Bathroom Boogie: Clare Foges (Kitchen Disco)

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UPDATE: I've changed my rather harsh initial rating of 2 stars to 4 simply because my daughter loves the book so much. Told in bouncing, rhythm and rhyme, and with the brightest of bright illustrations this will have everyone shaking it in the shower if not tap dancing on the taps! While some of the objects appeared to have distinct personalities, some spotlighted objects just kinda danced, or the vocabulary used was more like word soup, which felt like a missed opportunity. DJ Shampoo plays some funky rhythms so Toothpaste wriggles, squiggles, twists and squeezes; Mouthwash makes some mega minty moves; Power Shower flicks water everywhere; the Toothbrush family rave in the sink; and the Sponges do the hokey-cokey with the Flannels. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.A little boy and his sister are surprised to say the least when their babysitter turns out to be a huge, bearded pirate - and he's invited all his friends round for stew! Whilst the [[Kitchen Disco by Clare Foges and Al Murphy]] concentrated on the fruit and vegetables getting down, ‘‘Bathroom Boogie’’ explores what happens with the shampoo and toothpaste when you are not at home. Murphy packs each page with drawings so that a child can hunt for everything and one or two elements are designed to make the adult chuckle. You are introduced to a series of characters and you even get a repeating chorus that you will be humming in no time. The illustrations are very brightly coloured and the fun shines out of the pages making it seem like a bathroom party that you'd all want to be involved in!

This is a book that's all about kids having fun, from the kooky idea and rhymes to the silly illustrations. Al Murphy is a hugely versatile illustrator, and his work has appeared in newspapers, various forms of advertising and apps.The combination of Foges and Murphy worked wonders in ‘‘Kitchen Disco’’ and ‘‘Bathroom Boogie’’ follows the same format. It would appear that I may not actually be to blame and that when I'm at work all the bathroom items come out for a boogie. In this surreal rhyming story, the shiny tiles become a dance floor and the light a sparkling disco ball. If you have a child afraid of bathing, this book can introduce bathroom items and procedures, with shampooing especially delightful. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.