{"product_id":"how-to-give-your-cat-a-bath-isbn-9780735263543","title":"How to Give Your Cat a Bath","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this hilarious and clever \"how-to,\" a little girl and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to take a bath. The perfect read-aloud for fans of \u003ci\u003eSnappsy the Alligator\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterrupting Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep one: fill the bath\u003cbr\u003eStep two: put the cat in the bath\u003cbr\u003eStep three: put shampoo on the cat\u003cbr\u003eStep four: rinse the cat\u003cbr\u003eStep five: dry the cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeems simple, right? One problem: the cat has no intention of doing ANY of these things! Watch as the steps keep changing, the cat keeps escaping, the girl keeps eating cookies and the mess keeps escalating. Soon it's not just the cat who needs a bath--it's the whole house!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis spoof on an instruction manual features an increasingly bewildered human, a nonchalant cat and a know-it-all narrator . . . who really doesn't know it all. How DO you give a cat a bath? Read on to find out!\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People — Illustrated Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's top 2019 \"Funny Picture Books\" list\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eCCBC\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books for Kids \u0026amp; Teens 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Ontario Library Association’s 2019 Top Ten Titles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eHow to Give Your Cat a Bath in Five Easy Steps\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This laugh-out-loud picture book can serve as a beginning reader. . . . The inevitable ending will delight both children and adults and this title will be requested over and over.” —\u003cb\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Early-years students will love the humour and irony of the situation. Highly recommended.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Resource Links\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As the chaos unfolds, viewers will be delighted to track the cat through the chase scenes. . . . There’s a wry humor in the unseen narrator’s directives, and the text makes a particularly amusing counterpart to the little girl’s visibly increasing frustration with the whole endeavor.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] pleasing and well-executed story that really is the cat’s meow. An excellent choice for independent reading and sharing in small groups.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Everyone will appreciate this delightful book.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eImaginary Elevators\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Martz’s expressive art lays out the runaway circumstances through vignettelike passages and dialogue balloons, capturing the experience of well-laid plans quickly unraveling into disaster.\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Adorably frustrating . . . will have young readers slapping their foreheads in exasperation, but will reward them with a sweet, funny ending . . . Martz’s colourful line drawings match the happy, manic energy.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Delightfully entertaining.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Midwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICOLA WINSTANLEY\u003c\/b\u003e has always believed in the power of stories to bring comfort. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pirate's Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Bedtime Yarn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCinnamon Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, which won an honor prize for the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award and was shortlisted for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Nicola lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her family, a huge cat, and a tiny dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN MARTZ \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator, cartoonist and designer. 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