'One ted falls out of bed. How will he ever get back in? Count with Ted from 1 to 10 as he goes on an amazing night-time adventure.'

One Ted Falls Out of Bed is a book written by Julia Donaldson, the popular author of The Gruffalo and illustrated by Anna Currey. I purchased it from The Works as part of an offer, 4 children books for £5. It can be found on Amazon new for £4.36.

The book is about a teddy that falls out of his usual place in his owners bed, he then has the tiresome task of trying to get himself back into bed. On this journey back to bed he encounters a number of different things and objects. This book is also a counting book so the number of different objects Ted comes across increases as the pages go on up to 10, where 10 blocks build some stairs beside the bed. As Ted gets close to getting back into bed the stairway comes crashing down so the story counts down back to 1 as all the objects fall down. Will Ted ever get back into bed?

The book is set in double pages spreads for the most part, but there are a few pages that have different illustrations and sentences on each page. The writing style is quite basic and most pages have a rhyming sentence which I think children find humorous, for example:

'They take a trip with eight balloons,
To where nine frogs are playing tunes.'

I think this makes the book appealing for slightly older children as well as just toddlers. The counting element has been a great help in our house, helping my daughter (who is 2) to learn how to count. The colourful, yet, basic illustrations keep my daughters interest so that we can sit down and she can help me count the objects on each of the pages. With 32 pages it would usually be hard to keep her attention, but this book does it great.

I'd definitely recommend this book for families with children between the ages of 12-36 months, and even slightly older children. I love this just as much as my daughter!