Eve Rice

Genre: Fantasy
Age: Primary
Review:
This book takes place at night with everyone saying goodnight. There are a few pages where a kitten asks for someone to play with it. The mother comes on the last page and tells the kitten goodnight.
This book is fantasy because there is a talking cat in the book. there are only three places in the book where the cat talks like a human, the rest of the goodnights are mad by actual humans. But one of the facts of a fantasy book is that as long as it meets one category it is a fantasy book. In the case of this book, it meets the talking animal category.
Use:
1) Talk to kids about what is appropriate to say at certain times of the day, such as good morning/afternoon/night.
2) Who do the kids say goodnight too? Do they say it to their pets?
Illustration: Combo of lithographic, crayon, black pencil, pen and ink, yellow prepared on acetate… (mere)

City dawning is a cute little rhythmic book about some night time fun. The book has no specific characters, so one must look at the illustrations to understand the story. The book talks about the night sky going down and how the stars sparkle in the sky. In the illustrations we see one family, two parents and a daughter leaving their house to go out. The family goes to a fair and the illustrations show many families, fair rides, and shows. People are laughing, eating, and enjoying their time. At the end of the story it talks about how it is time to go to bed to allow the sun to come back again. Based on the illustrations one could tell the time period and where the story takes place. I thought this was a cute book, short, and sweet. I really enjoyed the rhythmic tune it had going. There was a lot of alliteration with the words which I thought added to its uniqueness. Overall I think it’s a very cute book that kids would enjoy.… (mere)