Musical Beds

by Mara Bergman, Marjolein Pottie (Illustrator)

It's bedtime for Josie, Ruby, and Little Rick. Dad has tucked them all in, each in their own beds. But they can't sleep. So each sets off to find a more comfortable place...in a dance of musical beds.

Genres: Picture Books, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Mara Bergman is an award-winning author, poet, and editor who has written more than twenty books for young children, including Bears, Bears Everywhere!; Snip Snap! What’s That?; Oliver Who Would Not Sleep; and Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide. Born in New York and raised on Long Island, she now lives in England.

Reviews

[Kelsey Wolfe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. Growing up with siblings, the concept of "musical beds" is a familiar thing for me, as I'm sure many people can relate to it as well. For my teaching certification, this is a lower-grade level book, that I wouldn't necessarily ever use in my classroom. There was some good use of figurative language throughout the book that I thought would have been perfect as a way to show a lot of different figurative language examples to my future classes. Overall I gave this book a 3/5 star review, and I think this a good story.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book will probably be more amusing to parents than to kids. The illustrations are nice and it would make a decent addition to a bedtime themed story time, but there are definitely better options out there.

[Stephanie Watson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book about 3 kids who have trouble sleeping. Josie is scared that there is a witch in her room, so she goes to her mom and dads bed. Ruby thinks there is a ghost in her room. So she goes to her parents room for bed. Rick was thirsty, and couldn't sleep. All of the kids are asleep in mom and dads bed, so dad has to take them to their own beds. This is a cute book for young children.

[Elisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book I randomly selected, I did like the cover page though so I was interested to read it. This is a picture story book that is about 3 kids that cannot sleep. Dad will fix all his kids problems so that they feel comfortable in their own bed. It was a cute book that kids could read to feel better about sleeping alone.

[Christine Turner]

It's bedtime for Josie, Ruby, and Little Rick. Dad has tucked them all in, each in their own beds. But they can't sleep. So each sets off to find a more comfortable place...in a dance of musical beds.