This spirited cumulative tale tells what happens when the rains come and, one by one, a green-headed goose, a yellow-billed duck, woolly white sheep, speckled black hen, fat pink pig, furry brown dog, orange-spotted cow, and grinning gray cat come knocking at the door of a wee fat woman and her wee fat husband. Full color.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2. A catchy cumulative tale. The fun grows as an array of animals seeking shelter from a storm approaches a teeny tiny house. A wee fat woman assures them there's room for all on the feather bed until a skunk arrives on the scene. This book has the timeless ambiance of Jan Brett's The Mitten (Putnam, 1990). Children and storytellers will love its rhythm and cadence and will find themselves enchanted by its cheerful refrain. Equally impressive are Westcott's watercolor-and-ink paintings that fill every inch of space. The double-page spreads are bright and whimsical, adding just the right amount of humor to the playful story. A great choice to share with a group or to read one-on-one.?Dawn Ibey, Vancouver Public Library, Canada
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Ages 2^-6. In the uproarious style of Never Take a Pig to Lunch (1994), Westcott's black-ink line and watercolor illustrations bring bedlam to the bedroom in Gray's cumulative story about the farmyard animals that come knocking at the door on a rainy night. Two by two, the animals come, shivering and wet, to ask to share the warm, dry feather bed of the wee fat woman and her wee fat husband. Each time, the wee fat woman lets them in with a refrain that ends, "There's room on the feather bed for all of us." Kids will love the funny scenes of the animals snuggled in bed, the goose's wing round the man's neck, the fat pink pig hogging the blanket. It gets "a little crowded" when the cow joins them, but they all snuggle down. Then the woman lets the outsider skunk in, and everyone rushes out in horror--until the rain drives them back in to shelter together. Much like a folktale, the rhyming story will make a great read-aloud, a rousing opposite to those bedtime lullabies. Hazel Rochman
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious book with a great moral,
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This review is from: Is There Room on the Feather Bed? (Hardcover)
This story offers a wonderful way to teach children about the risks of passing judgments. A group of farm animals excludes a poor skunk until a good downpour and the lure of a warm, dry feather bed forces them to rethink their skunk stereotype. In the end, they realize they can all be friends. My 3-year-old daughter loves the rhyme (and a chance to yell, "skunk!"). The hilarious illustrations are fun as well.
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Yes there's always room for another colorful happy book!,
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This review is from: Is There Room on the Feather Bed? (Orchard Paperbacks) (Paperback)
This bright and cheerful book is filled with several learning possibilities == animal names, animal sounds, names of colors, how to share, and the tolerance of those different from yourself. The story is about a stormy night on the farm when the animals want to crawl into bed with the farmer and his wife to keep warm and dry. But once the skunk tries to join them, all the animals run back outside, leaving the farmer and wife and skunk all cozy in the bed. The animals learn it's better to share than have none at all. The illustrations are wonderful and the book is a combination of text and rhyme, perfect for reading aloud in funny voices. I recommend it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A 'curl up together' story with fun learning too.,
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This review is from: Is There Room on the Feather Bed? (Hardcover)
It all gets a bit crowded in this friendly feather bed - but the moral is there's always enough love to go around whoever you are! A great story with animals and their sounds to learn and recite. Good for memory too. My 2½ year old son really enjoyed this - time and time again!
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