
Member Reviews

Thank you Netgalley and Kids Can Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. I read this story to my four year old and she absolutely loved the illustrations of this book! She was also very sad to see all the terrible things that bed had to go through with it's little human. I enjoyed the humor in this book and the illustrations.

What a funny book! Bed delivers his complaints about the sort of treatment that he's received over the years, and it is spot on! I was laughing throughout, but mostly because I kept thinking how true it all was. This child's poor bed has seen it all, and has plenty of grievances to air. Thank goodness beds aren't actually sentient so they don't have to be aware of all that they tolerate! I loved this book. I can't wait for it come out so that I can share it with kids. Really well done!

Art: Like the details
Story: The story could be seen in the vein of when the crayons quit – basically the story that can make kids (and older) think about how they treat bedtime and their bed/furniture.

I love the illusions in this book most! Super cute story and take on dreaded bedtime. My 7 and 3 year old loved it and read it several times on a row. They give it 5 stars, however I wasn’t pleased with its negative undertone, it was a little sassy at times. 3⭐️ from me but over all good story.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this title.
I think kids who aren't a fan of bedtime will love reading this unique take on the nightly ritual!

This is an adorable story that tells about bedtime from none other than the Bed! Children will get a kick out of the silly references mentioned throughout that correspond to bedtime challenges. It is a great way to teach students about perspective and looking at another point of view.
Thank you to Monica Armaldo, Kids Can Press, and NetGalley for this complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review.

Time for Bed's Story is a cute and unusual take on a child's bed's feelings. It goes through typical actions of kids and activities that may take place on a bed. These are not only nighttime (kicking, using covers) but also daytime (stickers, reading, jumping) activities.
This book has wonderful pictures and itt also addresses kids getting older and being able to reason. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone with children that might benefit or just enjoy a story with a small lesson!

Bedtime from the beds perspective. Definitely a great concept. The story itself was a little lacking for me, but I do believe this is a great story for kids who hate bedtime

First off, I believe this book was written specifically about our family. "Time for Bed's Story" by Monica Arnaldo really hits the nail on the head when it comes to things that occur in and around a child's bed. Everything from the stinky shoes under it to all the stickers that adorn it... Arnaldo gives the hilarious story from the bed's perspective.
This story is creative, engaging and fun! My kids enjoyed the book and then afterwards sat pondering if this is how their beds feel as well. I couldn't stop myself from laughing when we got to the portion of the book where poor bed is bedazzled with stickers all over it! This is exactly what it is like with little ones and stickers!
Overall, this was an enjoyable read for the whole family and will be loved time and time again!

Hate bedtime? Looks like children aren’t the only one. Bed has enough and Bed has something to say!
Children hating bedtime is a relatable experience. I love the concept of a talking bed. The bed’s perspective is humorous and highlights empathy. The illustration is bright, vivid, and engaging. The bed’s facial expression initially drew me in and throughout the book the bed’s expressions are hilarious.
I only wished the ending had a greater impact. Otherwise, this is such a fun book. Adorable and funny, I highly recommend this read! My niece hates bedtime so I’ll definitely read this book to her.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Time for Bed's Story is a cute and fun illustration of beds point of view. Unique and cute to see beds points of view and share with children who normally don't particularly like bed time! It's a great way to teach children to look at both sides of a situation, even if one side is imaginary!

Cute and colorful! This story is a fun point of view of bedtime. I would have never imagined how Bed viewed things.

A pleasant monologue from a bed – yes, a bed – to the child that uses it, asking it for more consideration, less kicking, camping and bouncing on it in the daytime, and so on. What I saw was perfectly OK, but I expected it to be building up to a more impactful ending. Three and a half stars.

Time for Bed’s Story is a cute book about how a bed might feel about how it is treated by child. Bed knows you don’t like bedtime, but bed needs you to know that kicking and drooling at night is less than fun for bed. Bed makes an appeal for some quiet and not so smelly time.
Monica Amaldo pens an interesting story about how a bed might feel about all the things that kids might do to a bed.
As an educator, I would recommend this book to read when teaching about taking different perspectives. As a parent, I would read this book to encourage my child to clean his room.
Thank you to Monica Amaldo, Kids Can Press, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Ever wonder what your bed is thinking? Well, Time For Bed's Story by Monica Arnaldo gives a voice to the inanimate object that we sleep on every night. The art style is adorable! It reminds me of something you'd see from Pixar, the characters and the expressions are on point. The story is really cute as well, it's just a quick run down of all the things our bed has to endure.
The cutest part was when the bed said it got cold because we hog the covers. So sweet. This is really well done and thought out. I'd pick it up as a gift if I knew someone with young children.

I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. As someone who personally knows how tough bedtime can be for a parent and a child, it is refreshing to see it from beds point of view. Funny and witty with and ending that will endear this quick read to its young readers. Would recommend for anyone that struggles with their kids at bedtime and wants a different approach to a bed time story.

This was adorable. My kids LOVED it. Such a cute idea. It didn’t have too many words per page which makes it a fun, quick read. The pictures were colorful and darling.

What a great idea for a story... bedtime from the bed's perspective! The story is fun and entertaining and the illustrations were bright and engaging. I only wish that "Bed" didn't narrate the story from the third person perspective. It made reading a little clunky for me, but my sons still loved the story and I enjoyed it as well.
4.5 star

adorable! My daughter loved this book, and it's a great way to anthropomorphize something for an empathy lesson. Really cute, and will pass along the title to our school principal. she will get a kick out of it.

As a youth services library assistant, I love good read aloud books and this one is hilarious. I like to do Miss Jess' Seriously Silly Storytimes and share funny books and songs that parents, just as much as the kids, enjoy. I talk about how picture books can be forms of self care for adults too - whether they are old favorites that bring back thoughts of comfort, or they simply allow us to process our emotions like full, flawed, real people. Bedtime stories are always popular and this one has a delightful and not seen before twist told from the bed's perspective. Love the illustrations, I laughed right away at the cover.