This was a much bigger hit with me than it was with my kids. They were desperate to know why everything was so dark. Me, I loved the illustrations, and I enjoyed the story. The 4 stars are for me; the kids could take it or leave it.
This seems like it would be perfect for lulling small children to sleep.
Illustrations remind me of Goodnight, Moon, simple story with a lot of repetition. Quick read.
The House in the Night is an interesting book--I'm not really sure how to rate it. My niece and nephew did enjoy the pictures in this one, and a breathless "Wow," even escaped from my niece when we got to the last page in the book. She thought the pictures were beautiful and impactful, and I think...
This 2009 Caldecott Medal winner really is a classic in the making and my real regret is that this wasn't around when my daughter was a baby! This book is a sophisticated alternative to Goodnight Moon - good news for all you haters out there ;-) I've never encountered anything like the illustration...
I 'really like' (4 stars) this book. It contradicts conventional wisdom about the necessity of colorfulness in children's books. My experience with children is that they respect well-done drawings more than almost anything else. The scratchboard work in this book is even more painstaking than drawin...
The House in the Night is a cumulative book about a bird in a book in a house in the night, and it's absolutely perfect. The images are dark, mostly black with white and highlights of rich gold. The pictures are breathtaking, and they're really very evocative of the mysteries of being a child, rea...
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