Product Description

Bedtime isn't bedtime without a bear, but who knows where the Bedtime Bear spends his day? With flaps to lift, wheels to turn and a pop-up on every spread, follow one little bear's adventures on his whacky way to bed!

This is a fantastic new larger format paperback edition of the classic pop-up book, with an eye-catching new foiled cover.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1158 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 12 pages

About the Author

Ian Whybrow is a well-loved writer with a wonderful talent for capturing children's humour and imagination. He has written a number of books for Macmillan, including THE NOISY WAY TO BED (0 333 96116 1) and HEY, I LOVE YOU! (1 405 01921 2), publishing in May 2004. Ian is also well-known for his LITTLE WOLF series (HarperCollins) and the HARRY AND THE DINOSAUR series (Puffin).

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator within the children's book world, and has created many prize-winning and best-selling books for Macmillan. He has enjoyed particular success in his collaborations with Julia Donaldson. Their books include THE GRUFFALO (0 333 71093 2), ROOM ON THE BROOM (0 333 90338 2) and THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD (1 405 02045 8), publishing in September 2004.

Customer Reviews

crazy but brilliant
my son, who is just over one year old, adores this book and likes to read it every night. the craziness of the storyline combined with lots of clever flaps and moving parts allows him to participate and holds his interest. it also scores high on visual detail so there are lots of things i can ask him to look for and point at. best ever book i've seen yet.

A marvellous book with a few drawbacks
My 4 year old son has loved this book since he was 2. The poetry is zany ("there's a lizard in a blizard and it's fun to be outside, but bedtime's creeping closer, who will you ask for a ride?"), the illustrations are interesting and detailed. There are lots of flaps to lift, tabs to pull and twist and such interactive devices are always a hit with children.

I would sound a couple of notes of caution though. The pulling tabs aren't especially strong and a few on our book broke within a couple of months, despite my son being as careful as possible with them.

Also, this book is aimed at bedtime which we try to make a quiet and settling time. The last pages of this book contain a crunchy crocodile looking for toes to bite, a bear looking for a grrrrreat big squeeze and the "ticklemetoo" monkey. All these elements beg hysteria-inducing rough and tumble rather than sleepy settling. I challenge any parent to find a calming way to read the bit about the "ticklemetoo" monkey!

Overall a lovely book, but a touch too fragile and boisterous for bedtime.

The Bedtime Bear
A firm favourite for my little girl who just turned two. She not quite old enough to operate it herself as you have to careful about torn flaps, but she loves it nevertheless and requests it most nights. Its delightful and colorful and elicits a lot of interaction. I would definately recommend it for 2yr olds.