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From Booklist
A jaunty rhyme chronicles the different ways a kid
can get dirty during the day. Then comes the
washing up, which leads to a dunking in clean bath
water that results in "kid tea." For instance,
"Monday, fun day, / mud-pies-in-the-sun-day" makes
for brown bath water, but "Tuesday, new day, /
Popsicles to choose day" provides dripping grape
Popsicles that result in purple baths. The concept
is cute and the rhymes are concrete…the big,
brightening attraction is the Jell-O-like colors
that change from page to page as they show how
much fun kid tea can be.
— Ilene Cooper
From Kirkus
This bath time rhyme will tickle young children…
Based on the day's activity, each night the bath
water becomes a differently colored "kid tea,"
from Monday's mud brown through popsicle purple,
paint yellow, lipstick red and grass green, to
bright blue after Saturday's baking makes for a
"muffins-pies-and-jam day / berries-on-my-hands
day." Dibley steeps two children with oversized
heads and fixed grins in successive tubs,
sometimes alone, sometimes together, and uses
exaggeratedly bright, opaque hues for the
resulting "teas." After Sunday, a
"go-to-church-and-sing day /
steeple-bells-will-ring day," the water's clear,
"but just you wait till Monday!" As an inducement
to climb into the tub, this makes a bouncy
alternative to the likes of Robert Neubecker's
Beasty Bath (2005) or the frothy sentiments in
Neil Philip's The Fish Is Me: Bathtime Rhymes,
illus by Claire Henley (2002). (Picture book. 5-7)
— School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2–This book introduces colors
and days of the week. Each day a boy and girl do
something different, such as play football or
enjoy popsicles, resulting in differently colored
bath water at night. These kids play their hearts
out, as evidenced by the illustrations, and are
shown primarily in interactive pursuits. The
singsong rhymes lend themselves to a rollicking
read-aloud session, with plenty of child
participation. The refrain for each day is written
in that day's color–Dunk me in the tub,
please,/for purple kid tea!–to help reinforce
color awareness. Dibley's pencil, acrylic, and
Photoshop art is exuberant–bright colors,
splotches, and dribbles add to the enjoyment of
the tale. And if you are wondering if these two
children can ever get clean, they do make an
effort on Sunday–go-to-church-and-sing
day,/steeple-bells-will-ring day–and look quite
angelic, indeed.
— Susan E. Murray, Glendale Public Library, AZ
Bath time has never been such fun! My
three-year-old daughter LOVES this book! We have
read it so many times that she has it memorized
and can 'read' it to me. Bath time is now a blast
in our house because each time she takes a 'tubby'
she makes her own Kid Tea by adding different bath
fizzies to create different colors. Depending on
the color of the water, she will recite the
appropriate poem for the day of the week and color
from the book. This book is an outstanding tool to
reinforce colors, spark an increased interest in
bathing and teach the days of the week. I highly
recommend it to all parents of toddlers and
preschoolers. I now give a copy of this book,
along with a container of colored bath tablets, as
birthday gifts to all of my daughters' young
friends!
— Christy D., Ohio
Our favorite kid book….We love this book! You will
love this book! I have 4 1/2 year old twins and
they cannot get enough. It is also a great
resource for teaching them the "color" and "days
of the week" sight words. Inspired! Go get it now!
— Lindsey P., Louisiana
Well done Elizabeth! My kids love this book - they
make a mean mulch Earl Grey. Well illustrated too
— D. Robinson, Ohio
Happy kids, happy bath time! This is a book sure
to make both kids and parents happy. Using both
colors and days of the week as its frame, the book
helps change fussy "bath-takers" into kids who see
baths in a whole different way. The text and art
are a perfect match, with the joy of the text
brought to life in the kid's faces. These are
real--and really messy--kids, but they're
contagiously happy. The rhymes are clever and
funny without being forced, the refrain will have
kids chanting along, and the whole idea of Kid Tea
is inspired.
— Reader, Amazon
Dear Mrs. Ficocelli,
Our teacher, Mrs. May, just read us Kid Tea. We
love it ! We think it is true. We are going to
write other Kid Tea possibilities. We hope you
write another funny book like Kid Tea.
— Your new friends in Mrs. May's Second Grade, Ohio
Isn't Kid Tea a great title for a picture book?
Written by Elizabeth Ficocelli and illustrated by
Glin Dibley, this rhyming, colorful book is sure
to appeal to appeal to kids from preschool and
early elementary school. Kid tea is what you get
when you take a dirty kid, and steep said kid in
the bathtub. Depending on the nature of the dirt,
you get different colored teas. For example, if a
kid spends the day making mud pies, then you will
naturally get brown kid tea. But if the same kid
spends the day eating blueberries, then you get
blue kid tea. Simple but powerful, and oddly
appealing.
This is a quick but entertaining read, and an
excellent book for before or after bath time. It
could also work well for young kids first learning
their colors. Be careful, though. The appealing
phrases might get stuck in your head, and you'll
find yourself walking around the house thinking
"Dunk me in the tub, please, for more kid tea!"
— Jennifer Robinson’s Book Page
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