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There’s An Elephant In My Bathtub by Arturo Miramontes (Illustrated by Arthur Miramontes)

Reviewed by: Chris Singer

About the author:

Art Miramontes is a manufacturing executive that has developed a talent for creating children’s short stories. Art is very passionate about education, more specifically about reading.  He and his son, Arturo are currently touring Elementary schools inspiring and motivating kids to be the best they can be.

About the book:

This story is about the youngest member of the Miramontes family. Andres is a very creative little boy that uses his imagination to take us along his “bath time” journey. With his vivid imagination, Andres injects fun into his “pretend story” by introducing wild animals to cope with his fear of taking a bath. Art & Arturo take the young readers on a fun yet imaginative adventure that all parents can appreciate.

My take on the book:

It’s not every day you get to review a book written and illustrated by a father and son team. There’s An Elephant In My Bathtub is the first book, written by the dynamic duo of Art and Arturo Miramontes, which tells an entertaining story about the youngest member of their family, Andres. Andres is having too much fun playing a video game when his mother tells him to take a bath. As he is fearful of taking a bath, Andres’ imagination kicks into overdrive and imagines all sorts of wild chaos taking place in the bathroom such as an elephant in the bathtub, an alligator brushing his teeth and even monkeys jumping out of the laundry basket.

Young readers will really enjoy this book, especially as a read aloud. They will get a lot of laughs from the story of Andres’ overactive imagination and most likely will think of times when their imaginations went a little wild as well. The simple, cartoonish illustrations work perfectly since it’s young Andres’ imagination which is taking us through the story. Readers will love how every page comes alive with bright and colorful illustrations.

It has to be quite a proud moment for a father to publish a book with his son — especially when they team up to create a fun and engaging read like this for young children.