The Tub People

by Pam Conrad, Richard Egielski (Illustrator)

Overview

During an unseen child's bath time, the seven members of a wooden toy family ride on the floating soap and compete in swimming races. But after the near loss of the Tub Child down the drain, they are all reunited on a warm bed, where they mountain climb on the ridges formed by soft quilts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064433068
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/06/1999
Edition description:	1ST HARPER
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	367,422
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.08(d)
Lexile:	540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Pam Conrad wrote many award-winning books for children, including the immensely popular The Tub People and The Tub Grandfather, both illustrated by Richard Egielski. She is also the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels, including Prairie Songs, a 1986 ALA Best Children's Book of the Year and a 1985 ALA Golden Kite Honor Book, and Stonewords, winner of the 1991 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Mystery.

Richard Egielski is the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of Hey, Al and many other books for children, including the Tub People series by Pam Conrad. He is also the author and illustrator of Buz and Jazper, both New York Times Best Illustrated Books, Three Magic Balls, and The Gingerbread Boy. Mr. Egielski lives in Milford, New Jersey, with his wife and son.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2This 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

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