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Where's Tim's Ted? It's Time for Bed!
All’s quiet on Granny and Grandad’s farm as night falls. But Tim’s Ted is missing and Tim can’t sleep without him…
So, in the middle of the night, Tim hops out of bed, pulls his boots on and slips out into the farmyard to look for him. The hens in the henhouse haven’t seen Ted and neither have the cows. Before long, Pacer the horse, the ducks, the goats and the sheep have all joined the torchlit hunt for Ted, but it is only when the motley search party reaches the pig sty that Tim finds out where his beloved toy has been hiding.
This wonderful story of a torchlit midnight adventure, within the comforting surroundings of Tim’s grandparents’ farm, will thrill children and is perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text. Russell Ayto’s quirky illustrations are packed with a zany cast of animal characters and gather pace with the story perfectly.
Where’s Tim’s Ted is the perfect bedtime reader for the very young, but with its rhyming text it’s also a natural for slightly older children, who will begin to recognise the correlation between the words on the pages and those in their memory each time they hear it.
AGE 2-6
So, in the middle of the night, Tim hops out of bed, pulls his boots on and slips out into the farmyard to look for him. The hens in the henhouse haven’t seen Ted and neither have the cows. Before long, Pacer the horse, the ducks, the goats and the sheep have all joined the torchlit hunt for Ted, but it is only when the motley search party reaches the pig sty that Tim finds out where his beloved toy has been hiding.
This wonderful story of a torchlit midnight adventure, within the comforting surroundings of Tim’s grandparents’ farm, will thrill children and is perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text. Russell Ayto’s quirky illustrations are packed with a zany cast of animal characters and gather pace with the story perfectly.
Where’s Tim’s Ted is the perfect bedtime reader for the very young, but with its rhyming text it’s also a natural for slightly older children, who will begin to recognise the correlation between the words on the pages and those in their memory each time they hear it.
AGE 2-6
32 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2013
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Ian Whybrow
344 books37 followersIan Whybrow is a British writer of children's books, first published in 1989. He has written over 100 books for children, has been translated into 27 languages and is published in 28 countries. His books are humorous and range from picture books to novels, short stories and poetry.
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August 17, 2022
Loved this. Little one laughed all the way through. Plenty of funny sounds and voices to be made
February 6, 2017
This is one of my absolute favourite Children's books. I read it many times to both of my children. Lots of room for different voices, a great rhythm to it and the most beautiful pictures. beautiful.
November 15, 2014
This is a cute book about a little boy who loses track of his "Ted" while he's staying at his grandma and grandpa's house. The animals all help him find it, and when his grandparents look in on him, he's fast asleep. The sing-songy pattern of the book is fun, and it would be good for a read aloud setting.
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October 10, 2014BEDTIME FARM ANIMALS
November 17, 2014
When Tim can't sleep without his teddy bear, the barnyard animals help him search for it.
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