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Format: Other
ISBN-10: 0694700584
ISBN-13: 9780694700585
Sep 1996
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Grade:
From 1 to 2
Language: English |
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Synopsis
A group of wooden tub people composed of a father, a mother, a grandmother, a doctor, a policeman, a child, and a dog live happily in a bathtub. They spend their days floating on the soap and having water races. Then, one day, disaster strikes when the tub child is pulled down the drain with the bath water. Will the tub child and his family ever be reunited? Color illustrations accompany the text.
| Size | | Height: | 12.8 in | | Width: | 10.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "The Tub People stood in a line all day on the edge of the bathtub. There were seven of them, and they always stood in the same order--the father, the mother, the grandmother, the doctor, the policeman, the child and the dog."
Industry Reviews
According to PW, Conrad's debut a `simple yet sophisticated'' tale of wooden figures inhabiting a bathtub ``maintains a childlike point of view without becoming coy or condescending''; the artwork uses ``realism, color and perspective to stunningly good effect.'' Ages 4-8. (May)
(05/15/1995)
PreS-Gr 2 This popular story by Pam Conrad (Harper, 1989) is performed here by Coleen Salley. A family of seven small wooden dolls stand by the bathtub. One evening the Tub Child disappears down the drain and the surviving dolls are devastated. When a plumber arrives to remedy a slow drain, the Tub People wait silently. They watch the Tub Child as he is removed from the drain and taken away by the plumber. Finally, all the Tub People are carried to a large bed and reunited with the child. Deceptively simple, the tale creates tension in young listeners. Salley's warm tone and "country manner" are quite soothing and rather unconventional. Accompanying sound effects are unobtrusive. A discussion of Conrad's motivation and inspiration for the story follows the reading and enhances the presentation, making it a fine addition to read-along collections.-Fritz Mitnick, Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw, PA
(04/01/1997)
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