Creak! Said the Bed

by Phyllis Root, Regan Dunnick (Illustrator)

Overview

“The cozy, humorous story is guaranteed to invite giggling kids into their parents’ beds.” —Kirkus Reviews

On a stormy night in a little house, only Papa keeps snoring away—snurkle, snark—unaware of the wild weather outside and the growing number of nervous bedmates within. Can nothing wake him? Creak! says the bed. . . . With a cumulative series of comical events, this delightful story sends readers barreling toward bedlam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763679699
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	08/25/2015
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

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Editorial Reviews

One dark night when Momma and Poppa are snoozing in bed, little Evie, Ivy and Mo, in turn, squeeze into bed with them, and each time the bed says, "CREAK," louder. When thunder booms, their dog Fred leaps in too, and the bed says, "CRACK"-and breaks. "Poppa scratched his head and Poppa said, ‘Guess there's plenty of room for all in the bed!' " Root's characteristically rhythmic, repetitive text provides lots of opportunity for audience participation and gracefully carries the humor along. Dunnick's comic, acrylic gouaches illustrate the broken bed with the kids plopped on top of their parents and Fred stretched out across the bottom. Keen eyes will notice the dashing lines that hint at the impending breakdown, and the bolded, all-caps sound effects add to the fun. The droll cover will have kids reaching for the book, and the cozy, humorous story is guaranteed to invite giggling kids into their parents' beds. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews