2/17/2009
House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, illustraed by Beth Krommes
This Caldecott winning title will have high appeal for pre-K and K-1 children. Black and white scratchboard illustrations are lighted with items in gold. A rhythmic, repetitive text helps make the dark seem friendly rather than threatening but also somewhat mystical. In each picture there are many small details to attract a child's attention. Especially charming are the cats.
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ReplyDeleteI had not seen this winner until our meeting. It is obvious why it was a caldecott. Really striking and different in both illustration style and text, as it builds and repeats.
Of course the cats are adorable!
I especially liked the link to nursery rhymes, which seem to be going the way of the way of the dinosaur yet are very useful in language development.
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