Synopses & Reviews
It's time for a "big bear" bed!
Little Cub is growing up, and it's time for him to have a bed of his own. But what should his new bed look like? And how big should it be? Old Bear and Little Cub are back in a new book that looks at a milestone in a child's life and mixes it with the hilarity that ensues when parents put kids in charge of important decisions.
Praise for Little Cub:
* "Dunrea packs a huge amount of emotion into his limited text and engaging art. A delight for fans of these characters and a lovely next step for children ready to move beyond the 'Gossie and Friends' series."School Library Journal, starred review
* "[A] joy to behold."Publishers Weekly, starred review
Review
"Underwood's simple, understated text. . . combines with Bean's expressive ink-and-watercolors to convey a child's visceral, emotional perspective on a long-distance move."
and#8212;Booklist, starred review
"Underwoodand#8217;s ultra-succinct verse hits all the emotional marks that go along with a big transitionand#8230;Bean, meanwhile, seems to take the topic to heart by moving in a new direction himself. He does wonderful things with light, starting with a gloomy rain scene and ending with soft, welcoming twilight."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly, starred review
"This is a useful depiction of a family's physical move, but the strength is in the emotional journey that's expressed with a raw honesty."
and#8212;Kirkus
"Concisely chosen, two-word phrases accompany the atmospheric illustrations, which aptly portray the youngster's changing emotions and tell the complete story."
and#8212;School Library Journal
"This is a lovely portrayal of a child experiencing change as well as a graceful example of spare storytelling."
and#8212;Bulletin
Synopsis
Celebrate the move from a crib to a big bed!
Chip! Chip! Baby sea turtle grew too big for her shell.
And you grew and grew until you were too big for your mother?s tummy.
A little boy learns that the animals around him? at the beach, at the zoo, and on his family?s small farm?are growing bigger and bigger. He is growing too, and soon he leaves his crib for his very own big bed!
From debut author Rita M. Bergstein comes this encouraging story?paired with gentle, luminous illustrations by Susan Kathleen Hartung?about an important milestone in a child?s life.
Synopsis
From debut author Bergstein comes an encouraging story that celebrates a young boy's move from his crib to his very own bed--an important milestone in a child's life. Full color.
Synopsis
Moving to a new town, new home, and new school is hard. But could the new destination have good surprises of its own? In aand#160;less-than-eighty-word picture book, see how a bad day turns good!
Synopsis
and#8220;Bad truck, bad guy; bad wave, bad bye . . .and#8221; A boy and his family are packing up their old home, and the morning feels scary and sad. But when he arrives at his new home, an evening of good byes awaits: bye to new friends, bye to glowing fireflies, bye to climbing trees. The New York Times bestselling author Deborah Underwood's spare text and the Boston Globeand#8211;Horn Book Award winner Jonathan Bean's lush, layered illustrations perfectly capture the complex emotions of moving day. The child-centric transition from dreary morning to cheerful evening comforts young readers facing big changes of their own.
About the Author
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Susan Kathleen Hartung is the acclaimed illustrator of the award-winning
Dear Juno.
One Dark Night is Susan’s much anticipated second book with Viking. “I was hooked immediately by this wonderfully told story,” she said. “When I was a kid I used to lie in bed at night and count between the flash and boom to see how close a thunderstorm was. I still do sometimes.” When asked about her inspiration for the illustrations, Susan responded, “Whenever there was a late night storm, I would get up and wander about the house without turning on any lights. I would watch the way the lightening played around the room, or I would just stare out the window and watch it flash in the clouds and make the rain drops shimmer.”
In the fall of 1999, after having lived in Brooklyn, New York, for fourteen years, Susan made the move back to her home state of Michigan, where by chance, she moved to the town of Brooklyn. When not in her studio, Susan can be found renovating her 140-year-old farmhouse, or spending time with family and friends in her nearby hometown of Ann Arbor. Susan lives with her two dogs, Bongo and Audie, and her cat, Gomez.