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NIGHT RABBITS
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Written by
Lee Posey
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Illustrated by
Michael G. Montgomery
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-164-7
Total Pages: 32
Size: 10 x 8
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Paperback: $7.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-397-9
Total Pages: 32
Size: 10-3/8 x 8-7/8
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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Lee Posey works as an education policy consultant. She is a graduate of
Davidson College and Georgia State University. She lives in Virginia.
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Michael G. Montgomery has illustrated numerous children's books. He attended Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia. Montgomery lives in Georgia.You can visit Michael G. Montgomery's website at: www.michaelgmontgomery.com
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A young girl arrives at a creative solution for peaceful coexistence with the creatures that enchant her but frustrate her father.
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Level: 3.3
AR Quiz#: 50088
AR Reading Level: 3.3
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THIS TOUCHING, EVOCATIVE STORY of a young girl's special relationship with gentle nightttime creatures will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.
Young Elizabeth treasures the rabbits who dance on the lawn in front of her family's summer cabin. On hot, sleepless nights, she goes out to the hammock on the porch and watches a magical nocturnal scene: gentle rabbits frolicking in the grass to a chorus of night sounds.
But the rabbits are eating the grass that her father has cared for all summer, and Elizabeth must come up with a solution that both protects the rabbits and helps her father care for the lawn. Illustrator Michael Montgomery's stunning paintings beautifully reflect the elegant magic and mystery of Posey's story.
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Reviews
"Just as adults need engaging summer reading, children should have some as well. Night Rabbits tells its simple story with just a hint of suspense to keep the pages turning.... [Posey] tells the tale with a hint of laid-back regionalism in her refreshingly unhurried storytelling--as well as with a sensitive feel for nature.... Montgomery's detailed, dynamic paintings nicely complement the text, and capture the sense of place so well you'd swear you could hear the crickets chirping yourself." The New York Times Book Review "There's a twist to this gentle tale: A child teaches her parent about the wonders of nature." Sesame Street Parents "Posey sets a contemplative mood. . . . [her] languid pace feels like an expression of her tranquil setting, and she depicts both the bond between father and daughter and Elizabeth's resourceful solution realistically. She also displays a knack for description.... Montgomery's expansive paintings favor the subdued but auspicious lighting of early summer evenings, when time feels distended. . . . he sustains the story's unhurried, summertime mood." Publishers Weekly "Elizabeth discovers that conflicts with parents can often be resolved more easily than one might think.... This [is a] gentle problem-solving story...." School Library Journal "…understated, lyrical text…handsome realistic paintings…a story of loving connection between child, parent, and the natural world." Booklist
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Awards
* 1999 Parents Choice Silver Award
* 2000 KIND Children's Book Award from the National Association for Humane Education
* 2001 CBC Combined Book Exhibit: Children's Books Mean Business
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