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ISBN: 0688106609

ISBN13: 9780688106607

Petey's Bedtime Story

Name: Great, great story for bedtime!
Item: Petey&#39;s Bedtime Story
Rating: 5
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

By Beverly Cleary

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Book Overview

Petey's in no hurry to go to sleep, but he loves being put to bed -- the bath, the books, the hugs, the chases, and, best of all, the story of the day he was born. One night, with Mommy and Daddy too... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0688106609

ISBN13:9780688106607

Release Date:September 1993

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Length:32 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 8.3" x 11.3"

Age Range:5 years and up

Grade Range:Preschool and higher

Related Subjects

Children's Children's Books Family Life Growing Up & Facts of Life Humor Humor & Entertainment New Baby Sleep

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Great, great story for bedtime!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago

Boy, is this ever cute! Cleary does it again with such amusement - telling a story of a little guy who loves to prolong going to bed. After settling in, he wants to hear the "baby story," basically, which is the story on the way to his birth. His parents are tired so Petey gets to tell the story this time, complete with full, exaggerated embellishments. My personal favorite is how Petey describes his father being bad by going too fast in his car and having his mother promise to make daddy be good to the police officer so that he doesn't have to go to jail because he would miss his football games on television. That was great! After the story, Petey put his parents to sleep and he toddles off, grabs a whole box of cookies and eats them on his parents' bed before he nods off to dreamland. The best line is the last - he describes how he feels safe, warm and full sleeping on his parent's bed, covered in crumbs! Very cute, quite long, though so don't think this will be a quick read and off to bed. It's quite sweet and will definitely become a favorite in your house too.

Time for bed!!!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago

Kids love to prolong bedtime as long as possible. Petey is no different. One night before bed after prayers, water and checking for monsters Petey wants a bedtime story. His mom and Dad both read him a book. Then he wants his Dad to tell the story of the night Petey was born. His Dad sugests that since Petey knows the story by heart maybe he should tell it. Petey tells the story and adds lots to it as he goes. Soon his paretns are asleep instead of Petey. This is a very cute bedtime story for little children.