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arundlestl's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the illustrations and the story was okay, but I wanted something more. It rhymed well, which would make this a good read aloud at a preschool or one on one sharing. I get the idea that adults are just like you and they need their special things to help them sleep, but why does he seem like such a moron?
shighley's review against another edition
3.0
Had to read this after seeing Carolyn Crimi in person at the York Children's Literature Festival last weekend. The book takes on new meaning after hearing her explanation: she wrote it partly as "revenge" after she was mistreated by a principal! She was pretty funny. I agree that this ends rather abruptly; I scrolled back to be sure I hadn't missed something. I don't think the formatting on my computer was the most conducive to enjoying the story.
reader44ever's review
2.0
For some reason, this story fell flat for me. I liked the rhymes and the illustrations, but the storyline seemed a bit abrupt. I thought I would enjoy it more, as I have slept with my own teddy bear for about 30 years now. I would have liked this story more, I think, if it had had more substance to it: why did Fred care so much about his bear? Didn't the bear have a name besides "Bear"? When Fred woke up in the morning and didn't see Bear next to him, did he really not look around for him? I also think I would have enjoyed more smaller drawings per page, than the large ones that were in the book. Smaller drawings might also have helped give the story the substance I found lacking. As a for instance, the book could have been quite funny (or funnier) with a series of smaller pictures that showed the zigging and zagging and hopping across chairs.
xterminal's review against another edition
Carolyn Crimi, Principal Fred Won't Go to Bed (Two Lions, 2010)
For some reason, the Bean was not nearly as fond of this one as I was (and as unfortunate as it is, I did knock points off for that—as I ave often said, when it comes to pre-lit these days, the Bean is the final arbiter of taste at Goat Central). It's a simple and obvious idea, and it's probably been done a hundred times before, but I've never seen it until now: take an adult who is normally in a position of power over kids—in this case a school principal—and map toddler behavior onto him. I found the result hilarious. One of the first times I was ready to read a pre-lit book again right after we'd finished, but this time Bean was having none of it, and in fact I never got in another perusal of it during storytime before it had to go back to the library. I'll try it on him again when he's a bit more grown, because from an adult perspective, this one's pretty boss. According to the two-year-old, though, not so much. ***
For some reason, the Bean was not nearly as fond of this one as I was (and as unfortunate as it is, I did knock points off for that—as I ave often said, when it comes to pre-lit these days, the Bean is the final arbiter of taste at Goat Central). It's a simple and obvious idea, and it's probably been done a hundred times before, but I've never seen it until now: take an adult who is normally in a position of power over kids—in this case a school principal—and map toddler behavior onto him. I found the result hilarious. One of the first times I was ready to read a pre-lit book again right after we'd finished, but this time Bean was having none of it, and in fact I never got in another perusal of it during storytime before it had to go back to the library. I'll try it on him again when he's a bit more grown, because from an adult perspective, this one's pretty boss. According to the two-year-old, though, not so much. ***
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