Sunday Safari - Elephant in the bathtub

written and illustrated by Roger Bradfield, 1964 

thanks to Eric Sturdevant's Old Children's books on flickr

and that's only the beginning...

everyone else wants to take a bath today!

from Pantaloon by Leonard Weisgard, written by Kathryn Jackson, 1951

thanks to Eric Sturdevant's Old Children's books flickr set

from Alexander by Tom Vroman, 1964

thanks to art.crazed's Badly behaved flickr set

William Bee

from Bear and Honey by Ron Brooks

thanks to flamenconut's Domestic bliss flickr set

from La Petite Famille by John Alcorn, written by Sesyle Joslin, 1964 

thanks to art.crazed's Vintage children's books flickr set

from Hippu by Oili Tanninen, 1967

Happy cat in its bath unaware that the house is on fire,

from Ronald Searle's Cats 

cover of Waar is mijn sok? by Marijke ten Cate

from #1 (one) by Vladimir Radunsky 

from Emile by Tomi Ungerer

from The Little Boy and the Big Fish by Max Velthuijs,

thanks to Hazel Terry's Classics of Childrens Illustration flickr set

from Puf a Muf by Viera Gergel'ova, 1972, 

thanks to A Journey Round my Skull

Domenico Gnoli, Bestiario Moderno drawing, 

thanks to Giornale Nuovo's archives