this reflective, dreamy tale with its timeless art is a must for the bedtime shelf.- Kirkus Reviews, starred review A deeper reading could encourage critical thinking by comparing the different pastimes of the neighbors or, ultimately, what it means to be home.Ī web of enchantment draws readers into this affecting story.- Publishers Weekly, starred review This offers a perfect prompt for young children to create extensions of other stories they have read or heard. The book is intriguing in that it contains twice-told stories, once as they are observed and second as the bunny imagines them. Award-winning author and illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi's softly focused black-and-white illustrations with just a touch of neutral color have a dreamlike quality, just right for nodding off to sleep with. “Are the party guests saying goodnight? Is the person on the phone getting ready for bed?” And what of the footsteps that can be heard in the street as the bunny falls asleep? “Will she take the last train home?”This beautiful picture book captures the magical wonder a child feels at being outside in the night. But the bunny continues to wonder about the neighbors' activities.
When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed. “Most of our neighbors are already home.” The bunny can see their lights in the windows, and hear and smell what they might be doing: talking on the phone, pulling a pie out of the oven, having a party, saying goodbye. “My mother carries me through the quiet streets,” the bunny explains. Settle in to sleep with your favorite child in a warm bed with this lulling stroll through the city.A mother rabbit and her young bunny are on their way home in the dark night. All the images are slightly grainy, as if seen through sleep-filled eyes. The peaceful illustrations present beautiful studies in light and dark, with shadows creeping across the page and warm lamplight seeping from windows. The cadence of the simple lines mimics deep, slow breathing.
The Way Home in the Night is a perfect book for bedtime reading. Sinking slowly into sleep, baby concludes that while “some nights are ordinary and other nights are special,” “every night, we all go home to bed.” Baby sees visions of friends saying goodbye after a party, the bookseller’s cozy read on the couch, a cook unwinding in a bath. Even after baby rabbit snuggles into bed, the fantasy continues. A ringing phone causes baby rabbit to wonder, “Who is calling?” The smell of pie prompts baby to envision a quiet feast for two. They pass through pools of street light, cross the illumination of glowing windows, and imagine their neighbors’ nighttime activities. Mother rabbit and baby rabbit are traveling through a night-darkened city on their way home.
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