One Ted Falls Out of Bed

By Julia Donaldson and Donaldson Julia

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805077871
• ISBN13: 9780805077872
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.4" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 2 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Exciting count up, relaxing count down.

So many picture books go up to ten, but not many take the time to craft a peak in the center of the book, then slowly coast back down to a quiet and relaxing ending. This one does. And I'm so glad, because while there are other good bedtime counting books (Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang comes to mind) this lets the excitement happen in the midst of the story, leaving time for a slow relax into the mindest of sleep once the story is finished. I'm also quite fond of the author's conviction that kids don't need to be beaten over the head with numerals or overly contrived sets of items in order to get the concept.

great!

Another hit by Donaldson- and, by the way, in UK English, doll DOES rhyme with troll. Ms Donaldson is from England.

dolls and trolls rhyme in british english :)

This book is good but not great, my son likes to read it occasionally. i agree though, not as good as the gruffalo and her other books.