The House in the Night
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2009 Caldecott Medal Winner A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this Caldecott Medal-winning bedtime book for young children. Naming nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers—a key, a bed, the moon—this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.
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Susan Marie Swanson is an award-winning poet and the author of several children’s books. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Beth Krommes received the Caldecott Medal in 2009 for “The House in the Night” by Susan Marie Swanson. She has illustrated a number of other highly acclaimed picture books, including “Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature” by Joyce Sidman. Beth lives with her family in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where she listened to recordings of rain while she worked on this book.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780547577692
- Publication Date
- October 4, 2011
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Original Publication Date
- May 5, 2008
- Page Count
- 36
- Audience
- Board
- Reading Age
- 2 - 4 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2011534108
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~170L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~F
- ATOS® Book Level
- 1.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 166519
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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