King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood; Illustrated by Don Wood
	List Price:   $17.00 Unit Price:   $13.60 You Save:   $3.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0152427309 ISBN-13:   9780152427306 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Harcourt Children's Books Edition:   illustrated Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   October 1985 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards Ages:   4 to 8 Grades:   ps to 3
Awards
1986  Caldecott Medal  Nominee/Honoree  1987  Colorado Children's Book Award  Winner!  1988  Washington Children's Choice Picture Book  Winner!  1989  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  1987  Children's Book Award (Colorado) (USA)  Winner!
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION KINGS, QUEENS, RULERS, ETC._FICTION
Description/Notes
...and he won't get out! This rollicking tale tells the story of an unruly king who refuses to leave his bathtub and rule his kingdom. One by one, the Knight, the Queen, the Duke, and eventually all the members of the King's Court attempt-and fail-to persuade King Bidgood to leave his sumptuous bath. Why King Bidgood finally leaves his bathtub makes a delightful surprise ending to this exuberant tale. Audrey Wood's lyric text with its cumulative style conveys the merry mood of King Bidgood's Court. Don Wood's spectacular full-color art brings to life the glory of the Renaissance, complete with elaborate costumes and carefully researched details. His art shows subtle changes in light to reflect the passage of time. Together the author and illustrator have created an unforgettable bathtime story. King Bidgood's in the Bathtub-and he won't get out! Can the Knight lure him from the tub? Can the Duke? Or the Queen?... No one can get the king out of his bathtub, until the young page thinks of pulling the plug. In this delightful story, the king refuses to leave his bathtub and rule the kingdom. Beauty aside, this also has a panache and sly wit that will please children and their parents, who will be called on to peruse the book again and again.--Booklist This Caldecott Honor book tells of a king's stubborn streak and the sort of rebellion any child will understand: His Royal Highness refuses to leave his tub and get on to the business of kingly rule. Charming and funny, with opulent pictures. These collaborators' other delightful books include Heckedy Peg. Audrey Wood is a fourth generation artist. Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, she studied drama and art at the Arkansas Art Center there. She has owned and operated a book and import store, taught children's drama and art, and traveled throughout Mexico and Guatemala studying Indian folk art. She now devotes her time to writing and illustrating children's books and sculpting life-size papier-mache figures. Don Wood is an illustrator whose work has appeared in both magazines and picture books. He has also done painting for Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre. He received his B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his M.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts. Audrey and Don Wood have collaborated on numerous books for children. Their previous book for Harcourt Brace, The Napping House, was named a 1984 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book, and it received the 1984 Golden Kite Award for Illustration from the Society of Children's Book Writers. The Napping House was also chosen as a National Council of Teachers of English Teacher's Choice and an International Reading Association Children's Choice. The author and illustrator are married and live in Santa Barbara, California, together with their son, Bruce Robert Wood, who bears a remarkable resemblance to the Page in King Bidgood's in the Bathtub. This rollicking tale is the story of an unruly king who refuses to leave his bathtub and attend to his duties. One by one, the knight, the queen, the duke, and all the members of the court attempt to persuade the King to leave his bath. At last, the clever pig saves the day. Caldecott Honor Book. Full color.