Reviews

When Your Lion Needs a Bath by Daniel Wiseman, Susanna Leonard Hill

allmadhere106's review against another edition

3.0

For: lion fans; readers wanting a bath time book about care-giving.

Possible red flags: trickery.

backonthealex's review against another edition

4.0

When your lion is smelly, it is definitely time to give it a bath. But lions don’t like water, so an unnamed narrator advises a young boy on the need to be pretty sneaky to get him in a tub. So the tub filled with bubbly water, lots of bath toys and try your best to trick your lion to get in the tub. Kids will no doubt laugh at the tricks and bribes used to finally get the lion bathed, but make sure all the doors in the house are closed, or uh-oh, you will have to start all over again. Kids are sure to recognize themselves in there two humor books, even if the tables are turned and the kids in the story become the caretakers. Wiseman’s illustrations are a playful here as in the companion book above.

bethmitcham's review

4.0

Good execution with failures and successes along the way. A bit more plot than I usually expect in a board book, but simple enough for small people to enjoy.