Please Clean Up Your Room!

by Itah Sadu, Roy Condy (Illustrator)

What will make Christopher clean his room? Christopher is a good kid with one bad habit: he refuses to clean his room. He likes it that way, cheesy socks and all. Even the bugs don’t want to stick around. Finally the critters unite! The fish convince the cockroaches to send a message to Christopher: clean up your room! Itah Sadu’s wild storytelling voice shines through this hilarious book that will appeal to anyone who has ever had a messy room - or lived with someone who has!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room , Itah Sadu tells the story of little Christopher, a young boy whose room is disgustingly dirty but he refuses to clean it up. His parents try everything but Christopher insists that he likes it that way. Finally, the goldfish conspire with a cockroach who was passing through and they devise a plan to scare Christopher into cleaning his room.

This book is hilarious. Christopher's family is the perfect amount of dramatic. His mom refused to go in to his room because she thought there could be snakes in there and his grandmother full-on fainted when she visited. I also burst out laughing when the fish got involved. Itah wrote, "Now, the two goldfish who lived in that fish bowl were becoming quite concerned about their health."

The story line is so relatable. I know so many children who have used the line "I like it this way" when asked to clean their room.

Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room is a fun, well-written and colourfully illustrated cautionary tale about what could happen if you don't clean up your room.

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cockroach phobia not withstanding, I still loved this book. Christopher won't clean his room for anybody or anything, that is, until the goldfish enlist the help of Mr. Cockroach. Cute!

[Penny lurkykitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the story of Christopher who refuses to clean up his room. Everyone is concerned about it, because his room is absolutely foul. His parents have tried everything to make him clean his room. The goldfish in his room are the most worried, as they will soon perish if their bowl is not cleaned out soon. The goldfish recruit their cockroach friends and Christopher is compelled to clean up his room. This book is hilarious. The room is so disgusting the roaches have to wear gas masks. My daughter and I really enjoyed reading this book. We just laughed our way right through it. The illustrations are just great.

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Christopher is a boy who does not want to clean his room. Everything looks untidy, messy, and disgusting. He has two little gold fish in a green and murky tank. The fish decide to ask for help to a cockroach. The cockroach,with the help from many other type of cockroaches, help scare Christopher and make him change his mind. Finally Christopher gets afraid of the amount of cockroaches in his room that he decides to clean his room and not let it get dirty again.

[Talisa Timms]

This book is about a boy who refuses to clean his room. He is then faced with the consequences of avoiding his hygiene. Students can learn that there are consequences that come along with their actions. They can also learn the importance of being clean and aware of hygiene.