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Children and Families at Night in Picture Books (page 2)

Cover art for AT NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 7, 2007
Kirkus Star AT NIGHT
by Jonathan Bean, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
"Quietly lovely. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Small in both size and concept, this sweet, gentle story is perfectly constructed and balanced. Read full book review >
Cover art for IT IS THE WIND
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2005
Kirkus Star IT IS THE WIND
by Ferida Wolff, illustrated by James E. Ransome
"A visual and onomatopoetic triumph. (Picture book. 2-6)"
Prose and pictures perfectly echo the sounds and sights of a summer night in the country. Read full book review >
Cover art for UNDER THE QUILT OF NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2002
Kirkus Star UNDER THE QUILT OF NIGHT
by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by James E. Ransome
"An excellent introduction to the topic for a younger audience. (Picture book. 5-10)"
Hopkinson and Ransome team up once again with a stunning tale about one family's trip on the Underground Railroad. Read full book review >
Cover art for UNDER THE QUILT OF NIGHT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2002
Kirkus Star UNDER THE QUILT OF NIGHT
by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by James E. Ransome
"An excellent introduction to the topic for a younger audience. (Picture book. 5-10)"
Hopkinson and Ransome team up once again with a stunning tale about one family's trip on the Underground Railroad. Read full book review >
Cover art for STARS IN THE DARKNESS
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2001
STARS IN THE DARKNESS
by Barbara Joosse, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
"An annotated list of resources on gang prevention is included. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Joosse (A Houseful of Christmas, 2001, etc.) tells the story of a boy's sadness over his older brother's growing gang involvement and of his idea to speak out against it. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE NIGHT WORKER
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 28, 2000
THE NIGHT WORKER
by Kate Banks, illustrated by Georg Hallensleben
"The pictured warmth of the father-son relationship combines with restrained yet poetic text to make this "take your son to work night" a special one indeed. (Picture book. 2-6)"
The team behind And If the Moon Could Talk (1998) relates what happens one night when Alex achieves his wish to go to work with Papa, a nighttime engineer on a construction site. Read full book review >