
Written & illustrated by Tedd Arnold
Ignoring a warning, a boy's bed crashes through floors, leading to unexpected adventures.
Walter can't resist jumping on his bed, despite his father's warning. With a mighty bounce, he crashes through the floor, embarking on a wild journey through his apartment building. Each floor reveals new surprises and neighbors, turning a simple bedtime rule into an unforgettable adventure. What will Walter discover next, and will he ever make it back to his room? This whimsical tale explores the unexpected consequences of ignoring a simple rule.
“If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a million times, no jumping on the bed!” But Walter just can’t resist, so he ignores his father’s bedtime warning. Higher and higher he bounces gleefully, until his hair brushes the ceiling. But when he lands back on the bed–thump, creak, crack–it crashes right through the floor! Suddenly Walter finds himself visiting all the downstairs neighbors in his apartment building in a most unusual way! “Hip, hip, hooray for this delightful urban fantasy, a comic morality tale that explores the consequences of ignoring that age-old ‘momilie, ‘ ‘If I’ve told you once I’ve told you a million times, no jumping on the bed!’”–School Library Journal
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