Susanne Straßer
Raccoon Does the Laundry
There’s nothing Raccoon likes better than washing dirty things clean again. Scrub, scrub, wipe, wipe. The frog brings his green socks, the tiger his yellow skirt, the sheep his white jumper. Scrub, scrub, wipe, wipe. The line on which everything hangs to dry in the sun gets longer and longer.
The many little fans of Susanne Straßer’s picture books have known for a long time: it doesn’t stay that tranquil. And it’s true, when the raccoon distributes the clothes, things go haywire! And that’s not all: Something is brewing in the sky …
A funny mess for little picture book fans.
Peter Hammer Verlag
Board Book
Original title: Waschbär wäscht Wäsche
Age 2+
26 pp | € 14.90
board | 215 x 210 mm
Publication: August 2023
Author & Illustrator: Susanne Straßer
Rights sold: Danish, Dutch, Portuguese
- Look inside
- Book trailer
- Topics: clothes & colours
- Simple dramaturgy
- Fun to read aloud through repetition and onomatopoeia
Awards
- Awards
“A bubbling-with-laughter-read: Thanks to the wordplay and the funny twist at the end, readers young and old will have a lot of fun with this board picture book. Even after what feels like the thousandth time of reading it aloud.” – Maike Giebner / kindergarten heute
“A great first reading book for the little ones about animals, colours and clothes.” – Franziska Schweizer / Falter
“A wonderful board book that really lacks nothing.” – Katrin Rüger / Buchpalast Munich
“Everything a picture book for little ones needs: a familiar setting, friendly animals, a recurring pattern, funny pictures and a happy surprise at the end!” – Sina Wilke / Schleswig Holstein am Wochenende
“The funny story, which begins quietly and then comes to a turbulent end, encourages children to talk along and retell it with its repetitions. The pictures are simple, the text melodious and both make reading it together a great pleasure.” – Janett Cernohuby / buecherkarussell.eu
“A turbulent mix-up story with lots of animals and repetitions, wordplay and slapstick.” – Marion Klötzer / Kleinstkinder in Kita und Tagespflege
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