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Tulip's Mess

by Anden Wilder Publisher: KNOPF

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A growing mess with a missing toy at its center

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A growing mess with a missing toy at its center

Tulip’s everyday clutter takes on a fantastical shape in this picture-book premise: Mess grows as socks and snack crumbs go untended, until Ta, Tulip’s beloved stuffed toy, disappears beneath her bed. The story links imaginative play with a familiar childhood challenge, giving tidying a clear place in the conflict without losing sight of Tulip’s wish to get Ta back. At 40 pages, it centers on the escalating mess and the question of how Tulip will recover her toy.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy imaginative picture-book stories.
  • Families looking for a story that connects play with everyday tidying.
  • Young readers who like stories about a beloved stuffed toy.

Themes

Imagination and playTidying and everyday routinesAttachment to a beloved toy

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Book overview

A playful picture book about a little girl who must confront her growing mess after it swallows her most beloved stuffed toy, and the importance of keeping a little tidy.

Mess follows Tulip everywhere. He's there to swallow her socks before bed and nibble on crumbs left behind after snack time. But as Tulip ignores Mess, he grows hungrier and bigger. Then one morning Tulip hears a gigantic SLURP from under her bed. Mess has swallowed her beloved stuffed toy, Ta! How will Tulip get her back?
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