No Jumping on the Bed

Is Walter jumping or dreaming when he crashes down through all the apartments below? "A takeoff on a familiar and usually idle warning, this [story] should be a hit with anyone who has battled over jumping on the bed," said PW. Ages 3-7. (May)

"A takeoff on a familiar and usually idle warning, this should be a hit with anyone who has battled over jumping on the bed. Arnold's illustrations, in a style reminiscent of William Joyce, richly depict the nighttime lives of the apartment building's various inhabitants and skillfully capture the sensation and perspective of tumbling through space. Textual puns and subtle visual jokes make this a bedtime story worthy of repeated readings."— Publishers Weekly