ALA Booklist (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Cabrera's bright palette and playful energy capture the whimsy of this favorite childhood nursery rhyme as stuffed animals act out the good-night countdown. There were 10 in the bed and the Little One said, Move over, move over.' So they all rolled over and the Snorer a duck fell out. For each number, an animal falls out until only one is left. Then they all dance about until Little One shouts, Settle down now! and everyone goes to sleep. Cabrera adds a clever twist here. Each animal is dressed for a different occupation: cat is a cook, so the animals eat sweets; bear is a pilot who flies the bed over the fields. The illustrations, filled with animal charm, bounce delightfully along with the text. Like Cabrera's If You're Happy and You Know It (2004), this is a ready-made romp for story hours, bedtimes, and just plain fun. Read it one-on-one or with a small group for some rowdy response.

Horn Book (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

To refresh this familiar rhyme, Cabrera dresses the members of her animal cast for different roles--doctor, ballerina, pilot, etc.--as each falls out of bed. Literal-minded readers will wonder where the costumes, props, and new backdrops (ocean, field, sky) keep coming from, but the energetic art, featuring thick brushstrokes and a saucy palette, justifies the suspension of disbelief.

Kirkus Reviews (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

A dynamic version of the familiar counting ditty and storytime staple. The painterly illustrations featuring bright colors and bold forms and patterns are the star attraction. The stage is a chameleon-like bed that changes into—among, other things—a disco, a pirate ship, a castle tower and an airplane. The actors are stuffed animals with names like "the Snorer," "Cook," "Ballerina" and "Doctor." Rather than "move over," as in the traditional verse, these critters rush, groan, roll and bounce according to the role of the next one to leave the bed. Instead of falling out, as the text says, they gracefully balance on head- and footboards and float freely through space. Literal? No. Yet, there's an engaging sense of rhythm and actions in the simple yet imaginative two-page spreads that is balanced by the safe and sunny atmosphere. (Picture book. 2-5)

School Library Journal (Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2023)

PreS-Gr 1-Another picture book based on the popular counting song, also known as "Roll Over" or "Move Over." In Cabrera's version, after the first stuffed animal (curiously referred to as "the Snorer") is kicked out of bed, the other toys engage in various types of play until all of them have fallen out. These activities include dancing like ballerinas, pretending to be pirates, and playing doctor. Each number is counted down in a spread full of loud, childlike splashes of color. Children may enjoy the gaudy illustrations and the sense of make-believe, but the book is unlikely to lull anyone to sleep.-Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.