{Featured Friday Review & Giveaway} On My Way to the Bath Children's Book
As bath time approaches, parents usually are (come on admit it) counting down the minutes to get the night’s show on the road while the kids are asking for one, two, three, no, four more minutes of play. No? That’s just my son and me?
Through Livi and her upbeat storytelling, Maizes reminds us of the wonderful random worlds that toddlers live in and perhaps that it’s better to let them linger there (even if it’s just for those four extra minutes) so they can continue to imagine, create, and play. The book’s punchy illustrations by Michael Paraskevas only heighten this sense of silliness that makes the story so captivating.
My son absolutely loves this book—truly it was an instant favorite—and he asks to read it every. single. night. “Where’s Livi,” he asks when he’s in the bath, already excited to go to bed. Once we snuggle and crack the cover, his eyes are glued to the pages from beginning to end. And we can never get through Livi’s tale without laughing at the voices we loan to the tuba, shark, and her mom!
My recommendation: Run faster than Livi on the way to the bookstore! Or enter our giveaway for a copy of this great children’s book.
Author Sarah Maizes is a former animation executive, freelance writer, comedian and the founder of www.mommyliteonline.com. She has appeared on the Today Show, Moms Get Real, and Tell Me More on NPR. She lives in Los Angeles with her family. This is her first picture book.
On My Way to the Bath Giveaway
This giveaway is now closed.
Congrats to Kellie who was selected by Random.org as the winner!
One Salt & Nectar reader has a chance to win the great new Sarah Maizes book.
To enter, leave a comment below telling us how you get your children in the bath.
As always, we will use Random.org to select the winner. The contest will run from today until next Friday, June 1st at 12PM PST.
No purchase is necessary. Odds of winning are based on number of entries received (duplicate entries will be deleted and only one will be counted). This giveaway is open to US residents 18 and older only.
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Neither Sarah nor Salt & Nectar were paid for this review. It is my own opinion based on my family's use of the book, which was supplied for the purpose of an experiential review.
~ The Other Sarah
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Reader Comments (6)
All I have to do is turn the water and throw in some toys. She has always loved the water, the hard part is getting her out!
My son has the Cars color-changer toys that he only gets to play with in the bath tub. He gets very excited when I say I'm getting the cup of ice water and runs up to the bath, stripping all the way. He loves to explain what he is doing while he is doing it -- "First I dip Ramone in the hot water. See? Now he's green. Now I dip him in the warm water. You see, mommy? Now he is blue." I've seen it a million times, but he shows me every time like I've never seen it before. So fun to be so excited about something!
My little guy arrives in August, but I know how difficult bath time can be for some parents. Sounds like a great book to add to his library!
I have to promise not to brush my middle ones hair :) I do it anyway, but the promise gets her out. Once in, no one ever wants out!
Rex has started loving the bathtub. As long as he has some measuring cups and flowing water he is happy. He loves his little boats and splashing. He's also become quite the reader. This book would make a great addition to our growing library.
All I have to do to get the kids in the bath is turn on the water. They come running.