Here Comes the Night

By Anne Rockwell

Book Overview

Getting ready for bedtime, step by step It' s bedtime for one little boy, and time to say good night. Even the next-door cat and Buster the dog are ready for sleep. Told from the point of view of a mother easing her child through the steps of bedtime, this comforting story is both timeless and universal. Anne Rockwell' s lyrical prose and colorful pictures make this a perfect book for sharing at night, over and over again. Anne Rockwell is a pioneer in the field of preschool books. She has written and illustrated more than one hundred books for young readers during a career that spans four decades.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805076638
• ISBN13: 9780805076639
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.2" x 0.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Very Soothing Book

I have to say that I really enjoyed reading this timeless book about a mother who explains night to her child as she puts him to bed in the book, Hear Comes the Night. The book starts off with the young boy brushing his teeth with his pet dog nearby. The story then moves to the child sitting on his mother's lap as she reads him a bedtime story. After they are finished reading the young boy and his mother begins looking outside of the bedroom window to say goodnight and to listen to the sounds of the night while watching the beautiful colors that nighttime brings. What colors are outside during the night hours? What sounds can you hear? All of these answers are found in the beautiful colors of the pictures provided in this beautiful book. The strokes are so bold in the pictures and the colors are very soft and gentle. It looks as if the pictures were taken directly off the wall in an art museum! The book is definitely soothing to a child's ear if read in a gentle tone. A child can follow along easily and participate by taking part in the sound effects of the book. I would definitely recommend this book to any parent with a young child. Anne Rockwell did a fine job in creating a beautiful story for young children to follow and enjoy!