Ten in the Bed: [Hardcover]

Jane Cabrera (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

There are ten cuddly animals snuggled into bed, but the littlest mouse is demanding more room. However, this time it's not just anyone rolling over and falling out of bed, it's a cook, then a trumpeter, then a pirate, then a doctor, and more! A favorite nursery rhyme and counting book gets a fresh twist as Jane Cabrera takes young readers on a new adventure with every verse. Children can walk the plank with the pirate and float through space with the astronaut. Fun and adventure abound in this bright and cheery rendition of a familiar rhyme.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1–Another picture book based on the popular counting song, also known as Roll Over or Move Over. In Cabreras version, after the first stuffed animal (curiously referred to as the Snorer) is kicked out of bed, the other toys engage in various types of play until all of them have fallen out. These activities include dancing like ballerinas, pretending to be pirates, and playing doctor. Each number is counted down in a spread full of loud, childlike splashes of color. Children may enjoy the gaudy illustrations and the sense of make-believe, but the book is unlikely to lull anyone to sleep.–Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT
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Cabrera's bright palette and playful energy capture the whimsy of this favorite childhood nursery rhyme as stuffed animals act out the good-night countdown. "There were 10 in the bed and the Little One said, 'Move over, move over.' So they all rolled over and the Snorer [a duck] fell out." For each number, an animal falls out until only one is left. Then they all dance about until Little One shouts, "Settle down now!" and everyone goes to sleep. Cabrera adds a clever twist here. Each animal is dressed for a different occupation: cat is a cook, so the animals eat sweets; bear is a pilot who flies the bed over the fields. The illustrations, filled with animal charm, bounce delightfully along with the text. Like Cabrera's If You're Happy and You Know It (2004), this is a ready-made romp for story hours, bedtimes, and just plain fun. Read it one-on-one or with a small group for some rowdy response. Julie Cummins
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823420272
• ISBN-13: 978-0823420278
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #963,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, but can be confusing to read to a group, November 16, 2010

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AFConnors - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten in the Bed: (Hardcover)

I absolutely love Jane Cabrera's illustrations. They are as cuddly as you can get and still be two-dimensional! The young children I teach like this book, but I have one tiny problem with it. Because there's so much going on visually, with the stuffed animals dressed up to represent different occupations, the children have a lot of observations to make and things they want to ask about. Which is great, but if you're reading to a group you can't be stopping every minute to have a discussion. I do get around it by telling children ahead of time that we'll talk about the book after we read it, but it's probably better suited to a one-on-one reading (I'd think it's ideal for bedtime).

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great take on a classic !, May 9, 2007

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Bee (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ten in the Bed: (Hardcover)

So they were ten in the bed, and the little one said "move over"...
From there every page creates a scenery for a new animal to fall from the bed. The illustrations are beautiful, colorful and funny (they're copies of paintings so you see the strokes) and the theme on each page will spark discussions with your little one. (My daughter loves to look for the little details on each page).
A great bedtime story !

5.0 out of 5 stars And the little one said.., January 3, 2012

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Jessica A. Daigler "the draigle" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ten in the Bed (Jane Cabrera Board Books) (Board book)

My 2 year old loves this book. We got it out of the library and have renewed it constantly for about a year now. I finally decided we needed a copy of our own.

The illustrations are so colorful in this book and it is sturdy as a board book should be. My daughter likes to read it to me too. (As a I type this, my daughter came up next to me and seeing the book's image on the screen started singing, "Roll over, roll over".)

My only minor (and I stress minor) complaint is that is says "move over" instead of "roll over", which is what I grew up with and which I taught my kids before this book. We still say roll over, but as the girls start reading, it could get confusing. I realize this is on me, not the book. I still purchased it though because the pluses far outweigh that one point.