Smoky Night
School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
No. of pages 36
Published: 1994
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-4th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.
There are 36 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 1994 by Cengage Learning EMEA .
Eve Bunting was born in Ireland but has lived in California for many years. Eve Bunting and David Diaz are the creators of Smoky Night, which was awarded the Caldecott Medal. They both live in Southern California.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Black-Eyed Susan Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.
Caldecott Award
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Winner of the Caldecott Medal
An ALA Notable Children's Book
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
A Hungry Mind Review Book of Distinction
A Publishers Weekly Children's Bestseller
A Parents' Choice Award Winner
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
"Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged event without pretense or preaching." --The Bulletin
"Monumental." --The New York Times Book Review
"Visually exciting." --Publishers Weekly
"A memorable, thought-provoking book." --The Horn Book
"Outstandingly handsome . . . an excellent vehicle for discussion." --Kirkus Reviews
"[A] powerful story." --School Library Journal
"A remarkable book." --The Hungry Mind Review
"Bunting takes a serious subject . . . and makes it understandable for children." --Instructor