Night of the Gargoyles

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As the illustrations reveal the goofy antics of gargoyles at nighttime, the text is written in such a whimsical manner that it all contrasts beautifully with the black and white illustrations.

The collaborators who brought us The Mother's Day Mice and Scary, Scary Halloween are in excellent form in this fun, frothy celebration. You are led through an overnight adventure of what gargoyles do once the day turns into night and all of the mischief they get into. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I was drawn to this book because I hadn't heard of it and because it seemed a drastic change of topic for the author I knew, with heart tugging texts such as Fly Away Home and The Wednesday Surprise. After her mother dies, 15-year-old Catherine is determined to join her father, a pirate captain, on the high seas.Four sneakered feet, two large and two small, tiptoe through a house chock-full of otherworldly creatures--a vampire, ghosts and a mummy, among others--in Bunting's second Halloween excursion.

A boy lies to secure work for his grandfather, newly arrived from Mexico; Himler's ""expressive, gestural watercolors. Although I enjoyed the illustrations and thought they fitted the story well, they potentially would not aid children in staying engaged with the text as they read. The beautifully evocative text from Bunting, describing the antics of the gargoyles at night, is perfectly matched by the dark-toned but gorgeous pastel artwork of Wiesner in Night of the Gargoyles.Mama Elephant advises Little Elephant to "tweak twice," by pulling on her tail, if she has any questions while they go for a walk. The gargoyles in this haunting tale are mischievous as they “creep on stubs of feet…land in sleeping trees…and swoop to where a fountain splashes. Other new Carry-Along titles include The Wall, Eve Bunting's story about a father-and-son visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, illus. When Jake wakes up at midnight, strange shapes loom large and frightening sounds are everywhere, but the reassuring appearance of his parents sets everything right. In a starred review of this 1995 Caldecott winner, PW praised the ""thought-provoking"" and ""thoroughly believable"" text, about urban violence, and the ""dazzling"" mixed-media collages.

The impish creatures that I knew as a child (I KNEW) would come to life at night---then I forgot the title. They are a little comical and they just want to clean off the bird poop of the day and relax, have some fun and socialize. Furthermore, I as an adult get a kick out of reading the book, the text of which is not necessary so simple that only young children will appreciate it; both kids and adults will enjoy it, in my opinion.

Fünf Sterne für ein wirklich bemerkenswert schönes Buch, welches nicht nur Kindern Freude bereitet, sondern auch erwachsenen Lesern wunderbare Zeit beim Lesen und Betrachten schenken kann. Enjoyed this collaboration of two well-known authors as they step out on a limb and create a unique and eery story.

In Ireland, “There used to be Shanachies… the shanachie was a storyteller who went from house to house telling his tales of ghosts and fairies, of old Irish heroes and battles still to be won. Each page is a work of art unto itself, with blacks, whites, and grays that add immeasurably to this gothic little poem about mischievous gargoyle statues that come alive at night to frolic and play jokes on human beings. Even though junior high school is no picnic, and his widowed mother seems to be getting awfully chummy with their tenant, Nick, Michael is pretty happy. As it is quite dark and brooding in places it is only suitable for use with KS2 pupils, but it is packed full of imagery and figurative language that can be played with. I don't think I'd read this as a bedtime story either (the illustrations might be a little scary for some young readers).Doch auf diesen Seiten wird ein lebendiger, vielfältiger Eindruck vermittelt, der es vermag, zu faszinieren. Nostalgia and timeliness merge seamlessly in this uncommonly evocative picture book,"" said PW in a starred review.