Ali Rutstein (text) and Niña Nil (illustrator), Kittens DO NOT Care for Baths, Bright Lights, October 2024, 24 pp., RRP $22.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781761213274
Delightful, mischievous, seriously cute, Kittens DO NOT Care for Baths is a feast of colours and naughty games. Maya is determined to escape her father’s plans to catch her for her evening bath. Dressed as a kitten, she also has a toy kitten called Tiger. She makes to a get-away a tree. The dad gives up chasing her as she races around the garden and tempts her with milk. Then he tempts her with a supply of bubbles in the bathtub. Who doesn’t love bubbles? She comes to a decision. To have a bath and surround herself in bubbles. Or not. She makes a decision, and runs down the stairs to finds her toy kitten. Oh, Tiger! You’re filthy! Hmmm … She realises she is filthy too.
The ending is amusing. She loves the bubbles, as does Tiger and they may have to stay in the bath … “FOREVER!’
A pre-schooler title in the DO NOT series, it is sure to delight pre-schoolers and kindergarten children and their parents too!
Suit ages 3+
Highly recommended.
Reviewed by Susanne Gervay
