Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Christmas Eve ghost The Christmas Eve ghost Shirley Hughes In 1930s Liverpool, England, Bronwen and Dylan live with their widowed mother, who works long hours doing other people's washing, and even though she sometimes must leave the children alone in the ho… OL14951557W
Molly's new washing machine Molly's new washing machine L. G. Bass,Laura Geringer Molly and her friends, running a test load of laundry in her mysterious new washing machine, dance to the music it makes during its cycles. OL1657261W
Mrs Lather's laundry Mrs Lather's laundry Allan Ahlberg Sick of socks and sheets and undershirts, the Lathers decide that in future they will wash anything except laundry. OL1971681W
Smelling sunshine Smelling sunshine Constance Anderson This book celebrates the special moments the ordinary task of doing laundry brings when shared by a parent and child. OL19974879W
Francis the little fox Francis the little fox Véronique Boisjoly "Meet Francis. He's off to Mr. Li's Small Socks Laundromat with his father. Francis always looks forward to Laundry Saturdays -- he just hopes Lily Rain Boots, Mr Li's granddaughter, won't be there. … OL21240855W
Can I help, mommy? Can I help, mommy? Karen Hayles "When Bunny helps his Mommy hang the laundry on the clothes line, the wind whisks it away. How is Bunny ever going to get all the laundry back? This cute story has irresistible Soft-to-touch pages"--… OL24253026W
Irons Irons Elaine Marie Alphin Discusses the history and development of irons, including a brief description of how the electric steam iron works, and surveys the role of irons in popular culture. OL2648221W
Bear E. Bear Bear E. Bear Susan Straight When Gaila's baby sister Delphine drops Bear E. Bear into the mud, Mama makes sure he gets nice and clean in the washing machine. OL2649162W
The tale of two bad mice The tale of two bad mice Beatrix Potter While the dolls are away two curious naughty mice explore the dolls' house and steal their furniture. OL27015494W
Soap suds row Soap suds row Jennifer J. Lawrence "Soap Suds Row explores the history of United States Army Laundresses. These women were sanctioned and paid by the United States Army to wash the clothes of the soldiers from 1802-1876. The laundress… OL28606538W
No clean clothes! No clean clothes! Robert N. Munsch Lacey has no clean clothes to wear to school, so her mom makes her wear a weird and embarrassing t-shirt, but along the way Lacey discovers that the weird shirt could turn out to be wonderful. OL28956184W
Aunt Lilly's laundromat Aunt Lilly's laundromat Melanie Hope Greenberg Aunt Lilly thinks about her island home, Haiti, while she works in her laundromat in Brooklyn. OL2911137W
La selva loca La selva loca Tracy Rogers,Andrew Rogers,Tracey Rogers It's Mono's turn to wash the clothes. But the other animals are in for a big surprise when he returns their clean laundry. Es el turno de Mono de lavar la ropa. Va al río, la lava, la cuelga y la pl… OL29233707W
Mrs. Merryweather's Letter (Tales from Fern Hollow) Mrs. Merryweather's Letter (Tales from Fern Hollow) RH Value Publishing,John Patience Mrs. Merriweather writes a letter to her friend, Mrs. Willowbank, which takes many detours on its journey. Despite being blown around all day and night by the wind, Mrs. Merryweather's letter manages… OL3974941W
The 14 forest mice and the summer laundry day The 14 forest mice and the summer laundry day Kazuo Iwamura The Forest mice experience both hard work and a lot of fun when they tackle a load of dirty laundry. OL4482751W