has page-turn signals, while on side two the story is told uninterrupted. Although this title is classified as a "preschool reader" by the publisher, this age group will have trouble tackling words such as "friend," "sprinkler," and "Biscuit" on their own. However, youngsters will appreciate and enjoy the silliness of the story. Plenty of repetitive text makes this a good choice for beginning readers. A useful addition to school and public libraries.-Shauna Yusko, King County Library System, Bellevue, WA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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