One Ted Falls out of Bed - Hardcover

Donaldson, Julia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805077871 ISBN 13: 9780805077872

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2006

Synopsis

A nighttime counting adventure from the author of The Giants and the Joneses. After dark, the only place a teddy bear wants to be is tucked in bed with his child. But this poor ted has fallen out of bed. He’s not very good at climbing, and his child won’t wake up. How can he get back in? Luckily, three mice have some ideas. They take him on the adventure of his life, zooming off in fast cars, going on a balloon ride, and climbing a building-block mountain.
It’s all very exciting, but will it get this poor ted back to bed?

One Ted Falls Out of Bed is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

About this title

About the Author:

Julia Donaldson is the author of many successful books for children, including The Gruffalo and The Giants and the Joneses.

Anna Currey is the author and/or illustrator of several books for children, including Truffle's Christmas.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 2. In a young child's room one night, a collection of toys cavort. After a teddy bear drops from the child's bed to the floor, the other toys invite him to join in their fun. Written in rhyming couplets ("They roar around in four fast cars, / Then sit and gaze at five bright stars"), Donaldson's story frames the concept of counting up to 10 and back down to 1. Currey's watercolor illustrations extend the cozy drama, starting with a quiet double-page spread of the nighttime room. Then the energy picks up in scenes that zoom in on different parts of the room filled with activities. Soon enough, the teddy bear misses bed, so all the toys pitch in to build a tower of blocks that he can climb. The tower crashes and wakes the child, who grabs her teddy bear. Of course, children will enjoy counting along with the text, but this title will also make them wonder what might be happening in their rooms after they fall asleep. Kathy Broderick
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About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0805077871
• ISBN 13: 9780805077872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Currey Anna