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Vivid collage illustrations complement a soothing bedtime poem that celebrates the beauty of Night, in the form of an animal, as it makes its way around the world, bringing sleep to children everywhere. Jr Lib Guild.
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PreSchool-Grade 2-An original poem using an unnamed animal as a metaphor for night. The friendly, slightly goofy-looking quadruped pictured in the torn-paper collages is large and furry, but certainly not scary. It first eats day, sipping at the Milky Way, and then covers half of the earth with its black silky paws until it slips away at dawn. The verse is unexceptional, but it is pleasant, and children will be able to write similar poems, which should make the book useful in the classroom. The illustrations are simple and colorful, again the kind of art children can replicate. A sweet, additional bedtime story.
Rosanne Cerny, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 3^-6. Whitman's bedtime poem, which uses a furry brown animal as a metaphor for night, paints a magical picture of a secret nighttime world that begins with dusk and ends with dawn. In between, Night quenches its thirst by lapping milk from the Milky Way and nestles itself around sleeping children's dreams, ensuring "their rest is sweet and long and deep." Rich colors flow together in the exquisite paintings to create soft, fuzzy shapes that perfectly complement the gentle rhyming text. Although the book is primarily for younger children, teachers can easily use it to illustrate abstract concepts, such as metaphors and personification, to older youngsters. Lauren Peterson
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0374355215
- ISBN 13 9780374355210
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages1
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