Helen Plum Library

Frolicking farm animals learn about good hygiene

When the little princess hears about the germs and nasties living all around her, she understands the importance of washing her hands a lot

Big Fluffy Bear insists that Big Smelly Bear visit the pond for a bath before she will scratch the itch he cannot reach

Louisa the pig writes anonymous letters to Farmer Joe complaining about conditions on the farm

A discussion between a boy and his parents about a bedroom, that is so dirty he would "have to clean up just to call it a mess," ends with a blast

"When Mrs. Wishy-Washy asks her farm animals to take a bath for Christmas, they find a way to take one without freezing."--T.p. verso

Wearing his perfectly clean suit and living in his perfectly tidy room, Edward the pig avoids getting messy until a big tub of paint falls on his head

When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots

Grimelda likes pickle pie. Problem is, she can't find the pickle root to make the pickle pie! What is a very messy witch to do?

Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty. Comic strip illustrations are interspersed throughout the text