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There's a Cow in My Bed

There's a Cow in My Bed

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by Daniel Fehr

Illustrated by Jorge Martín

Published by: NubeOcho

Imprint: NubeOcho

36 Pages, 10.70 x 9.75 in, Color illustrations throughout

Hardcover
9788418599699
Published: May 2023

$16.99

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A little girl makes up all kinds of excuses not to go to bed. But what if they’re not excuses…? A sweet bedtime story with a twist at the end!

When a little girl goes to bed, she finds a rather big problem – there’s a cow in her bed! When her father goes to her room, the cow has gone and her father tells her to go to sleep. Later on that night, the cow comes back, together with a card-playing duck and a counting elephant! Is the little girl just stalling? Either way, it looks like no one is getting much sleep tonight!

Daniel Fehr studied German and media studies at Princeton University. Previously he studied at the Zurich University of the Arts and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Today, Daniel Fehr lives and works in Winterthur, Switzerland. He writes picture books and designs board games for children and families. It Wasn't Me! is his second picture book with NubeOcho. He previously published with Templar Publishing, Planeta Tangerina, and the Atlantis Verlag.

Jorge Martín currently resides in the north of Spain, in the countryside. He has lived in London, San Francisco, Mexico City and Hamburg. He studied at London's Kingston University and Central Saint Martin's College of Art. Before becoming an illustrator, he worked as a designer in various areas, including advertising. He illustrated his first book in August 2014 and he hasn't stopped since.

Told through dialogue, the narrative is a little one-note, though very entertaining, and the expressive illustrations bounce it happily along. Martín’s scribbly illustrations are reminiscent of Greg Pizzoli’s style.
Bovines and bedtime combine for delightful silliness. – Kirkus

As the cow returns to cause further challenges to sleeping, the girl's approach to problem-solving involves her father in a vivid test of imagination and possibilities. – Midwest Book Review

The cover is a good indication of the illustration style; pictures are bold and goofy, and the animals look just about as surprised as the father and the little girl about having company. Children who make up excuses to avoid putting their head on the pillow will giggle as the girl makes up more and more reasons why SHE can't go to bed. – YA Books

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