Children's Fiction Bedtime & Dreams
The Quiet Book
Illustrated by Renata Liwska
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2010
- Category
- Bedtime & Dreams
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to k
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780544809048
- Publish Date
- Sep 2016
- List Price
- $9.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780547215679
- Publish Date
- Apr 2010
- List Price
- $18.95
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Description
All quiet is not created equal. In this irresistibly charming picture book, many different quiet moments are captured, from the anticipation-heavy “Top of the roller coaster quiet” to the shocked-into-silence “First look at your new hairstyle quiet.” The impossibly sweet bears, rabbits, fish, birds, and iguanas are all rendered in soft pencils and colored digitally, and, as in all of the best picture books, the illustrations propel the story far beyond the words. A sure-to-be-a-classic bedtime favorite. Awards: 2011 ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010–2011, New York Times bestseller, 2011 CCBC Choices, 2011 NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book, 2010 New York Times Notable Book, 2010 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, 2010 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
About the authors
Deborah Underwood has written many books for children. She lives in San Francisco. www.DeborahUnderwoodBooks.com.
Deborah Underwood's profile page
Renata Liwska grew up in Warsaw, Poland, and now lives in Calgary, Canada. She is the illustrator of The Quiet Book and The Loud Book!, both written by Deborah Underwood and both New York Times bestsellers, and Places To Be, written by Mac Barnett. For The Quiet Book, Renata Liwska was awarded the 2010 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal and was named a 2010 Governor General’s Award finalist. You can visit her online at www.renataliwska.com.
Editorial Reviews
"A delightful and enchanting choice for storytime or sharing one-on-one."—School Library Journal, starred review
"The most moving scenes leave space for imagining.'Best friends don't need to talk,' for example, is illustrated with a blissful scene of togetherness that children will relate to their own lives."—Booklist
"This treasure of a book—which is appropriately gentle in both its understated text and artwork—catalogues many sorts of quiet that readers will recognize instantly."—Publishers Weekly
"This gallery of quietude works for bedtime or calming down while also acknowledging that some quiet moods are less than happy...The final sequence—a nighttime car ride in the snow, peaceful steps to bedtime—makes a comforting end. Soothing and layered."—Kirkus Reviews
"Sweet and hypnotizing, but not too simple, Renata Liwska's illustrations give The Quiet Book a sense of magic." —The Huffington Post
Librarian Reviews
The Quiet Book
Young children will enjoy exploring all the different kinds of quiet in this gentle picture book. Quiet moments arise at many times throughout a day and might occur first thing in the morning, while you’re waiting for a ride home from school or when you’re tucking your teddy in at night. A finalist for the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. Fall, 2012.
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