Your Own Big Bed

by Rita M. Bergstein, Susan Kathleen Hartung (Illustrator)

Celebrate the move from a crib to a big bed! Chip! Chip! Baby sea turtle grew too big for her shell.
And you grew and grew until you were too big for your mother's tummy. A little boy learns that the animals around him, at the beach, at the zoo, and on his family's small farm-are growing bigger and bigger. He is growing too, and soon he leaves his crib for his very own big bed! From debut author Rita M. Bergstein comes this encouraging story-paired with gentle, luminous illustrations by Susan Kathleen Hartung, about an important milestone in a child?s life.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

36 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2008

Reviews

[IfCatsCouldRead]

I was slightly caught off guard when I began to read this book. I could not understand why the first pages were talking about animals...(This was me not knowing anything about the book but the title)

The author shows how different animals and humans grow up...leading to a child getting their own big bed.

[Beth]

Just like how baby animals grow and learn, so do humans! Written to help your little process the transition from a crib to a big bed, this sweet book is easy to understand and filled with beautiful illustrations.

[Viviane Elbee]

This is a transitioning out of the crib for a bed concept book. The artwork is sweet, and there are lots of cute baby animals who are growing bigger, just like the human main character in this book.

[Heidi]

Illustrations are very dark and, this is just me, I don't like referring to a child as growing in their mother's tummy.

[劉凍青]

好好睡，长高高。 20414

[Jessica]

This book explores how different baby animals hatch and grow in comparison to a human baby. it leads the child to see why he is going to sleep in his own bed now. cute illustrations.

[The Library Lady]

I doubt if this will keep any stubborn child graduating to a "big bed" IN that big bed if they don't want to be there.
I have some personal experience with that :)
And there's a slight tang of saccharine here.

I prefer Anna Grossnickle Hines' "My Own Big Bed", but this is something I get asked about and it's nice to have another book about this subject.

[Ariel Cummins]

Nice book that introduces the idea of moving from a crib to a big-kid bed. Animals moving through their lives are used as a comparison to a little boy, who moves from his mom's tummy, to a crib, to a bed.

Soft pastels make this book comforting and sweet, and the animals are all happy looking in their habitats.

Short text makes this book a great readaloud for it's intended audience!

[Susan]

A perfect book for someone getting ready for their own big girl or big boy bed. Comparisons to animals in their beds, growing up just like the little boy in the story will reassure children. Gentle, appealing illustrations.

[carissa]

Recommended Ages: toddlers - preschoolers

[Tracy]

I enjoy this book's simple text and the beautiful illustrations. It serves as a nice conversation starter for parents with young children.

[Kristen]

A nice book to give to those parents who need a book on this topic. Love the art - yay, Susan Kathleen Hartung!

[Tina B]

"eggs hatch, baby's born, animals grow and so do you, where do animals and you sleep, moving from a crib to a toddler or big bed"

[Holly]

Such a beautiful story. I love the illustrations plus the babywearing. A nice transitional book.

[Alice]

3.5 stars A nice book about growing up from being born to your big bed. I like that it compares it to other animals growing and getting!

[Jen Dent]

Trying to get my cosleeper out of our bed into his OWN bed. Fantasizing this book is helping....