{"product_id":"the-big-bath-house-9780593181959","title":"The Big Bath House","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joyful celebration of Japanese cultural traditions and body positivity as a young girl visits a bath house with her grandmother and aunties\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou'll walk down the street \/ Your aunties sounding like clip-clopping horses \/ geta-geta-geta \/ in their wooden sandals \/ Until you arrive... \/ At the bath house \/ The big bath house. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this celebration of Japanese culture and family and naked bodies of all shapes and sizes, join a little girl--along with her aunties and grandmother--at a traditional bath house. Once there, the rituals leading up to the baths begin: hair washing, back scrubbing, and, finally, the wood barrel drumroll. Until, at last, it's time, and they ease their bodies--their creased bodies, newly sprouting bodies, saggy, jiggly bodies--into the bath. \u003ci\u003eAhhhhhh \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations, this picture book is based on Kyo Maclear's loving memories of childhood visits to Japan, and is an ode to the ties that bind generations of women together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593181959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2021 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kyo Maclear","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41262028423349,"sku":"9780593181959","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_779f8751-3968-4442-9411-ebf0f9ff11ef.jpg?v=1634653852","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-big-bath-house-9780593181959","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}