Ocean State Libraries

"When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. Harry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything ... except baths. So one day before bath time, Harry runs away. He plays outside all day long, digging and sliding in everything from garden soil to pavement tar. By the time he returns home, Harry is so dirty he looks like a black dog with white spots....

A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.

Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. Includes fun facts, glossary, and other information.

When his puppy Mudge gets dirty, Henry has some trouble giving him a bath.

Tiny is a very big dog who loves to dig, and when it is time for his bath, his owner has trouble finding a place to bathe him.

Different animals ask to join a fish in a tub until the tub is full.

"Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over"--

"Little Duck celebrates his first birthday with the other animals on the farm by copying their examples, from shearing off all his feathers to taking a mudbath, before enjoying Farmer Brown's yummy frosted maple cake." --

Little Oink is a neat little pig, but his parents will not allow him to play with his friends until he is messy, as pigs should be.

Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.