Exciting new style for Boston Globe/Horn Book award-winning illustrator Fred Koehler; his hand-drawn art is reminiscent of a combination of Chris Van Allsburg and M.C. Escher. A marvelous read-aloud and nighttime adventure that is a satisfying, imaginative bedtime story. Teachers and librarians will love the ending, which celebrates books and children's love for books. Classic tales inspire the kids in the book: imagery is drawn from Egyptian myths, The Jungle Book, Treasure Island, and 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. Diverse cast of characters: the oldest boy, who wields the flashlight and acts as the storyteller, is African American, while his siblings/friends are white. Ideal for developing these CCSS literacy skills in young readers: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. Identify who is telling a story at various points in a text. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, settings, or events.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Boyds Mills Press .

Fred Koehler won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award for his illustrations for One Day, the End. He is the author-illustrator of How to Cheer Up Dad, which received three starred reviews, and he is the illustrator of This Book Is Not about Dragons; Puppy, Puppy, Puppy; and Flashlight Night. Matt Forrest Esenwine's poetry has been published in Highlights (R) as well as in anthologies selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Carol-Ann Hoyte, and J. Patrick Lewis. He lives with his family in Warner, New Hampshire. Visit mattforrest. com Fred Koehler won a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award for his illustrations for One Day, The End. He is the author-illustrator of How To Cheer Up Dad, which received three starred reviews, and he is the illustrator of This Book Is Not About Dragons and Puppy, Puppy, Puppy. He lives with his children in Lakeland, Florida. Visit freddiek. com