The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Back when I first started blogging (in the olden days : ), I featured one of John Segal’s books and he reached out to me via email to thank me for the post. I was so surprised and so pleased! We’ve stayed in touch ever since and I was happy to hear about his newest publication.
It’s called Pirates Don’t Take Baths
The story is cute and I’m such a fan of John’s illustration style. I love how he handled the smoke here:
Such a fun addition to our library.
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We currently live in a farmhouse in the French countryside. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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This looks great! There’s a song called “Pirates Don’t Take Baths” on the CD Let’s Go Everywhere that’s really catchy. It would be cool to give the CD & book or use them together at storytime :)
What a fun gift that would be, Amanda! Thanks for the idea.
Sounds like a lovely book. Will look it up at the library.
I would love it if you linked up to my Book Sharing Monday post where we share favorite children’s books.
http://smilinglikesunshine1.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-sharing-mondaysome-dogs-do.html
I love your books of the week! I have an Amazon wishlist of the ones you’ve featured for my little one. Thanks for the suggestions =)
This book looks darling. I agree, the smoke is great.
I’ll have to get that on our next library trip. The favorite pirate book at my house is, “How I Became a Pirate.” I just like reading it because it’s fun to do the pirate voices, ARRR.
I will purchase this book for my grandchildren. The colors are gorgeous.