Bathtub Safari

Summary


Bathtub Safari is a short story for children that turns an ordinary bath into a roaring, splashing adventure. The moment Jack's mom steps out and asks him to clean behind his ears, the tub transforms — tails swish, something rumbles, and wild creatures rise from the bubbles. With bold sound words and a sense of growing suspense, the story captures the vivid imaginative world children inhabit when left alone for just a few moments.


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Bathtime is Jack’s favourite part of the day.

‘I’ll be back in a few moments,’ says his mom.

‘Make sure to clean behind your ears.’

There’s a SWOOSH. And a swish of a tail. And then…

Jack’s bathtub safari begins!

Look at what’s coming!

There’s a twist and a turn…

Something’s growing…

It’s a…

Tooot!

There’s a RUMBLE!

UP

UP

It’s going up

And…

Splash!

There’s a SPLOSH.

Something bubbles. It’s time to…

AAAAAAH

But something’s lurking in
the background…

ROAR!

‘Time to get out. I hope you’re clean and
ready for bed.’


Credits

Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on https://bookdash.org/books/bathtub-safari and was created by: Robert McEwan (Illustrator), Sarah-Jane Williams (Designer), Tracy Lynn Chemaly (Writer)

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