Boy and stuffed animal pretend their bed is a time machine and take a trip (or have a dream) about visiting with dinosaurs. The dinosaurs first seem scary, but really they just want to play.

Well told and illustrated, with an appropriate hint of magic. I /love/ the idea of beds being time machines because when you get in them it's suddenly the next day!

Language is a little bit forced and it's not a great book to read aloud. But it's a lot of fun! ( )

Where do the hours go, between sleeping and waking?

See also: Tell Me What to Dream About by Giselle Potter, Beep Beep Go to Sleep by Todd Tarpley and John Rocco ( )

American author Mickey Rapkin and Mexican illustrator Teresa Martínez pair up in this fun new bedtime tale, as a young boy, frightened of the spooky corners of his bedroom after dark, discovers that his bed is actually a time machine. Transported, together with his stuffed rabbit Floppy, back to the time of the dinosaurs, he has an amazing adventure, before waking up in his own time and bed, the next morning...

Although the story idea here is entertaining, I'm not sure I was entirely won over by Rapkin's text, which sometimes felt just a little too cheerfully chatty for my taste. That said, I thought the illustrations from Martínez were quite cute - I particularly enjoyed her use of color - and really helped the story along. I hope more of her work becomes available here in the states. Recommended to those looking for new picture-books addressing bedtime fears. ( )