Ten in the Bed

by Penny Dale, Penny Dale (Illustrator)

Overview

Penny Dale’s cozy take on a classic nursery rhyme, in a charming paperback edition.

There were ten in the bed and the little one said, “Roll over, roll over!” So they all rolled over and Hedgehog fell out . . .

One by one, nine friends roll over and fall out of a child’s bed with a bang, a thump, or a plop until . . . “I’m cold! I miss you!” the child says, and back in the bed they all go—Sheep, Rabbit, Elephant, and more. Thirty-five years after it was first published, Penny Dale’s endearing picture book continues to be a favorite—an essential rendition of a childhood song that is as warm and toasty as a feather bed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536233797
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	11/14/2023
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	86,176
Product dimensions:	8.44(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.13(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Penny Dale is the author-illustrator of PRINCESS, PRINCESS and the illustrator of THE JAMIE AND ANGUS STORIES and JAMIE AND ANGUS TOGETHER, both by Anne Fine. She lives in South Wales.

Editorial Reviews

Ten in the Bed retold by Penny Dale shows a boy's stuffed animals banging, thumping and bonking out of his bed as they "Roll over, roll over!" in this counting rhyme. Once Hedgehog, Zebra and the others are on the floor, the "little one said, `I'm cold! I miss you!' "(Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

A good exercise in reverse counting and prediction.
—Kirkus Reviews

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