No Baths at Camp
By: Tamar Fox
Illustrated by: Natalia Vasquez
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
Publication Date: January 2013
ISBN: 978-0761381211
Reviewed by: Deb Fowler
Review Date: March 2013
Illustrated by: Natalia Vasquez
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
ISBN: 978-0761381211
Reviewed by: Deb Fowler
Review Date: March 2013
Tuesdays brought drama and face paint, Wednesdays they built a fire and roasted marshmallows. There were no baths on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because “there are no baths at camp!” The week went along and the fun continued. They canoed, swam, painted, had water balloon fights, but what they didn’t have were baths. On Friday they learned “Israeli dances on the big field.” The children twirled around in a circle, their bare toes digging in the grass and mud. Friday afternoon the children began to clean and hang up their posters that said, “Shabbat Shalom.” Were there really “no baths at camp?”
This is the fun tale of Max, a boy who didn’t care much for baths. Naturally, Max saw plenty of water at camp, but getting wet simply didn’t count as a bath. The tale recounts each day of the week as the children have fun at camp and get quite dirty in the process. The artwork is simple, but very appealing with the bright, shiny faces of the children. While some children love baths when they are little, the fun wears off quickly as they get older. Max’s aversion to water, least ways of the bath persuasion, is amusing. His insistence that there are “no baths at camp” didn’t quite ring true with his mother. If you have a youngster who’d enjoy a camp tale with no baths allowed, you might want to put this one on your list!
Quill says: A lot of dirt and a sprinkling of water give this "no baths at camp" tale the fun factor that children enjoy!
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