The House in the
Night by Susan Marie Swanson is a children's picture book that is
very quick to read with big bold pictures. The text is modeled after
nursery rhymes like “This is the house that Jack built” and
especially inspired by the author's favorite: “This is the key of
the kingdom”.
The story goes from
small to large and back again. It has a good tempo and very easy to
enjoy illustrations by Beth Krommes. The only color is yellow
watercolor and black and white resulting from scratchboard work. The
illustrations are bold and lovely. My children, especially the
youngest, are able to pay attention to the whole story and enjoy the
pictures.
This book is a
Caldecott Medal winner.
We like The House
in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson. Have you read it? What do
you think of it?
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