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My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World
Rhymes and hand-stitched art celebrate the many ways we sleep across the world.
40 pages, Hardcover
Published October 27, 2020
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January 27, 2021
Bond presents a rhyming look at the different places children sleep all over the world. From hammocks to futons, tired readers will learn about other cultures before hitting the hay in their own way. The stunning needlecraft artwork by Salley Mavor is what elevates this title to a five-star book.
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August 22, 2020
I love My Bed!
I mean this new book for children, although I do also love my own bed. I have an extra deep mattress and sleep snuggled under my handmade quilts. But not everyone in the world has a bed like mine.
Rebecca Bond and Salley Mavor have created a marvelous book about the many ways children across the world go to bed. As a girl I loved learning about costumes and flags of the world. The brilliance of My Bed is how it illustrates material and cultural differences through how children go to sleep.
Mavor has created handmade embellished fiber scenes, exquisite in detail. It took her several years to create the art for this book. You will study each one for a long time. I know my son loved to talk about the details of the art in his children's books. I can imagine the discussions that will arise from My Bed.
"My bed rocks on the water," we are told about the Netherlands where some children live on houseboats. (I am jealous!) "My bed sways in the breeze," we are told about South and Central American children who sleep in hammocks.
We see an Indian child with their nets to protect against mosquitos, the alcove beds of Norway, the open air beds of Ghana, Russian beds on the large stoves. Children sleep in yurts and in courtyards and on rooftops.
The Afghan carpet these children sleep on is amazing. Read about how she created it at Mavor's blog.
Children will learn how houses and beds across the world are constructed, and about the flora and animals around them.
Each child's house is unique to its culture, and shown in context to its environment. The Japanese house shows a flowering cherry tree. See how she made this here.
On her blog Wee Folk Studio, Mavor shares how she made her art for My Bed. I am stunned by her art.
I received a free ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. My review is fair and unbiased.
I mean this new book for children, although I do also love my own bed. I have an extra deep mattress and sleep snuggled under my handmade quilts. But not everyone in the world has a bed like mine.
Rebecca Bond and Salley Mavor have created a marvelous book about the many ways children across the world go to bed. As a girl I loved learning about costumes and flags of the world. The brilliance of My Bed is how it illustrates material and cultural differences through how children go to sleep.
Mavor has created handmade embellished fiber scenes, exquisite in detail. It took her several years to create the art for this book. You will study each one for a long time. I know my son loved to talk about the details of the art in his children's books. I can imagine the discussions that will arise from My Bed.
"My bed rocks on the water," we are told about the Netherlands where some children live on houseboats. (I am jealous!) "My bed sways in the breeze," we are told about South and Central American children who sleep in hammocks.
We see an Indian child with their nets to protect against mosquitos, the alcove beds of Norway, the open air beds of Ghana, Russian beds on the large stoves. Children sleep in yurts and in courtyards and on rooftops.
The Afghan carpet these children sleep on is amazing. Read about how she created it at Mavor's blog.
Children will learn how houses and beds across the world are constructed, and about the flora and animals around them.
Each child's house is unique to its culture, and shown in context to its environment. The Japanese house shows a flowering cherry tree. See how she made this here.
On her blog Wee Folk Studio, Mavor shares how she made her art for My Bed. I am stunned by her art.
I received a free ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. My review is fair and unbiased.
June 7, 2024
6/6/2024 - The hand-stitched artwork was intricate and beautiful. Really enjoyed learning a bit about other cultures.
September 30, 2020
What a breathtakingly beautiful book! I read and review hundreds of books each year. My Bed... blew me away. It takes a simple premise-traditional bedtime for children around the world, and takes it to another level. Salley Mavor has created a new classic with her handstitched creations. I read that the production of this title took years to complete. I believe it. It is perfection. The details and intricacy are fascinating. My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World makes a perfect new baby/child gift. It is always perfect for crafters, folk art and picture book collectors. A true must have.
December 14, 2020
Bond's rhyming text celebrates how children around the world go to sleep in different kinds of beds, but the star here are the illustrations showcasing Salley Mavor’s wonderfully detailed, diorama-like scenes, created with fabrics, beads, wood, and wire embellished with embroidery in thread and yarn.
November 13, 2025
This is such a unique, creative book. All the pictures are made with texture/fabric/felt. There are many details to take note of us you read this book. The book describes the bed/sleeping places of children from various places around the world. Excellent resource to broaden any child’s world a little more.
October 15, 2022
The intricate hand-stitches doll illustrations are amazing! And the text is sweet and interesting.
February 8, 2023
عنوان فارسی: رختخواب بچههای دنیا
مترجم: جواد کریمی
انتشارات نردبان
خیلی کتاب خوبی بود. :)
کتاب دور دنیا سفر میکند و میگوید بچههای دنیا روی چه رختخوابهایی میخوابند. تصاویر گلدوزی شده و خیلی خیلی زیبا هستند.
مترجم: جواد کریمی
انتشارات نردبان
خیلی کتاب خوبی بود. :)
کتاب دور دنیا سفر میکند و میگوید بچههای دنیا روی چه رختخوابهایی میخوابند. تصاویر گلدوزی شده و خیلی خیلی زیبا هستند.
January 5, 2021
What a lovely book! You and your little ones can take a tour around the world, looking at many different beds that children - just like them - sleep in at night. On a roof, in a hammock, on the floor -- so many different types of beds! What fun it would be to locate all of the countries on a map while exploring the book. Or try out a different kind of bed together! You won't be able to recreate all of them but you can do a few. Definitely a book that opens windows and doors to allow children to see that not everyone sleeps in a bed like theirs!
The text does rhyme but I did not pick up on that until the last few pages. It's an interesting rhyme scheme which is another item to explore as you read the book. Which words rhyme?
