Synopsis

This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book gets children ready for bed with rhythmic text and glowing illustrations that explore the warmth and light that makes us feel at home.

"Here is the key to the house."

Inside the house are nighttime things both comforting and intriguing--a bed, many books--and outside, too, there are sources of light and joy--the moon, the sky--that reveal a reassuring order in the universe. This timeless bedtime tale takes readers through the house in the night, up into the sky, and back home again, all the while reminding us of the presence of love and wonder in our world.

Susan Marie Swanson's spare verse and Beth Kromme's astonishing illustrations intertwine to create a comforting, magical story to revisit again and again.

Author: Susan Marie Swanson
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 10.24h x 7.95w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780618862443
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Approved

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2008 pg. 123
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2008 pg. 372
Booklist 04/15/2008 pg. 46
Publishers Weekly 05/12/2008 pg. 53
New York Times Book Review 02/15/2009 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 287 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/03/2008 pg. 33
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2008 pg. 20
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2009 pg. 16
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2009 pg. 21
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 287 - Recommended, Satisfactory