And yes, Ruth Krommme’s illustrations as they appe As an adult (and as someone who has always much appreciated scratchboard type illustrations), I do absolutely love love love Beth Krommes' detailed and brilliantly exquisite black and white images.
For they in my opinion totally and brilliantly make Susan Marie Swanson's The House in the Night into a visual masterpiece, into a true feast for the eyes (and I thus also and absolutely cheer that The House in the Night won the 2009 Caldecott Medal). It is a great nighttime read the kind of story children will ask to read over and over again, each time discovering new and wondrous details.Īs an adult (and as someone who has always much appreciated scratchboard type illustrations), I do absolutely love love love Beth Krommes' detailed and brilliantly exquisite black and white images. I highly recommend this exquisitely drawn storybook. There are so many details in these drawings to captivate a child's attention. The cat by the door, the kitten in the dresser drawer, the lighthouse, the whale in the ocean. I have read countless storybooks to young children, including my own sons, and what I always find is that children notice all the small details in a picture. A book, a bed, a light, a bird, the moon, a song - young children know all these familiar objects. It was designed to comfort and lull a child to sleep with pictures of familiar and calming nighttime things. Basically, it is a bedtime story for young children filled with black and white pictures with a sprinkling of golden coloured objects. This is a Caldecott Medal winning children's book. I have read countless storybooks to young children, including my own sons, and what I always find is that c
The story makes the reader feel like there's nowhere better to be than at one's home where all the lovely dreams and coziness happen on a dark night.more The drawings are beautiful and, for the most part, black and white with hints of yellow. I usually read to my kids for bedtime so, while this book didn't have much to read, it still had substance and loveliness within the pages. When I started getting Caldecott winners I didn't realize they were mostly for children's picture books. The story makes the reader feel "Here is the key to the house. On that bed waits a book." The Caldecott Medal- 2008 When I started getting Caldecott winners I didn't realize they were mostly for children's picture books. That’s a reverse of how it usually is.more He thought it was a bit slow and he gave it 3 stars. My niece found the story was for younger kids, but she read it to the nephew and she gave it 4 stars. I do love how the orange makes certain things like stars or lights pop out of the drawing. It talks about light and being safely snug in our bed. This was very good at creating a mood: magical wonder of a child. It is a beginner book with one phrase that moves the story along out and then back. My niece found the story w The beautiful illustrations in this book are scratchboard and watercolor black and white and orange.
The beautiful illustrations in this book are scratchboard and watercolor black and white and orange.
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