There's a Shark in the Bath - Story Snug

There’s a Shark in the Bath by Sarah McIntyre

When my daughter got up this morning she told me that she had rescued a shark from the bath in the middle of the night and taken it back to sea. There’s a Shark in the Bath has made a huge impression on her. Like Dulcie in the story she is a small girl with a big imagination!

The Story: Dulcie fishes a shark out of her bath but then finds two more. The sharks want to eat her but she manages to distract them with games. The sharks get scared when Dad threatens trouble if there is a mess in the bathroom so they help Dulcie tidy up before returning to the sea. When Dulcie goes downstairs for breakfast she finds something else unexpected in her cereal bowl (but I won’t spoil the surprise!).

Dulcie has lots of fun with the sharks although they constantly threaten to eat her. Baby Shark is fascinated by the toothpaste so the first game involves teeth cleaning (including Baby Shark’s braces). Papa Shark’s choice of brush makes us laugh, he chooses the brush in the bathroom which has the most germs! Games with bubbles and toilet paper follow, you can imagine the state of the bathroom while they’re playing!

The illustrations in There’s a Shark in the Bath are colourful, busy and full of wonderfully, humorous details. My daughter is fascinated by Papa Shark’s moustache and I love Mama Shark’s bubbly hairdo. As the games continue various ocean creatures join them including crabs, turtles and a large octopus. There’s a fantastically, bubbly mess in the bathroom but the sharks and the octopus are polite enough to help Dulcie clean up before they leave. My daughter wanted to know how the sharks got into the bathroom and the stunning endpapers show beautiful ocean scenes with a pipe leading up to the house.

This is a really great story to read aloud and makes us laugh. I can’t wait to read it to a group of children.

Quote from my five year old – ‘But Daddy Sharks don’t have moustaches.’

Age Range: 3 +

Author / Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre


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20 responses to “There’s a Shark in the Bath by Sarah McIntyre”


  1. Carol avatar

    I’m glad your daughter wasn’t frightened by the idea of a shark in the tub. The book looks really cute. #MMBC


    1. Catherine avatar

      I think sharks in the tub would make bath time quite interesting ๐Ÿ™‚


  2. Jayne @ Sticky Mud and Belly Laughs avatar

    We have this lovely book and it’s been a big favourite of ours for some time! ๐Ÿ™‚


    1. Catherine avatar

      It’s brilliant isn’t it – so much humour in the text and illustrations ๐Ÿ™‚


  3. Jess @ Catch A Single Thought avatar

    This sounds like the sort of my book my son would enjoy, a lot of fun with a scary(ish) main character! Thanks for linking up with Book Love (sorry for the late comment, I missed your entry!)


    1. Catherine avatar

      The sharks like to make out that they are scary but Dulcie manages to stay one step ahead of them ๐Ÿ™‚


  4. Mummygadgetgeek avatar

    This looks like just the sort of book my 4yo would really love!


    1. Catherine avatar

      It’s a lot of fun to read with a cute surprise at the end ๐Ÿ™‚


  5. Savannah Mae avatar

    Stopping in from the Kid Lit Blog Hop!! this book looks like so much fun!!!!!!

    http://saywhatsavannahmaekids.com/


    1. Catherine avatar

      Thanks for visiting Story Snug Savannah Mae ๐Ÿ™‚


  6. Sarah McIntyre avatar

    Thanks so much, Catherine! Love Jessica’s contribution. ๐Ÿ˜€


    1. Catherine avatar

      You’re welcome – thank you for visiting Story Snug. We thought that a shark with a moustache was very amusing ๐Ÿ™‚


  7. Kirsty avatar

    Sounds like a wonderfully imaginative and creative book. I would love to have it on my bookshelf! Thank you so much for joining in with #kidsbookaweek. I run the linky every Wednesday so please do stop by and link up again as I love to see what other families are reading and get suggestions to add to our collection x


    1. Catherine avatar

      It is a fantastic book. It was great to find your link, I like to see what everybody else is reading too ๐Ÿ™‚


  8. Carly @ Africa to America avatar

    Sounds like a fun book that my daughter would love! Stopping by from the Kit Lit Blog Hop.


    1. Catherine avatar

      It is a lot of fun. Thank you for visiting Story Snug ๐Ÿ™‚


  9. Destiny avatar

    This sounds like so much fun! I like books that encourage imagination and creative play, while at the same time providing an opportunity to learn (in this case about creatures of the sea). It sounds like the sort of book my daughter might like, too. She enjoys silly over-the-top sort of tales with busy illustrations.

    Thanks for sharing on the Kid Lit Blog Hop!


    1. Catherine avatar

      It is a lot of fun and the illustrations are beautifully busy ๐Ÿ™‚


  10. Kriss MacDonald avatar

    This sounds like such a fun book Catherine. I’ll have to read it before bathtime instead of bedtime too.


    1. Catherine avatar

      I thought about that but I didn’t want to influence my daughter, the bathroom games get very messy ๐Ÿ˜‰