Who's in My Bed? - Softcover

Helen Piers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711213119 ISBN 13: 9780711213111

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books

Synopsis

The little grey donkey is ready for bed, but somebody else is in his stable! All the animals are in the wrong places - what can the tired little donkey do? Lift the flaps to see one surprise after another, as this story unfolds. At last every animal goes back to its own place.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K-An unpretentious cumulative story in which text and illustrations are in perfect sync. It is evening and a little gray donkey can't get into his stable because it is already occupied. Pig explains that he is there because somebody else is in the pigsty (a dog). Dog complains that somebody else is in his basket (a hen), Hen squawks that somebody else is in the henhouse (a mouse), and Mouse gripes that he has been displaced by a beetle. When Beetle is accused of causing all the trouble, it is revealed that the donkey has stepped on its burrow. All is set right, and the animals are able to go "back where they belonged." Vivid acrylic artwork is appealingly textured and detailed. Some of the pages have sturdy, half-page flaps that open to show the creatures in the wrong beds. Clues are provided to help readers guess the animal prior to actually seeing it. Passage of time is depicted by the sinking sun and changing colors in the sky until the moon is high and everyone is asleep. An excellent choice to fill the demand for farm-animal and bedtime stories.
Olga R. Barnes, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, NC
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

With rhythm and repetition, this farm animal picture book reverses the usual order of the cumulative tale: this one starts big and gets smaller and smaller. With side flaps that open up to reveal a series of surprises, the brightly colored, double-page country scenes show donkey coming home "tired and ready for bed," but someone else is in his stable. Open the flap and the intruder turns out to be the pig, who grunts that he is there because somebody else is in his place, "and he bites." In the pigsty is the dog, displaced by the hen, displaced by the mouse, who was displaced by the beetle, who, it turns out, could not get home because the donkey stepped on its burrow. Then things go in reverse, until everyone snuggles up in his own bed for the night. Young preschoolers will enjoy the interaction. What they will most appreciate is the powerful, disruptive role of the smallest creature. Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
• ISBN 10: 0711213119
• ISBN 13: 9780711213111
• Binding: Paperback