Ten in the Bed: A Counting Book

by David Ellwand

These classic teddy bears breathe fresh life into well-loved rhymes. Humorous, sophisticated photographs and candy-box colored backgrounds give this extra-generous, oversized board book a classic appeal for teddy bear lovers of all ages.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Counting, Fiction, Animals

12 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

David Ellwand began his career in photography at the age of eighteen and uses a variety of formats and techniques in his books: black-and-white photographs, collage with hand-tinting, and full-color photography of handmade objects. He is also a mouse trainer, sculptor, and highly skilled self-taught computer artist. He lives with his wife and daughter in a village in West Sussex, England.

Reviews

[Riley Byrne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely bedtime rhyme. Gran gran and grandad had a bit of a discussion about the rhyme, turns out there are multiple variations!

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The familiar song probably has dozens of published books. But this one uses photography of the bears. Plus it's really cute when my two year old says "roll over"

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This delightful book has pictures of teddy bears acting out the action of the classic song "Ten in the Bed." It was fun to use in storytime because the kids recognized the song and they loved the teddy bears all in the bed together.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hesitated to perform this entire book in our library pre-school story time, but to my surprise the children were eager to do the entire song. We rolled our hands while saying "roll over, roll over" and clapped our hands on the word "out!"

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nicely done version of the counting rhyme, with old-fashioned, cuddly teddy bears falling out of the bed and gentle pastel colours. A hit with my Little Cherub.

[CLM · Rating 4 out of 5]

No novel plot or lyrics but an incredibly cute book.

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was read / sung at story time today. When I searched for this book, I was surprised there were so many book versions of this little song. I like this one because it has teddy bears. :)

[Deborah Joyner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the illustrations - the little boy all but throwing his toys out of the bed by the end of the book. The toys in the floor, trying to catch the newest one to fall out of the bed.

[Amanda_DJ n' Zac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dj read this Zac a whole lot while we had it out from the library. lol Adorable watching him.

[L. Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a simple reading for a 19 month old. Though he seem more distracted and not very interested in the book. Just loves the bears.

[Alyssa Gudenburr · Rating 3 out of 5]

A large board book of the "10 in the Bed" song that would be great for storytime