The Napping House (Frank Schaffer Literature Notes, FS-2705) - Softcover

Audrey Wood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0867342048 ISBN 13: 9780867342048

Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications, 2000

Synopsis

A gift-worthy hardcover edition of the classic cumulative tale that's perfect for bedtime, naptime... anytime!

In the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse. All is at peace until the appearance of an unexpected visitor and before you know it, no one is sleeping!

Cumulative rhymes are reassuring – they soothe and amuse and stay with us throughout our lives. This gently story about "a napping house" will do all those things. It's a simple tale – just a cozy bed, with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing – but wait! There's a surprise, a delightful surprise, in store, and the youngest listeners will want to hear it again and again.

Superb full-color illustrations bring the quiet moments and small scenes to life with variety and grace. They supplement the tale, filling in charming details that go beyond the story and reflect a change in weather as well as in mood. Furry pets you yearn to stroke, floppy pillows, wet raindrops, and big, sleepy yawns, all convey the essence of rhymes and make them memorable.

This classic story by Audrey Wood and illustrated by Caldecott-honoree Don Wood is a must-have for the family library. Together author and illustrator have created a classic treasure for children and their children's children.

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Review

There is a house,
a napping house,
where everyone is sleeping.

"Everyone," in this case is a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse... and a wakeful flea! Uh-oh. Looks like the napping house won't be napping for long. With their very own brand of humor, Audrey Wood and Don Wood create an appealing bedtime book compatible with Margaret Wise Brown's classic Goodnight Moon. This small, square board book, with its rhythmic, repetitive text and witty pictures in shades of ever-brightening blues and greens (as the night turns to day), is sure to be a winner with preschool insomniacs. The sleepy household congregates on Granny's bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies in shifting positions. Young readers will enjoy tracking the critters as they make their way, one by one, to the bed--and then guessing what will happen when the wakeful flea joins the heap. Be sure to look for this author-illustrator team's other hilarious collaborative efforts, including Piggies and Silly Sally. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author

Audrey Wood is the author of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling classic The Napping House, its companion The Full Moon at the Napping House, Caldecott Honor Book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, Heckedy Peg, Piggies, and Piggy Pie Po, all of which were illustrated by her husband, Don Wood. The Woods divide their time between California and Hawaii.  

Don Wood is the illustrator of many beloved books for children, including the bestselling classic The Napping House, its companion The Full Moon at the Napping House, Caldecott Honor Book King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, Heckedy Peg, Piggies, and Piggy Pie Po, all of which were written by his wife, Audrey Wood. The Woods divide their time between California and Hawaii.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frank Schaffer Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0867342048
• ISBN 13: 9780867342048
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Don Wood
• Number of pages: 8