by Karina Wolf, Brothers Hilts
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.
"The Insomniacs" by Karina Wolf and illustrated by The Brothers Hilts is a lovely picture book about a family who just couldn't go to sleep. In the beginning, they were like a normal family and slept at night.But when Mrs. Insomniac gets a new job twelve time zones away, things change. The whole fam...
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