Mrs. Wishy Washy is back, and she wants her animals to be clean and shiny for Christmas. In fact, if they don't take a bath, they won't get their presents. It's cold in the barn, but Duck knows where to find a better bath, with warm water and pink bubbles. Full color.

Uh-oh. Mrs. Wishy-Washy is at it again. Rubbing and scrubbing all the animals on the farm. But this time they aren't standing for it. Duck, Cow, and Pig are leaving mean old Mrs. Wishy-Washy for good! They run away to the big city. But they get lost, wander into a restaurant, and even stumble into a hardware store and get covered in paint! Where is Mrs. Wishy-Washy when they need her? Maybe her farm isn't so bad after all . . .

The animals have been in the mud. What will Mrs Wishy-Washy do? Level 8 Word Count: 94

It's Christmas, and that means Mrs. Wishy-Washy wants her animals as clean as shiny new tacks. In fact, if they don't scrub themselves from foot to head before she returns from shopping, they won't get their presents! But it's sooo cold in the big red barn. Duck knows a better bath-one with warm water and pink bubbles. But if Mrs. Wishy-Washy finds out, they can kiss their Christmas presents good-bye! Joy Cowley and Elizabeth Fuller have brought Mrs. Wishy-Washy and her animals back for this wonderfully warm (and sudsy!) story just right to celebrate the spirit of Christmas.

Mrs Wishy-Washy fills her tub with her animals and then washes them. Suggested level: junior.

For Shared Reading and Writing. Features rhyme, rhythm and repetition. Storylines are full of humour that children will love. Age range: 4-9. Provides thorough coverage of the Literacy Strategy requirements for Foundation (P1), Year 1 (P2), and Year 2 (P3).