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King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

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In this delightful story, the king refuses to leave his bathtub and rule the kingdom. “Beauty aside, this also has a panache and sly wit that will please children and their parents, who will be called on to peruse the book again and again.”--Booklist Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; First Edition (October 10, 1985)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0152427309


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 06


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 6 years, from customers


Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD380L


Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 2


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.4 x 9.2 x 10.8 inches


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    • An Amazing Kids Book
I remembered my parents reading this book to me as a child and I adored the story and the pictures. I bought it for myself as an adult and the story and the pictures still hold up. Still delightfully silly. Well written and well drawn. A great picture book for all ages.
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024 by Emily Webb
    • A Bedtime Classic
Funny story, gorgeous illustration, and fun to read out loud.
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024 by Danielle Agriopoulos
    • I’ve always loved this book
Fabulous gift. Cute story and incredible illustrations.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024 by allsmiles
    • A Wonderfully Whimsical, Ridiculous Read.
Children enjoy the ridiculous, and an authority figure who won't get out of a bathtub is certainly that. Like many picture books, Don and Audrey Wood's whimsically illustrated "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub" is geared toward 4-8-year-olds but would appeal to the love for the absurd that resides in readers of all ages. A major theme of King Bidgood is that the solution to what seems like an impossible problem is often quite simple and can be solved by a mere child. The young page in this story enlists the help of all his "betters"--a knight, a queen, a duke, and the entire court--to get the king out of the bathtub, but in the end, he (a simple servant boy) outwits them all. While the others invent elaborate needs that the king must attend to--battles, feasts, fishing, and dancing--the page simply pulls the plug. Much of the book's humor lies in the characterization of the king and his court. Rather than get out of the tub or reject the court's expressed needs, the king tries to satisfy the needs while remaining where he's at. He gladly welcomes the knight to battle in his tub, the queen to feast in his tub, the duke to fish in his tub, and--to every child's delight--the entire court to dance in his tub. These are feats that can only be accomplished through pure, fun-loving imagination on the part of the illustrator and the readers. As the book progresses, the court's facial responses are grossly exaggerated, their expressions of amazement and dismay heightening. And when the court fail in their attempts, they try to preserve their dignity, however wet and bedraggled they may be. The king, on the other hand, is completely at ease until the very end of the book, when suddenly the page adopts a look of immense satisfaction and pulls the bathtub plug, and the king is left astonished and fumbling for a towel. In addition to providing humor and developing characters, the illustrations provide a rhythmic framework of light for the plot, alternating between the well-lit bathroom and the ever-changing quality of light in the castle hall, where the moon rises and falls. Within the general rhythmic framework of the illustrations lie fascinating details. The more one looks, the more one sees. The cake in the feast scene has a miniature king-in-bathtub figure on top; the knight in the battle scene accidentally leaves the bathroom with a tiny ship on the end of his scabbard . . . An observant reader will also notice that the chain to the bathtub plug is visible in every picture, as a foreshadowing of the solution. The text, also rhythmic, is unrhymed, but each time the king invites folks into his tub, his plea ends in a delightful three-word repetition: boom, boom, boom; yum, yum, yum; trout, trout, trout; and jig, jig, jig. In the end, though, the king is stunned into silence, and the last repetition--or last laugh, you might say--is not his own, but the tub's: glub, glub, glub. The book will leave children clamoring for more, and Don and Audrey Wood have plenty of others that will satisfy, including the award-winning "The Napping House," which has in common with King Bidgood a delightful brand of visual slapstick distinctive to the Woods. Both books would make an excellent addition to any child's or classroom's library. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2012 by Bookgirl
    • Love
My two and a half year old absolutely loves this book! He really loves these two authors and almost anything they write. He tends to love. This book has incredible drawings. They are super impressive and really fun to look at even as an adult
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024 by Keeley Rankin
    • BEAUTIFUL illustrations
The illustrations in this book are phenomenal! They keep my niece's attention while I read the story.
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024 by terri f newcomb
    • Classic. 4 year old loves it.
My four year old read this at preschool and could not stop laughing while telling me about it. I knew I had to add it to the collection. We love it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2024 by anon
    • Fun and weird
I had vivid memories of being read this book as a child and bought it for my little one. Somewhat of a weird concept but fun and memorable.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024 by Marissa Miller

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