The Insomniacs
by:
Karina Wolf (author)
Ben Hilts (author)
Sean Hilts (author)
The wonder of nighttime comes to life in this breathtaking debutWhen the Insomniacs move twelve time zones away for Mrs. Insomniac's new job, the family has an impossible time adapting to the change. They try everything to fall asleep at night--take hot baths, count to one thousand, sip mugs of...
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The wonder of nighttime comes to life in this breathtaking debutWhen the Insomniacs move twelve time zones away for Mrs. Insomniac's new job, the family has an impossible time adapting to the change. They try everything to fall asleep at night--take hot baths, count to one thousand, sip mugs of milk--but nothing helps. Venturing out into the dark, they learn there is a whole world still awake and a beauty in their new and unconventional schedule.Ideal for bedtime reading, this gorgeous and lyrical story celebrates nighttime's mystery and magic.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399256653 (0399256652)
Publish date: August 16th 2012
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I'm a bit torn on this one. On the one side I loved it - a family moves to the other side of the world and has trouble adjusting to the time change, so they just start living their lives at night. The illustrations were wonderful. On the other hand, it also seemed a bit isolating. For example, all o...
Pretty strange - Tim Burtonesque
Weird illustrations remind me of Edward Gorey, Charles Addams (and Bret Helquist's reboot of these for Lemony Snicket). Its cinematic grammar starts with the 'establishing shot' on the first page and keeps the feel of a movie throughout. Travel is marked like in a 1940s adventure film with dotted li...
There aren't a lot of books for kids that address insomnia. compared to say, the monster under the bed. The general tone of picture books (and parents) is that kids could go to sleep if they were willing, but they won't, just out of spite, or some need for attention, or fear.So, yay, a book about a ...
The Insomniacs discover that the nighttime is indeed the right time for them. Wonderful Edward Gorey-inspired illustrations.
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