Wearing swimsuits, flippers, and snorkel gear, enthusiastic animal bathers join Elephant in his claw-foot tub. Some arrive on foot, others by bike or helicopter. As bath water sloshes onto the floor, the animals jump into improvised boats. They maneuver about to rescue a lost rubber duck and reel in a sweet-smelling banana "fish." The illustrations are humorous and detailed, depicting a giraffe in red high heels and a sheep in green flippers propelling a boat forward. Short sentences will get readers to the final spread quickly, but it's here that they will need to wonder, "But what happened to the water?
