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So, you don't like bedtime? Well, you're no breath of fresh air, either! This cute picture book is the perfect bedtime story for children who postpone sleep as long as possible. The illustrations are very cute.
What a treat, this is an unique take on a bedtime story as it’s the POV from a bed! It’s funny and an easy read perfect for my toddlers. They enjoyed it! Thanks to Kids Can Press, NetGalley, and Monica Arnaldo for an ARC. This is my honest review.
A cute read aloud looking at bedtime from bed's point of view. It could be used as a bedtime story, or in the classroom as an example of point of view/perspective.
A funny picture book about a timeless childhood experience, with a fresh twist.
The prose in this story is unique, entertaining, and lively. The unique POV focused on a personified bed, makes this stand out among many stories about the challenges of bedtime. The illustrations serve the story well, even offering a bit of a graphic novel style imagery. The book does seem to just cut off at the end, without much resolution in the way of text, though the images try to fill in a bit.
Overall, this book offers lots of opportunities for laughter, creative reading, and mirrors for a child.
I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
*I received a free galley in exchange for sharing my opinion.
Cute illustrations! It was humorous as an adult to read about bedtime from a bed's perspective. This book is a story about a child who isn't a fan of bedtime, but the bed decides to let the child know what it thinks of bedtime. Bed does not like the stinky shoes under the bed, or the kicking/jumping that happens on the bed, etc. But in the end, they realize their special relationship.
My 4 year old enjoyed it too. As a former elementary teacher I could see this book being a fun book to read and then doing an activity where the students imagine and write out what their bed might say to them, based on what they do on their beds.
I wouldn't read this as a parenting tool, as it feels like it is insulting the child bit... but as a funny story, it is great.
This book was cute and really funny! This imagines that “Bed” also has feelings and does not appreciate some of the jumping and kicking that kids impart on her!:-p My kids thought this was funny also!