Why Do I Have to Make My Bed? 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.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2011 by Tricycle Press .

Wade Bradford's picture books include Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?, illustrated by Johanna van der Sterre and Around the World in a Bathtub, illustrated by Micha Archer. Wade lives with his family in California, USA, where he teaches English and directs plays with a local theatre company. In addition to writing children's books, Wade is a playwright with over twenty plays to his credit. Find him online at wadebradford. com and on Twitter as @dramaplays. Kevin Hawkes is the illustrator of many award-winning books for children, including Library Lion, written by Michelle Knudsen, Weslandia and City Circus, both written by Paul Fleischman, and Me, All Alone at the End of the World, written by M. T. Anderson. He lives with his wife and children in Maine, USA. Find Kevin online at kevinhawkes. com.