Ted in a Red Bed (Usborne Easy Words to Read) [Paperback]

Jenny Tyler (Author), Phil Roxbee Cox (Author), Stephen Cartwright (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Usborne Easy Words to Read

Combining a phonics-based text with a funny story, the books in this new series are aimed at beginner readers. The pictures give clues to the words and fold out flaps on some pages give children the chance to guess what will happen next.'

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 1-A pleasing story for the earliest readers. A bear goes into a store and buys a bed, falls asleep, and awakens to find himself home in his new bed presumably by magic. However, the illustrations reveal that a penguin, a cat, and a pig actually move the bed to his house with him in it. Two entertaining flaps are cleverly worked into the story. Each page has only one or two simple sentences, many of which rhyme. The characters are cartoonlike and the bear is a cuddly teddy. Cartwright's use of bright primary colors works well with the story. The front and back covers provide an introduction to phonics and a phonetic listing of the words in the book. Although there are a few points at which the choice of words is a bit overdone ("`I need this bed, Fred!' grins Ted./`It is a nice price,' smiles Fred"), for the most part the language flows fairly well despite the controlled vocabulary. Children will enjoy finding the little yellow duck that is hidden on every page. Librarians in search of beginning readers will find that this helps fill a need.
Amy Lilien-Harper, Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 16 pages
• Publisher: E.D.C. Publishing (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0746030231
• ISBN-13: 978-0746030233
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,497,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Story for Little Ones, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: Ted in a Red Bed (Usborne Easy Words to Read) (Paperback)

Our 3 year old daughter loves this book. It has great,colorful pictures and she needs to find a little yellow duck hiding on every page. So even if the cute simple story can't hold your little ones attention finding the duck might! The book also includes information for parents of new readers about phonics. It breaks down the easy words in this book into phonemes on the back of the cover.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Inoffensive, but dull, August 8, 2006

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Chuckela "chuckela" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ted in a Red Bed (Usborne Easy Words to Read) (Paperback)

Perhaps my expectations were too high based on other reviews. I'm only keeping it because sending it back would cost almost as much as the two little books. I'll give them away to some very young child -- two or so. Too easy and dull for 3 and up, in my opinion.

4.0 out of 5 stars My baby loves it!, December 9, 2009

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This review is from: Ted in a Red Bed (Usborne Phonics Books) (Board book)

i just bought it a couple of weeks ago and my 2 year old baby wants me to read it to her everyday, she loves the flaps, the pictures, the whole story. she slmost knows it by heart we've read it so much. The book seems very baby proof, the flaps not so much, i love the phonics and so does my baby. Great option for when they want to read a little bit more than just numbers, colors or so.