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| author = [[Susan Marie Swanson]]
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| illustrator = [[Beth Krommes]]
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'''''The House in the Night''''' is a [[Children's literature|children's]] [[picture book]] written by [[Susan Marie Swanson]] and illustrated by [[Beth Krommes]]. Published in 2008, the book is a bedtime verse about the light in a house during the night. Krommes won the 2009 [[Caldecott Medal]] for her illustrations.<ref name=ALA>American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.cfm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present]. URL accessed 6 July 2009.</ref>
'''''The House in the Night''''' is a [[Children's literature|children's picture book]] written by [[Susan Marie Swanson]] and illustrated by [[Beth Krommes]]. Published in 2008, the book is a bedtime verse about the light in a house during the night. Krommes won the 2009 [[Caldecott Medal]] for her illustrations.

==Reception==
''The House in the Night'' was well received by critics, including starred reviews from ''[[Booklist]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-15 |title=The House in the Night |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/The-House-in-the-Night-Susan-Marie-Swanson/pid=2358866 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=[[Booklist]] |archive-date=2023-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314053202/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-House-in-the-Night-Susan-Marie-Swanson/pid=2358866 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2008-04-01 |title=The House in the Night |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-marie-swanson/the-house-in-the-night/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |archive-date=2022-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812185317/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susan-marie-swanson/the-house-in-the-night/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2008-05-12 |title=The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780618862443 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref>

''Kirkus Reviews'' called the illustrations "breathtaking", noting that they "embody and enhance the text’s message that light and dark, like comfort and mystery, are not mutually exclusive, but integral parts of each other".<ref name=":0" /> ''Publishers Weekly'' similarly wrote, "Krommes's [...] astonishing illustrations are so closely intertwined with the meticulous text that neither can be isolated without a loss of meaning".<ref name=":2" />

''Language Arts''<nowiki/>'s Marlene Beierle also commented on the illustrations, highlighting how they "convey a sense of tranquility and safety". Considering that the book is "inspired by a traditional nursery rhyme from the 1955 ''Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book''" and "how the world has change and grown since 1955", Beierle "wonder[ed] if today's children will see themselves in this story the same way [...] their parents and grandparents do, or if the fantasy elements and the joy of both the illustrations and the tale will make it one that is destined to be read and reread".<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Beierle |first=Marlene |date=May 2010 |title=The House in the Night |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/62de95419dbfd23d1b3f169cd8629294/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=41436 |journal=Language Arts |volume=87 |issue=5 |page=401 |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
In 2008, ''Booklist'' included ''The House in the Night'' on the [[Booklist Editors' Choice|Editors' Choice]]: Top of the List list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-01-01 |title=Top of the List: 2008 |url=https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=3300551 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=[[Booklist]] |archive-date=2023-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604214651/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=3300551 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The following year, it won the Caldecott Medal for illustration,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Macey |last2=Petersen |first2=Jennifer |date=2009-01-25 |title=Neil Gaiman, Beth Krommes win Newbery, Caldecott Medals |url=https://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2009/january2009/ymanewberycaldecott |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=[[American Library Association]] |language=en |archive-date=2021-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125202404/http://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2009/january2009/ymanewberycaldecott |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Association for Library Service to Children]] included it on their list of Notable Children's Books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The House in the Night {{!}} Notable Children's Books |url=https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/node/2287 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=[[American Library Association]] |archive-date=2022-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126153810/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/node/2287 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:47, 24 May 2024

The House in the Night
AuthorSusan Marie Swanson
IllustratorBeth Krommes
GenreChildren's book
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
Publication date
May 5, 2008
Publication placeUnited States
Pages32
AwardsCaldecott Medal (2009)
ISBN0-618-86244-7
OCLC138339428
[E] 22
LC ClassPZ7.S97255 Hou 2008

The House in the Night is a children's picture book written by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Beth Krommes. Published in 2008, the book is a bedtime verse about the light in a house during the night. Krommes won the 2009 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations.

Reception

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The House in the Night was well received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist,[1] Kirkus Reviews,[2] and Publishers Weekly.[3]

Kirkus Reviews called the illustrations "breathtaking", noting that they "embody and enhance the text’s message that light and dark, like comfort and mystery, are not mutually exclusive, but integral parts of each other".[2] Publishers Weekly similarly wrote, "Krommes's [...] astonishing illustrations are so closely intertwined with the meticulous text that neither can be isolated without a loss of meaning".[3]

Language Arts's Marlene Beierle also commented on the illustrations, highlighting how they "convey a sense of tranquility and safety". Considering that the book is "inspired by a traditional nursery rhyme from the 1955 Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book" and "how the world has change and grown since 1955", Beierle "wonder[ed] if today's children will see themselves in this story the same way [...] their parents and grandparents do, or if the fantasy elements and the joy of both the illustrations and the tale will make it one that is destined to be read and reread".[4]

Awards and honors

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In 2008, Booklist included The House in the Night on the Editors' Choice: Top of the List list.[5]

The following year, it won the Caldecott Medal for illustration,[4][6] and the Association for Library Service to Children included it on their list of Notable Children's Books.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The House in the Night". Booklist. 2008-04-15. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ a b "The House in the Night". Kirkus Reviews. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ a b "The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson". Publishers Weekly. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. ^ a b Beierle, Marlene (May 2010). "The House in the Night". Language Arts. 87 (5): 401 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "Top of the List: 2008". Booklist. 2009-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ^ Morales, Macey; Petersen, Jennifer (2009-01-25). "Neil Gaiman, Beth Krommes win Newbery, Caldecott Medals". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  7. ^ "The House in the Night | Notable Children's Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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