Mortimer Mooner Stopped Taking a Bath! - Softcover

Edwards, Frank B; Edwards, Mickey; Bianchi, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894323211 ISBN 13: 9781894323215

Publisher: Pokeweed Press, 2002

Synopsis

Mortimer the pig stops bathing and cleaning, until his grandmother comes for a visit.

About this title

About the Author:

Versatile and prolific, Frank B. Edwards has written 23 children's books (for ages 3 to 12), including juvenile novels, picture books and early readers. His first novel, "Frogger", was nominated for a Silver Birch Award. Frank's humorous picture books are popular with children, parents and teachers alike.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K-- The star of this picture book from Canada is an anthropomorphized pig who, in the course of a week, goes into a steep decline in his approach to personal hygiene. By Saturday, he has given up bathing entirely, which casts a pall over his grandmother's visit. She refuses to hug him, pleading fear of fainting. Taking the hint, Mortimer quickly resumes all good grooming habits and is suitably rewarded. The plot here is as predictable as the language used to divulge it. What entertainment and originality that exists is provided by Bianchi's suitably messy cartoons, done in pen-and-ink and watercolor and touched with amusing detail. Entertaining but not memorable. --Christine Behrmann, New York Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Pokeweed Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1894323211
• ISBN 13: 9781894323215
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24