The House in the Night: A Caldecott Award Winner Contributor(s): Swanson, Susan Marie (Author), Krommes, Beth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0618862447 ISBN-13: 9780618862443 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers--a key, a bed, the moon--this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see Also Stories In Verse) - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2007012921 |
Lexile Measure: 180 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 7.95" W x 10.24" (0.87 lbs) 40 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 166519 Reading Level: 1.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book gets children ready for bed with rhythmic text and glowing illustrations that explore the warmth and light that makes us feel at home. "Here is the key to the house." Inside the house are nighttime things both comforting and intriguing--a bed, many books--and outside, too, there are sources of light and joy--the moon, the sky--that reveal a reassuring order in the universe. This timeless bedtime tale takes readers through the house in the night, up into the sky, and back home again, all the while reminding us of the presence of love and wonder in our world. Susan Marie Swanson's spare verse and Beth Kromme's astonishing illustrations intertwine to create a comforting, magical story to revisit again and again. |
Contributor Bio(s): Swanson, Susan Marie: - Susan Marie Swanson is an award-winning poet and the author of several children's books. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Krommes, Beth: - Beth Krommes is the Caldecott Winning illustrator of The House in the Night and other beautifully illustrated, much-acclaimed picture books like Swirl by Swirl, and Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. She lives in Peterborough, NH. Visit her online at www.bethkrommes.com. |