One Ted Falls out of Bed

Donaldson, J. (2006). One Ted Falls out of Bed. Illustrator: Anna Currey. New York, New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Brief Annotation: One night a teddy bear falls out of a sleeping boy’s bed. He then meets up with the 3 mice that invite him to play. This rhythmic counting book has children counting toys. After Ted plays with all the other toys, they work together to figure out how to get Ted back in bed. They build stairs out of 10 bricks, when it collapses waking up the sleeping boy who grabs Ted back in bed.

Genre: Picturebook, Counting Book

Grade Level: Pre K-1

Readers who will like this: Children who love to ready rhythmic books. Children who are starting to count. Children who enjoy reading off of memory.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4. Great book for beginner counters.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What do you think happens to your stuff animal if it falls off your bed at night?