Review by Booklist Review
This re-illustrated version brings a freshness to the poem first published in 1962. Celebrating the darkness with the repeated refrain of night's nice, the rhythm is sometimes off, but the message that night is nice for wishing on a star, for watching fireworks, for a spooky Halloween is a familiar one for young children. The particularly sturdy cover sports a yellow-eyed cat gazing up at a cutout of the moon, the yellow showing through from the endpaper. Young readers will enjoy searching for the cat that appears in every illustration but one. Deep-hued purples and blues set the evening scene with a luminous warmth that surrounds the night with a comforting feeling.--Austin, Patricia Copyright 2008 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-An inviting exploration of the wonders of nighttime, originally published in 1962. Text and images bring out the positive: night is a time to make wishes on stars, find the Big Dipper, and enjoy a bright moon. Darkness, the author and artist remind readers, also plays a part in holidays from fireworks on the 4th of July, to "spooky Halloween make-believe," to caroling at Christmas time. The book closes on a quiet note as animals, birds, and fish go to sleep, and a youngster, with Teddy Bear close by, tucks into bed. Thin, sketchlike black line drawings, awash in sumptuous jewel-toned colors, work in tandem with this soothing tale sure to diminish night frights for youngsters concerned about the dark.-Barbara Elleman, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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