Ebook {Epub PDF} The Bed Book by Sylvia Plath

This delightful little book contains a bedtime poem that author Sylvia Plath wrote for her children. This isn't the acerbic wit of Plath in The Bell Jar but a sweet tale perfect for sharing with the little ones in your live. The fantastical plot, if you would, takes the children away from their dull everyday beds to imagining all the kinds of beds there could be/5(4). Plath, Sylvia, McCully, Emily Arnold, ill., Emily Arnold McCully (illustrator). hard cover, all paghes are very good, top inch of the spine is gone and the bottom end in bumped, covers are soiled, unpaged, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches, first American editon, good book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile picture book, New offers from US$ 1,  · But it turns out it wasn’t her only: In , Faber published The Bed Book (public library) — a series of fanciful poems about different kinds of beds, written for Plath’s own children, sprinkled with fantasy and escapism. The original British edition, of which I was fortunate to track down a copy, was illustrated by the celebrated and prolific children’s book artist Quentin Blake, best-known for illustrating .

The Bed Book is a rhyming children's book written by Sylvia Plath in and published in , after her death. It is whimsical and light-hearted, similar to works by Shel Silverstein. Faber Faber published the book in the UK in , with illustrations by Quentin Blake. Tabor A19b. Fanciful poems (some previously published in Woman's Day) about different beds, much more interesting beds than those for sleeping: a jet-propelled bed, a snack bed, a pocket-size bed, a bounce-able bed. According to her journals, Plath was submitting this book to publishers as early as N. B. from The Bed Book by Sylvia Plath Most Beds are Beds For sleeping or resting, But the best Beds are much More interesting! Not just a white little Tucked-in-tight little Nighty-night little.

But it turns out it wasn’t her only: In , Faber published The Bed Book (public library) — a series of fanciful poems about different kinds of beds, written for Plath’s own children, sprinkled with fantasy and escapism. The original British edition, of which I was fortunate to track down a copy, was illustrated by the celebrated and prolific children’s book artist Quentin Blake, best-known for illustrating Roald Dahl’s stories as well as the first Dr. Seuss book not illustrated. The Bed Book Hardcover – October 1, by. Sylvia Plath (Author) › Visit Amazon's Sylvia Plath Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Sylvia Plath (Author), Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator) › Visit Amazon's Emily Arnold McCully Page. Who knew that Sylvia Plath wrote a children's bedtime book? Not me! Published in , and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully, it's quite delightful. The rhyming appealed, and between the descriptions and the pictures I wanted all of those fun beds - particularly the elephant bed. This could be fun for pajama storytime with an older group.