The Runaway Bed

Maggie is almost four, with a cozy little room and a warm, soft, heirloom bed covered by a beautiful patchwork quilt. bedtime was never a problem...until a few days ago, when a sudden rainstorm woke Maggie up and rain came in the open window, dousing the bed and Maggie. She ran to her sister's room and left her wet bed all alone; stiff, shivering, lonely and unloved. Her bed was so sad, it ran away!

Martha Newcomer's heartwarming story and Angela Donato's whimsical illustrations will become a cherished bedtime story for small children and their parents. Martha has been telling this story to her own children and grandchildren for many years. Now for the first time other children can confront their own bedtime loneliness and fears. They'll learn from Maggie and her runaway bed that bedtime is wonderful, and your own bed is the best place to have sweet dreams every night.