| A Child's Good Night Book: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner Contributor(s): Brown, Margaret Wise (Author), Charlot, Jean (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060210281 ISBN-13: 9780060210281 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1992 Annotation: As children snuggle under their covers, birds tuck their heads under their wings, sheep huddle together in a warm blanket of wool, and even boats and trucks are quiet. Originally published in 1943, this Caldecott Honor book has had its illustrations restored to the original colors of the first edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 91045340 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.7" W x 6.4" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Night is coming and small things without words are going to sleep . . . sleepy bunnies, sleepy birds, and sleepy children, too, are getting under their covers. Jean Charlot's illustrations are first-rate. --NYT. Barbara Bader called this 1943 book, now restored to its original size and format, the first of the true bedtime books. 1944 Caldecott Honor Book |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Margaret Wise: - Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child's experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children's literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the Barn; The Dead Bird; North, South, East, West; and Good Day, Good Night. Charlot, Jean: - Jean Charlot was a master lithographer and muralist whose works are a part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |