Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?

by Barney Saltzberg

Book Overview

Bedtime rituals take a silly twist in this humorous read-aloud sure to get restless little ones ready for their good-night hug. Cornelius P. Mud, do you know what time it is? It's time for bed, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763623997
• ISBN13: 9780763623999
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

A favorite bedtime story

This is one of my daughter's favorite bedtime stories and mine too! The illustrations are great, the story is fun, and a good wind down for bedtime.

Bella gets ready for bed.

My two year old granddaughter is reminded of all the things to do before bedtime.... then she gets a story! Very popular book.

Where the Wild Pigs Are

When Cornelius' mother quizzes him on whether he's ready for bed, he answers honestly each time. Yes, Cornelius has fed the fish...chocolate chip cookies! Yes, Cornelius has put on his pajamas...and a pair of rollerskates and a scuba mask! Preschoolers and kindergardeners will laugh at Cornelius' silly antics. Adults will appreciate whimsy in illustrations: the fishes' shocked looks, the titles on Cornelius' books (We, we, we all the way home, Where the Wild Pigs Are, and If you Give a Mouse a Pig just to name a few). Great for encouraging dialogue during a one-on-one read-aloud session.

This is my son's favorite.

My son enjoys reading since he was about 13 month old. He is now almost 21 month, and have more than 20 books. This is still one of his favorite ones. The best reward for my husband and me is that every time we turn to the page the little piggy hugs his mother, we get a bug from our son too.

from SherriAllen.com Reviews

"Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?," the latest children's storybook from author/illustrator Barney Saltzberg, takes readers through the zany bedtime routine of Cornelius P. Mud, a very silly pig. The subject is a ritual all young children are familiar with, getting ready for bed. The spirited Cornelius, however, puts his own special twist on the bedtime routine. Sure, he puts his toys away -- in the refrigerator! Yes, he puts on his pajamas -- and his snorkel, and his rollerblades and his swimming pool float! What really makes "Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?" funny is the way Saltzberg uses the illustrations to tell us the real story. The text is simple and straightforward, innocent enough. It's in the pictures that we catch on to Cornelius' antics and get to see the mischievous gleam in his eye. "Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?" is a hilarious, vibrantly illustrated story. Read this to your children if you want them to fall asleep smiling. No matter how unhappy they are about having to go to bed, they won't be able to resist Cornelius' "charms."