Taiko on a Windy Night - Hardcover

Derby, Sally

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080506401X ISBN 13: 9780805064018

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2001

Synopsis

Join this prowling cat as he explores his neighborhood at night.

"The wind cried adventure,
the moon shone mystery."

"Come back soon," the girl calls as Taiko rushes over the fence and down the sidewalk. His eyes shine with excitement. His ears twitch with anticipation. New smells. New experiences. He hears the girl calling him to come back. Not yet. It's too soon. He ambles along after an old raccoon, when suddenly he's stopped by a growling dog.

Again, the girl steps out into the windy night and calls for Taiko. Now, with a mrrow, of welcome he comes out of hiding and into her arms. Inside, Taiko curls up on the sleeping girl's bed and purrs himself to sleep.

Sally Derby's poetic text and Kate Kiesler's luminous illustrations capture both the wild mystery of night and the safety and comfort of home.

About this title

About the Author

Sally Derby is the author of four other picture books. She lives with her husband in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kate Kiesler is the illustrator of a number of well-received books for children. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she worked as an assistant to the noted illustrator Barry Moser before beginning her own career in children's books. Ms. Kiesler now lives in Silverthome, Colorado.

From Booklist

Ages 6-8. "The wind cried adventure. The Moon shone mystery." How could a cat--or anyone--resist that siren call? One late night, little Taiko scampers away from the porch lights into the deceptively quiet darkness: to walk a fence, play with windblown leaves and pieces of paper, visit the beagle next door, hiss at a strange dog, then, finally, sit and wash himself beneath a bush until his young keeper comes to fetch him back inside. The moon riding high overhead gives Kiesler's deserted suburban setting plenty of deep, tantalizing shadows, and Derby's poetic text sets just the right tone for this atmospheric nighttime excursion. John Peters
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Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 080506401X
• ISBN 13: 9780805064018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kiesler Kate