Bibliographic Citation:
Swanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. 40 p. ISBN 978-0618862443.
Swanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night. Illustrated by Beth Krommes. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. 40 p. ISBN 978-0618862443.
Awards/Selection Lists:
Caldecott Medal, 2009
Booklist Starred Review
School Library Journal Starred Review
Kirkus Reviews Starred Review
Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Format Examined:
Hard cover
Annotation:
Simple text combines with black, white, and gold illustrations that tell the story of a cozy house from sundown to bedtime.
Personal Reaction:
The use of black and white scratchboard art is combined with golden accents to portray a house as night comes. The text is simple and builds upon itself in a circular fashion. From a golden key, the reader enters the house with a child and her parents, and begins the nightly ritual of preparing for bed. The beauty of the night sky outside the house is shown through the illustrations, as well. The moon and the stars provide light inside the house as the child sleeps, and different aspects of life are highlighted in gold to symbolize the different things within the house that provide "light" to life.
Age Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for children 4-7 years of age.
Themes/Issues:
Nighttime, light, home, bedtime, sleeping
Early Literacy Skill Value:
Letter Knowledge:
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.
Narrative Skills:
Children are invited to participate in the narration of this story through simple text that builds upon itself in a circular pattern.
Phonological Awareness:
Phonological awareness is not a direct focus of this book.
Print Awareness:
The text is represented in simple, black font which appears in the white spaces on each page. This simple method draws the eye to the printed text.
Print Motivation:
The beauty of this book invites children to look for details on each page, and encourages children to revisit the book. This is a book that children will enjoy reading together with parents as part of their own bedtime routine.
Vocabulary:
The vocabulary in this book represents bedtime rituals and the beauty of nighttime.
Author/ Illustrator Website:
Author website: http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_s/swanson.html
Illustrator website: http://www.bethkrommes.com/
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.
Narrative Skills:
Children are invited to participate in the narration of this story through simple text that builds upon itself in a circular pattern.
Phonological Awareness:
Phonological awareness is not a direct focus of this book.
Print Awareness:
The text is represented in simple, black font which appears in the white spaces on each page. This simple method draws the eye to the printed text.
Print Motivation:
The beauty of this book invites children to look for details on each page, and encourages children to revisit the book. This is a book that children will enjoy reading together with parents as part of their own bedtime routine.
Vocabulary:
The vocabulary in this book represents bedtime rituals and the beauty of nighttime.
Author/ Illustrator Website:
Author website: http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_s/swanson.html
Illustrator website: http://www.bethkrommes.com/
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