Why do I have to make my bed? or, a history of messy rooms

When a boy asks his mother why he must make his bed, she tells him a story about his ancestors who posed the same question through the centuries, going all the way back to a caveboy and his mother.

Main Author: Bradford, Wade.
Other Authors: Sterre, Johanna van der (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: When a boy asks his mother why he must make his bed, she tells him a story about his ancestors who posed the same question through the centuries, going all the way back to a caveboy and his mother.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
ISBN: 9781582463889
1582463883
9781582463278 (hbk.)
1582463271 (hbk.)
Author Notes: WADE BRADFORD is a  teacher, playwright, and screenwriter with almost 20 published children's plays to his credit. Wade has written for About.com Guides and done web-design and multimedia work. This is his first book.

JOHANNA VAN DER STERRE graduated with an MFA in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She is the illustrator of Mendel's Accordion , which was named a 2008 Notable Book by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Johanna has worked with educational and magazine publishers in the past and makes her trade book debut with Tricycle Press.


From the Hardcover edition.