The Waiting Place

by Marc Sutherland

Book Overview

Told in verse and charcoal illustrations, this is the story of a little boy who just can't sleep. He imagines the places he might explore, and all the things he'd like to do: march in the Queen's parade, sail with Vikings, visit the Yeti in the mountains, or travel beneath the sea.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810939940
• ISBN13: 9780810939943
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 3

Customer Reviews

beautifully illustrated- not scary

A hit with my 3-year-old son. The illustrations are not scary. I believe "Where The Wild Things Are" has more frightening creatures than this book. It's a quick read so if you're looking for a shorter book to add to the bedtime reading, this is the one. It's a gorgeous book, perfectly suitable for gift giving, and at this price you just can't beat it. We give it an A+.

A Unique & Beautiful Gift for all ages

This book is wonderful, for both young & old. I have 2 small children, a 2 & a 4 year old boy & they absolutely love this book. They are mesmerized by the pictures & delight anew each time with the detail. Another reader mentioned that the pictures may be too much for a little one but my youngest, who is 2, is in awe of the pictures & their realism is such an exciting contrast for him (when compared to the more cartoon like that is typical) & I believe that they engage his mind & invoke more curiousity.Furthermore, I have already bought 30+ as gifts - it makes such a perfect gift as the book itself has an almost old world elegance to it that I have never seen the likes of before. Every friend & relative that I have given it to has been delighted & asked me where to purchase it because they know a friend who loves unique books or they have a friend with children. The person who most appreciated the gift was my cousin who has been in the hospital for months. The hopeful message of "The Waiting Place" seemed so appropriate for him - we cried as we read it together & he has it displayed by his bedside. I recommend this book quite highly.

a book that will become a classic

a must read for any enthusiast of childrens books. intelligent reading for any child or adult. the quality of illustration, the tenderness of story, provide sutherland the ability to give his readers what they desire most in a book- quality. destined to become a true classic- even if it is a children's book!

detailed, wonderful book

This is a great book. The detailed black and white pictures are wonderful. Recently when reading it to a 3 and 4yr. old I was amazed at their reaction. Being black and white, I assumed the kids would be bored, but the combination of the prose in each line and the imaginative pictures held the children's interest through not one, but two times reading. The children found it amazing that a wolf was in a bedroom, and a pumpkin was bigger than the ceiling. This is a book for all ages and is soon to be a best seller.

Excellent children's book with fine drawings filled with ima

This hardcover book ,The Waiting Place,by Marc Sutherland is wonderfully illustrated and full of a child's imagination. The story is set in a child's bedroom in which the child sees many marvelous things. The child takes a trip in a submarine,sails with Vikings,dances with the Man in the Moon and plays chess with Grandmother Gryphon while waiting for sleep to come. The charcoal drawings are so full of detail and bring the imagined characters like the soldiers of the Queen on the front cover amazingly to life. Every drawing has so many fantastic figures and imagery that a new aspect of it will be seen by the child each time the story is read. Because this story takes place in the child's room and the child can identify with trying to go to sleep, its a perfect book for all.