Book Dash Ages 4 to 6📖 Stories

Bathtub Safari

Tracy Lynn Chemaly, Robert McEwan, Sarah-Jane Williams · Book Dash · 1 min read
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Jack's mother pokes her head around the bathroom door. Jack relaxes in his bath.

Bathtime is Jack’s favourite part of the day.

‘I’ll be back in a few moments,’ says his mom. ‘Make sure to clean behind your ears.’

Jack sees something green and spiky move on the water.

There’s a SWOOSH. And a swish of a tail.

And then...

Jack gleefully rides on the back of a crocodile.

Jack’s bathtub safari begins!

Jack notices something twisting on the grey taps.

Look at what’s coming!

There’s a twist and a turn..

Something’s growing...

It’s a...

Jack stands on an elephant's back while it showers him with water.

TOOOT!

From the elephant's back, Jack notices something long and yellow.

There’s a RUMBLE!
UP
UP
It’s going up
and...

Jack swings from the neck of a giraffe.

SPLASH!

A sponge in the water turns into a hippopotamus.

There’s a SPLOSH. Something bubbles.

It’s time to...

Jack sunbathes on the hippo's back. From there he sees something orange.

AAAAAAH

But something’s lurking in the background...

A lion roars.

ROAR

Jack's mother is at the bathroom door. Jack lies alone in the bath.

‘Time to get out. I hope you’re clean and ready for bed.’

Jack is fast asleep in bed surrounded by his toy animals.