Why is this room such a mess all the time?
What's with that smell, and what's with the grime?

What Mess? is a hilarious conversation between a boy and his parents about a room that's such a disaster zone, he'd have to clean it just to call it a mess!

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Little, Brown & Company .

Tom Lichtenheld has illustrated many children's books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train . He lives in Geneva, Illinois.