Max's Bath

by Rosemary Wells

Book Overview

& "The lettuce is in your ears and the bread is in your pocket. You need a bath, Max. & " Said Ruby. Max eats Sherbet and grape juice in the bath. He will need a shower to get clean. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803701624
• ISBN13: 9780803701625
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.7" x 6.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Adorable tale about clean and dirty.

Laugh aloud with Max, as his big sister Ruby endeavors to give him a bath. Max, a typical little "boy" bunny has just finished eating his lunch, and as with most toddlers, half of his lunch is all over him rather than in his belly. Big sister Ruby decides Max needs a bath, so as he waits for the tub to fill, Max enjoys some orange sherbet, and a cup of grape juice. He decides his bath would be more fun eating the sherbet in the water, so as one can expect, the sherbet finds its way into the bathwater and Ruby must start over. The same thing happens with the grape juice; consequently Ruby decides to give Max a shower, "You're going in the shower to get CLEAN, said Ruby." The story ends with Max pointing at Ruby's dress saying, "DIRTY," because in her attempt to bathe her little brother, she accumulates bits of orange sherbet and grape juice all over her dress. Max's expression is priceless!"MAX's Bath," is an adorable tale about clean and dirty that any "bunny" will find amusing. This little board book measures 7" x 7" x ¼", and is simply illustrated; yet the images are colorful and expressive for easy comprehension. The text is very short; only ten pages long, and embraces humor, which is always popular among children and adult alike. Birth and up.

Really good books for 1 to 2 year olds

These Max books, by Rosemary Wells, make terrific gifts. The board books have about 8-10 pages. The story is told with words and pictures. Max, and his sister Ruby (who is the caretaker) are quite adorable themselves. They have fun even while doing chores - taking baths, going to sleep. These books are easy enough that kids feel they are "reading" them quickly. They can also identify with the activities in the books. In this one, Max takes a bath, with grape juice and sherbet joining him as "boats." Eventually a second bath is required, and finally, it's Ruby who needs a bath! For a kid named Max, a few of these are a terrific gift (after all, he'll get a ton of Sendaks).

hooray for max

WE LOVE MAX BOOKS! We have a couple of these greatly written, superbly illustrated books! Max just appeals tremendously to toddlers! My 2 yr old loves all of max's messiness and his sisters non stop job to get him clean! Cute bath book, about cleaning up. A 'SURE HIT'.

emphasizes family/siblings & uses simple words to tell story

I liked the colors and illustrations of the book. It tells a story of a sister bathing her baby brother and their messy plight. My son loves this book because it is so simple.