The child tosses the ball, the dog scratches, the mouse climbs down the pitcher handle, the cat fixates on something on the window, and Granny, in bed, looks sleep-deprived. The mouse hides at the top of a mirror over a wash basin bowl and pitcher set. The dog, under the bed, cocks one eye and observes the boy retrieving a ball from under a chair. The next full-bleed spread offers a close-up of the interior of Granny's bedroom, with Granny and the cat at the window as seen from behind, as the moon begins to rise.

In the first full view of the full-moon house, bathed in moonlight, Granny stands at her bedroom window with the cat beside her.

Where the original story opened on a rainy day and took youngsters inside 'a napping house,/ where everyone is sleeping,' this new episode features a clear night sky and 'a full-moon house,/ where everyone is restless.' Parents, teachers and children will thrill to the reprise of the House-that-Jack-Built structure and pore over the ways in which it mirrors the characters and events in the original book. This is a free author event / book signing.More than 30 years after the publication of their now classic The Napping House, the husband-and-wife team of Audrey and Don Wood deliver a companion cumulative picture book that will vie for top spot at story hours and bedtime alike. They live together in Santa Barbara, California.

These include a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, was a Booklist Editors’ Choice, and an ALA Notable Children’s Book in addition to outstanding praise, including a starred Booklist review. The Napping House has not only entertained readers for generations, it also received multiple awards and accolades. With a perfectly patterned text and stunning paintings, Audrey and Don Wood reveal once again why they are picture book creators of the highest order.Īudrey Wood is the author of more than thirty beloved books for children, including the bestselling The Napping House, Caldecott Honor book King Bidgood’s Bathtub, Piggies, Heckedy Pig, and Piggy Pie Po.ĭon Wood has illustrated them all. After 30 years (and over 2.1 million copies sold) comes the perfectly crafted companion to the beloved classic The Napping House, by the original creators, Audrey Wood and Don Wood.

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