It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine by Mickey Rapkin and Teresa Martinez - ADVISABLE

It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine by Mickey Rapkin, illustrated by Teresa Martinez. PICTURE BOOK. Imprint, 2019. $18. 9781250167620

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3)- ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

For most children bedtime means lights out.  Lights out means spooky sounds and dark corners. Unless you turn your bed into a time machine! It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine is a magical story of a little boy and his stuffed animal, Floppy.  “Close your eyes.  Imagine your next adventure. Then it’s blastoff in 5-4-3-2-FUN!”  Reading It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine will not only take children to a world of dinosaurs and fun, but lessen their fears of being alone in their rooms at bedtime. 

The illustrations in It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine  are stunning and whimsical.  The colors are bright and bring the reader into each page.  You’ll find a dinosaur roasting hamburgers or painting dinosaur eggs or playing fetch with a giant bone. The story is sweet and exciting.  It's Not a Bed, It's a Time Machine will become a beloved bedtime story to be read again and again. 

Reviewer: SL