Get Out of Bed!

By Robert Munsch, Illustrated By Dave Whamond

Hardcover Paperback

ISBN: 9781039702035 Pages: 32 Ages: 3-8 Dimensions: 8.25" x 10.25"

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About this book

Amy stays up late watching TV, and in the morning she doesn’t get up for school. Her whole family tries, to no avail, to get her on her feet. Finally, they give up and take her to school in her bed. There she snores away, through math, through recess, through gym, through English, until her family has to come take her home again. The next morning she wakes up bright and early . . . but what has happened to the rest of the kids in the class?

First published in 1998, this classic Munsch tale has been reimagined with fresh and energetic new illustrations by Dave Whamond.

Behind the scenes

In 1995, Munsch got a letter from Amy’s mother about how hard it was to get Amy out of bed. She had even tried to wake Amy up by standing her on her feet, and Amy just fell over and went to sleep on the floor. One day Amy’s mother said maybe she should take Amy to school in her bed! Amy thought that was a really funny idea that would make a great Robert Munsch story. So Amy and her mother each wrote him a letter about it. After reading them, he wrote Get Out of Bed!, sent it back to Amy and then forgot about it. In 1998, his editor came across the story and they decided to make it into a book. After the book was done, Amy invited Munsch to the Fall Fair in her hometown of Tavistock, Ontario. Her family had made a float for the parade. The float had Amy in her bed, with the bed on a hay wagon. Munsch sat beside Amy reading her a book and lots of her friends were there in their pyjamas yelling “AMY! GET OUT OF BED!” Amy’s float won first prize.

Reviews

“Munsch adds another winner to his growing list of popular picture books with this fresh, funny story that should be wonderful for both small-group read-alouds and lap sharing.” (Get Out of Bed!) — Booklist

“Punchy slapstick fun.” (Get Out of Bed!) — Publishers Weekly

“Get Out of Bed! takes the idea of sleeping in to a whole new level, and will satisfy [Munsch] fans’ expectations of the absurd.” (Get Out of Bed!) — Quill & Quire

“Few children will be able to resist the temptation to saw logs along with Amy as her brother, her parents, her dog, and even the school principal fruitlessly try to rouse her. Another crowd pleaser from this popular author.” (Get Out of Bed!) — School Library Journal