But for me - the true beauty of this book lies in Salley Mavor's pictures. Each picture is lovingly created by hand - most of it needlework. So much to explore! The cherry blossoms on the tree in Japan are all exquisite French knots! And there are small, hand-sewn animals that adorn every page and scene. The children have small, hand-painted wooden heads. Mavor explains her process at the end of the book. Please be sure to read how she went about creating her art.
The text does rhyme but I did not pick up on that until the last few pages. It's an interesting rhyme scheme which is another item to explore as you read the book. Which words rhyme?
But for me - the true beauty of this book lies in Salley Mavor's pictures. Each picture is lovingly created by hand - most of it needlework. So much to explore! The cherry blossoms on the tree in Japan are all exquisite French knots! And there are small, hand-sewn animals that adorn every page and scene. The children have small, hand-painted wooden heads. Mavor explains her process at the end of the book. Please be sure to read how she went about creating her art.
May 19, 2021
My Bed: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World, written by Rebecca Bond and illustrated by Salley Mavor, provides readers with a poetic introduction to the many different ways children in the world go to sleep. In a smaller font, underneath the poem, there is additional factual information about sleeping in that particular country. What makes this book astonishing are the incredibly detailed illustrations, all hand-stitched. One needs to take the time to note the specifics that one finds and the different objects to create the sleeping area. There is additional information about the stitchery, but I would highly recommend watching the video that shows how Salley Mavor made the illustrations. https://youtu.be/MrRK0WPnjVw
November 19, 2020
A beautiful book about the different ways children sleep around the world. For some people in a few countries of South and Central America, bedtime is in hammocks for comfort and protection against scorpions and snakes. For others in North Africa, rooftops make perfect sleeping areas. Rebecca Bond's poetic narrative is accompanied by informational text that explains these cultural norms. Salley Mavor has created amazing handstitched artwork to illustrate each scene, making certain to incorporate traditional designs in her embroidery. This is, quite possibly, one of the best bedtime books I've read so far!
January 21, 2021
Another book with beautiful illustrations. The text of this introduces us to sleeping habits around the world. Each spread has additional information - country or region this bed is used and sometimes even why. This would be a fun book for a baby storytime (omitting the informational asides). As always, I would have liked some references in the back, but the illustrator's note is also awesome. She talks about how she brought these embroidered, articulated, textile images to life.
September 8, 2021
Salley Mavor's tiny hand embroidered vignettes are amazing, magical, and delightful. She is a true artist. My only complaint is that the text by Rebecca Bond does not measure up to the high quality and charm of the cloth illustrations by Mavor.
I recommend this book for all ages.
[If you're not familiar with Mavor's fiber art, visit her on Instagram under her name or on Facebook under Wee Folk Studio.]
I recommend this book for all ages.
[If you're not familiar with Mavor's fiber art, visit her on Instagram under her name or on Facebook under Wee Folk Studio.]
December 1, 2020
Loved the pictures in this book -- the details of the embroidery are amazing, and my kids and I had a lot of fun talking about the different places to sleep and which they would like to try. I also like how it took one of those everyday things -- going to sleep at night -- that we assume is the same everywhere, and reminded us that there are different ways to do it around the world.
January 6, 2021
As soon as I saw "My Bed", I knew that it was illustrated by Salley Mavor, the author/illustrator of "Pocket Full of Posies". What an amazing treat to pour over the pages noticing all the detail in her scenes. The author Rebbeca Bond tells us about kids all around the world and what they sleep in/on.
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February 18, 2021This is a beautifully illustrated homage to bedtime around the world, showing a dozen or so sleeping traditions from different countries around the world. The stitched textile artwork is breathtaking and this would make a wonderful bedtime story.
March 31, 2021
The poetic text stands on its own.
The factual information expands the experience.
The fabric-relief illustrations enriches both poetry and facts.
A wonderfully inclusive, multicultural approach to the comfort of one's own bed.
Five stars for sure!
The factual information expands the experience.
The fabric-relief illustrations enriches both poetry and facts.
A wonderfully inclusive, multicultural approach to the comfort of one's own bed.
Five stars for sure!
April 23, 2021
Incredible artwork — hand stitched embroidery in beautiful designs for every spread. This would make a great gift for a new baby or for any young child. Older kids will appreciate the design and the content.
November 29, 2021
Two words: Fiber. Art. The illustrations alone are reason enough to read this book--they're gorgeous! But I also loved how this book explored the universal experience of sleep through different cultures.
July 20, 2024
I enjoyed the artwork in this book. It all looked like fabric sewn together like little dolls and toys. Each page showcased different beds from different cultures. Very informative and interesting as well as beautiful.
September 16, 2020
Beautiful illustrations and a fun trip around the world!
November 2, 2020
Informative and beautiful! I can't imagine how long it must have taken to create such detailed dioramas...
December 8, 2020
Absolutely loved the illustrations in this book. It was so fun to look at all the details, even my 3 year old granddaughter loved it.
December 18, 2020
Beds from around the world and the children that sleep on them.
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December 24, 2020
Perfect (and the art is exquisite! Kiddos and adults alike would spend time looking at all the details).
Would be perfect pairing with This is How We Do It!
(Love that book too).
Would be perfect pairing with This is How We Do It!
(Love that book too).
January 6, 2021
Beautiful pictures fill this sweet bedtime book displaying the beds of children all over the world.
January 12, 2021
THIS was pretty neat to look through. I enjoyed seeing the different was we sleep around the world, and the stitching in these photos is awesome!
January 27, 2021
Beautiful and unique pictures within the story. Informational and easy to understand for children.
January 31, 2021
Incredible illustrations!
February 1, 2021
An adorable introduction to beds (and sleeping arrangements) around the world.
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