| The Dirty Little Boy (paperback) |
| Specifications | 9" X 11 5/8"; 32 pages; Full-Color Illustrations |
| Author(s) | Margaret Wise Brown |
| Illustrator(s) | Steven Salerno |
| List Price | | US$ 5.95 |  | |  |
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About
the Book
One day, a dirty little boy asks his mother to
give him a bath. But she’s very busy and tells him to watch how the
animals bathe. When he tries to imitate them, he just gets dirtier and dirtier!
The Dirty Little
Boy
was first published in 1939 by
Jack and Jill
magazine. Originally entitled, "How the Animals Took a Bath," it later
became part of an anthology published by Curtis Publishing Company. This
edition was developed in cooperation with Margaret Wise Brown’s
estate.
MARGARET WISE BROWN was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1910 and
died unexpectedly 42 years later. In her short life, she wrote many
children’s books, some of which are now considered classics, including
Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny,
The Important Book, The Golden Egg Book,
and
The Little Island,
which won the Caldecott Award in 1947.
The Dirty Little
Boy
was first published in 1939 in
Jack and Jill
magazine and titled, "How the Animals Took a Bath." Later, it became
part of an anthology published by Curtis Publishing Company. This edition was
developed in cooperation with Margaret Wise Brown’s
estate.
STEVEN SALERNO lives and works in New York City, although he
originally grew up in Vermont. His work appears in advertisements, magazines,
product packaging, and retail interiors. He has illustrated a number of
children’s books, including
Mathematickles!
by
Betsy Franco,
Chicken
Chuck
by Bill Martin, Jr, and
Go-Go Baby!
by
Roxane Orgill. In addition, Mr. Salerno both wrote and illustrated
Coco the Carrot
and
Little Tumbo.
