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Firefighter Ted
by
Andrea Beaty (Goodreads Author),
Pascal Lemaitre
Burning toast, a sizzling sidewalk, volcanoes erupting at a science fair.... Danger lurks everywhere, and not a firefighter to be found.... Ted knows it is time to become Firefighter Ted. It's the least a helpful bear can do.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 8th 2009
by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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My son likes this book but I am not a fan. When reading it to him I add my own edits to make it more acceptable (since he likes it). But it grates on my nerves. In theory, it's cute. However, although he means to be helpful, Ted actually isn't helpful. Yet at the end of the day he "knew he did a good job." Really?! If you think you're being helpful but actually are wreaking havoc or causing more problems for other people that reflects a high level of disconnect between your self awareness, aware...more
Read this to my preschool class today, and one or two of them obviously knew it already. It's a little old for my group-- most of my kids haven't encountered anything like a science fair, and firefighters only really rescue kittens from trees in movies, but we talked about it along the way. I don't think my kids found it funny, at least not on this readthrough, but they did recognize that Ted wasn't being as helpful as he thought he was. Oh, well; at least it was more fun to read than most pictu...more
I liked this way more than I thought I would! I thought it'd be a cutesy story of a little bear who pretends to be firefighter, but it's more than just that. Ted takes his responsibility as a firefighter seriously, so when he smells smoke, he makes his own extinguisher from a can of whipped cream and a tube from the fish tank to spray on his slightly burned toast. "That was your breakfast," says his obviously peeved mother. "Only you can prevent breakfast fires," Ted replies. Love the fire on th...more
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Ted wakes up one morning to the smell of smoke. Donning his firefighter uniform, he proceeds to fight fires all day--at home and at school, much to the dismay of many of those around him (parents, teachers, and the principal!). In the end he saves the day (er...pants) and is on to thinking up his next big project. A cute story, but a little sprawling (and I found) and uninteresting. There's a touch of humor, which is cute ("Only you can prevent...breakfast fires!" he says). Best for early elemen...more
Ethan *insisted* we check out this book because he said he "knew Ted" from school. He said that Ted was a doctor in the other book from school so he was SO confused when he saw Ted as a fireman, LOL. He was like "That's TED!! But, he's a doctor! Why is he dressed as a fireman?!" & we had quite a discussion about Ted now being a fireman.
I had no idea who Ted even was, until today..but yeah, Ethan told me all about him & he really enjoyed this book. :)
I thought it was cute & funny.
I had no idea who Ted even was, until today..but yeah, Ethan told me all about him & he really enjoyed this book. :)
I thought it was cute & funny.
Firefighter Ted is a story about a boy bear who wakes up and decides to become the town's firefighter. He makes sure everywhere he goes, at home and at school, is safe from fires. He also ensures everyone is not committing any fire violations. He is on top of everything.
This is a good start for the text-set since Ted takes on the responsibility of being the one and only firefighter in town when he sees there is no one else to do the job.
This is a good start for the text-set since Ted takes on the responsibility of being the one and only firefighter in town when he sees there is no one else to do the job.
We tried reading this tonight. I pretty much hated it. Ted leaves a trail of havoc behind him as he "helps" but there is no acknowledgment of that nor are there consequences. It was a good idea poorly executed.
It's a good thing we still had I Want My Hat Backto follow up!
It's a good thing we still had I Want My Hat Backto follow up!
Ted takes his job as a firefighter seriously--much to the annoyance of the neighborhood cats. But when disaster really strikes, Ted is at hand to save the day. Bright, cartoon-like illustrations and Ted's amusing misinterpretation of events will delight young readers, but I found the idea of a kid taking care of fires on his own a bit worrying.
The pictures in this are a hoot--cute and funny. The story has enjoyable humor, too. But this is definitely for older children (over 5 at least) because of the tongue-in-cheek humor, as well as the lack of proper actions to certain situations. Younger children won't see the humor in that, nor what is wrong. This was fun having it read to me, too.
Very cute book about a little bear who wants to be a firefighter. His antics, while well-intentioned, don't always demonstrate what a firefighter should do. Young readers will enjoy comparing Ted's experiences with what real firefighters do to help the community.
The illustrations are bright and colorful and the story has humor that pre-schoolers and young school kids will love. I haven't read the other Ted boks, so I can't compare them but I enjoyed this one. My kids liked it more than I did but that is to be expected.
The book cover and illustrations are cute, but the story I didn't think had a clear message. A little hard for kindergarteners to follow. It talked about how a firefighter needs a truck, and it talked about burning toast, school science fair, etc.
This is a cute book that would be great to introduce fire safety. I would read this book to a pre-k or kindergarden class to start a discussion about fire safety. This is a great book to also talk about different jobs around the community.
My 2-year old son LOVED this book. I thought it was cute as well, but we read this book many many times while we had it from the library. It has cute humor as well, though probably a lot of it was above his head.
Super cute book about a bear's great imagination and the humorous situations he gets himself and others into and out of. Van loved it, it was a must read for the whole two weeks we had it from the library!
Cute little book about a teddy bear who wakes up to the smell of burnt toast. He decides to become a firefighter and proceeds through a series of misadventures as he tries to help those around him.
Not great. I didn't like that Ted doesn't listen to adults in the book and self-praises for all the "good" firefighting he does. Not really a behavior I want my kids to learn.
It was alright. Typical boy-means-well-but-causes-trouble but eventually saves the day story. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't terribly memorable either.
Very cute story about a young, enthusiastic firefighter. My favorite line from the book, "only you can prevent pants fires."
This book is one my favorite books to read with the students. It talks about fire extinguisher and hydrant. It contains a lot of words that the students in kindergarten or even first graders are not familiar in their vocabulary. After reading this book, the teacher should show them where the fire extingushier and fire alarm is in the school. They will be fancinated by the fact that they can see the fire alarm in real life.
Ted wakes up one morning and decides to be a firefighter. Whether he is helpful or not, we can thank him later.
The firefighter thing will be a hit for little boys. But the story doesn't work as well as "Doctor Ted" did.
Character is cute but this book grew annoying quickly in my house. Too long and belabors the gag.
I love these big bold illustrations, great one-on-one read/too lengthy for storytime.
3 stars for me - but 4.5 stars for L - he thinks this book is hilarious!
Hilarious! A must read (must own, even!) for all parents!
Fun book about pretending to be a firefighter.
Cute, but not as well excecuted as Doctor Ted.
This book was laugh out loud funny. We just loved the author's sense of humor. Ted takes his job seriously, even if there are mishaps along the way.
Funny and such a great series!
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I was raised in a big family in a tiny town in southern Illinois. Our small house was jammed with 6 kids, 2 adults, a variable number of cats, 1 dog and thousands of books. It was great. Since I grew up in the 60's and 70's, I didn't have the internet or cable TV to keep me amused, but I had something much better--my siblings. We spent our days watching bad TV (B-movies, Gilligan's Island, the Bra...more
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