Book #40
Book Image:
Bibliographic
Citation:
The Napping House.
By Audrey Wood. Illuls. Don Wood.
1984. 29p. Harcourt, $16. (9780152567088)
The Napping House.
By Audrey Wood. Illuls. Don Wood.
1984. 29p. Harcourt, $16. (9780152567088)
Age Group:
Preschool - Gr1 (Ages 4 to 6)
Preschool - Gr1 (Ages 4 to 6)
Genre:
Fiction.
Fiction.
Awards:
- New York Times Certificate of excellence - 1984
- Society of Children's Book Writers Award - 1984
- Young Reader Medal - 1987
- Golden Kite Best Picture Illustration Award - 1984
- Booklist Best Books of the Eighties
- ALA Notable Children's Book - 1984
- IRA-CBC Children's Choice
- Booklist Children's Editor's Choice - 1984
- USIA Exhibition to the Soviet Union
- Southern California Council on Literature Significant Contribution in the field of illustration - 1984
- Booklist Starred Review
- California Young Reader's Medal - 1987
- Colorado Children's Book Award - 1986
- The Golden Sower Nebraska Children's Book Award - 1986 & 1987
Topics/Issues:
Sleep, naps, grandmothers, fleas, dogs, cats, mice, children, beds.
Sleep, naps, grandmothers, fleas, dogs, cats, mice, children, beds.
ELS promoted:
Print awareness, print motivation, narrative skills, vocabulary.
Print awareness, print motivation, narrative skills, vocabulary.
Format:
Hardcover.
Hardcover.
Author/Illustrator
sites:
http://www.audreywood.com/
http://www.audreywood.com/
Categorization
Tags:
E Wood
E Wood
Annotation:
An unlikely group of sleepers join grandma for bedtime until a single bite disturbs the peace.
An unlikely group of sleepers join grandma for bedtime until a single bite disturbs the peace.
Reactions/Observations:
Every page brings another sleeper looking to join grandma for some shuteye. A child, a dog, a cat, a mouse, and finally a flea join them for bedtime. The flea can't help but bite the mouse which starts a chain reaction of waking up and breaking the bed.
The best part about this book is how well it teaches the sequence of events. It's a perfect book for practicing narrative skills. As each sleeper joins grandma, the pile of bed buddies grow. This is a fantastic book to use flannel props with to further illustrate the ridiculous but entertaining nature of the events in this story. Young readers will enjoy retelling this story to younger siblings and parents afterward. This story is also good for introducing vocabulary by identifying each of the sleepers as he joins the pile. The Napping House is ideal for preschoolers but I think even toddlers could enjoy this book. Storytime audiences enjoy the tough twister like dialogue and the excitement that accompanies the building of events.
Every page brings another sleeper looking to join grandma for some shuteye. A child, a dog, a cat, a mouse, and finally a flea join them for bedtime. The flea can't help but bite the mouse which starts a chain reaction of waking up and breaking the bed.
The best part about this book is how well it teaches the sequence of events. It's a perfect book for practicing narrative skills. As each sleeper joins grandma, the pile of bed buddies grow. This is a fantastic book to use flannel props with to further illustrate the ridiculous but entertaining nature of the events in this story. Young readers will enjoy retelling this story to younger siblings and parents afterward. This story is also good for introducing vocabulary by identifying each of the sleepers as he joins the pile. The Napping House is ideal for preschoolers but I think even toddlers could enjoy this book. Storytime audiences enjoy the tough twister like dialogue and the excitement that accompanies the building of events.
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