How to Bathe Your Little Dinosaur

Originally published in the U.K., this sweet-as-can-be board book lets a small boy play parent as he guides a reluctant red dino through its bath routine: “Put in the rubber ducky./ Put in the squirty fish./ Put in the little dinosaur... Splosh, splash, splish!” Birkett’s cheery mixed-media illustrations trace the dino’s quick conversion to a happy bather, and fabric accents (for a towel, shirt, and rug) add another dash of coziness. It’s just upbeat enough to persuade some bath-resistant young humans to succumb to the inevitable. Simultaneously available: How to Brush Your Teeth with Snappy Croc, How to Tuck in Your Sleepy Lion, and How to Feed Your Cheeky Monkey. Ages 1–4. (Mar.)