Doctor Ted [Hardcover]

Andrea Beaty (Author), Pascal Lemaitre (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 8, 2008 | Age Level: 4 and up

A bump on his knee,
a class full of sniffles,
a principal with foot odor
and not a doctor to be found...

Ted knows it is time to become Doctor Ted.

Well, what else is a bear to do?

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

In this ode to the imagination, Ted, a little bear, bumps his knee, decides he needs a doctor, and then decides to become one himself when he finds there isn’t one in the house. After waiting too long in his own waiting room for patients, he locates a bunch of them at school. Lemaitre’s illustrations, which put poignant facial expressions onto otherwise fairly cartoonish creatures, provide a good visual counterpoint to Beaty’s sweet, matter-of-fact sense of humor. Ted is certainly taken aback when the school principal, a boar in a purple jacket, sends him home after Ted diagnoses him with bad breath, a fever, and foot odor. (Ted’s mother and teacher don’t like their diagnoses either.) The predictable turnaround, during which Doctor Ted saves the day, is amusingly delivered; on the last page Ted wakes up, smells burned toast, and decides . . . well, kids will have fun guessing what Ted will do next. Grades K-2. --Abby Nolan

About the Author

Andrea Beaty is the author of  Doctor Ted; Firefighter Ted; Hush, Baby Ghostling; When Giants Come to Play; and Iggy Peck, Architect. As a kid, she spent her days being a detective, world explorer, movie star, and spy. Now, as a children's author, she spends her days pretty much the same way! She lives in the Chicago area. You can visit her online at andreabeaty.com.

Pascal Lemaitre illustrated Toni and Slade Morrison's bestselling Who's Got Game?: Three Fables, as well as many other books for children. He and his family divide their time between Brussels, Belgium, where he teaches illustration, and Brooklyn, New York. Visit him online at PascalLemaitre.com.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (April 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416928200
• ISBN-13: 978-1416928201
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite a good book, September 21, 2011

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Ted (Hardcover)

"One morning Ted woke up, got out of bed, and bumped his knee. `That's not good,' thought Ted. `I need a doctor.'" And the doctor that Ted needs is none other than Doctor Ted!

This book is part of a two book series (dare I hope that there are more on the way?) that feature a very imaginative young bear named Ted. In this adventure Ted become a doctor, and his good-deed-doing soon causes consternation everywhere he goes!

This is a very cute book, and my second-grade reader really like Ted's silly adventures and misadventures! I found the text to be quite good, just challenging enough, and the illustration work to be equally good, keeping my little one interested and entertained. It's quite a good book, and my little reader and I both highly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOOOOOOOVE this book!, July 6, 2011

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This review is from: Doctor Ted (Hardcover)

This book is hilarious! If you haven't read it and want to get a book for your children or someone else's do not worry. It is laugh out loud funny! I hope there is going to be another Dr. ted book! His adventure and creativity as a character is fun for adults to read and kids to hear! Kudos to the author!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, May 29, 2009

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Ann M. Maassen (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Ted (Hardcover)

What I look for in a children's book is can it captivate my child's imagination? So many books these days are preachy, and talk down to children. Doctor Ted is funny and charming. If you like Curious George, I think you will like Dr. Ted.