Splish, splash-who needs a bath? BIG SMELLY BEAR! Its never bath time for Big Smelly Bear: his smell is simply unBEARable! Then, one day, he wakes with an awful, unreachable itch. He could use a scratch from a friend, but he stinks so much that no one will help! Will Big Smelly Bear change his ways and bathe? Kids will love this lighthearted tale about keeping clean-and really relate to the bath-resistant adorable hero. AGES: 0 to 3 AUTHOR: Britta Teckentrup was born in Hamburg, Germany, and later studied at St. Martins College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. An internationally published author and illustrator, Britta now lives and works in Berlin, Germany with her artist husband and young son.