Bubble Baths & Rubber Ducks Week
The Funtastic Festivities Booklists compile stories that relate to fun and festive days so that readers of all ages can join the celebration with a good book!
This week, we are celebrating National Bubble Bath Day (Jan 8) and National Rubber Ducky Day (Jan 13). We all know how important it is to stay clean, and taking a bubble bath can be a fun way to wash up. From making bubble bushy beards to poofy hats, every bathtime can be an adventure. And we can’t forget to bring along our bright yellow companion, the rubber duck! Since the 1940s, rubber ducks have been a fixture for bathtimes, floating in the water next to us to keep us company. So let’s pour some bubbles in the bathtub, grab our rubber ducks, and enjoy these holidays.
10 Little Rubber Ducks: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids, written and illustrated by Eric Carle (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 0-3.
Around the World in a Bathtub: Bathing All Over the Globe, by Wade Bradford; illus. Micha Archer (Charlesbridge) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Health, Cultural Diversity, Family / Community, ages 4-6.
Baby: Bathtime!, by DK Publishing (DK Publishing) — Fiction, Novelty / Pop-Up, Health, How-to / Activity, Series, ages 0-3.
Bath! Bath! Bath!, by Douglas Florian; illus. Christiane Engel (Little Bee Books) — Fiction, Board Book, How-to / Activity, Health, ages 4-6.
Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Mayhem on Wheels, by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson (Macmillan / First Second) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, Action / Adventure, Friendships, Series, ages 4-6.
Duck Derby Debacle (Nancy Drew Clue Book Series), by Carolyn Keene; illus. Peter Francis (Simon & Schuster / Aladdin) — Fiction, Early Reader, Mystery / Thriller, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
The Great Peach Experiment 4: Duck, Duck, Peach, by Erin Soderberg Downing (Holiday House / Pixel Ink / Peachtree) — Fiction, Prose, Family / Community, Mystery / Thriller, Death / Grief, ages 7-12.
I Dig Bathtime, by Brooke Jorden; illus. Ekaterina Ladatko (Familius) — Fiction, Board Book, Family / Community, Health, Humor, ages 0-3.
I Love You Soap Much: Wash & Wow Color-Changing Bath Book, by Rose Rossner and Clémentine Derodit (Sourcebooks / Sourcebooks Wonderland) — Fiction, Board Book, Health, Humor, Animals, ages 0-3.
The Pigeon Needs a Bath Book!, by Mo Willems (Disney Books) — Fiction, Board Book, Animals, Health, ages 0-3.
The Rubber-Legged Ducky, by John G. Keller; illus. Henry Cole (Clarion Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Humor, ages 4-6.
Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things that Make Me Happy, written and illustrasted by Scott Menchin (Candlewick Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Humor, ages 4-6.
Celebrate National Bubble Bath Day & National Rubber Ducky Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident trivia expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other book lists on our blog.
