A Sleepless Night
Published on 14. November 2024
Book
Hardback
40 pages
979-8-89338-905-0 (ISBN)
Description
2024 Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book
2025 USBBY Outstanding International Books
Little Elisa can't stop crying and no one knows why. After a sleepless night, it takes a grandmother's touch-and an explosive fart-to bring much-needed relief.
One night, little Elisa begins to cry. At first her crying resembles a cat's meow. But it soon grows so loud that the flowers wilt and the birds fly out the window. We move her bed so she can see the moon, we wrap her up warm, cool her down, and tie a red ribbon to her wrist. But nothing works. We all wonder: Why is she crying?
After a long sleepless night, it takes a grandmother's touch to finally find out. Elisa lets out a fart that sounds like a plane taking off in the middle of the living room, nine blenders whirring at full power, twenty-seven moaning hair dryers . . . An irreverent story about the wind that passes through us all, A Sleepless Night shows that seemingly complicated problems can have simpler solutions than we think.
2025 USBBY Outstanding International Books
Little Elisa can't stop crying and no one knows why. After a sleepless night, it takes a grandmother's touch-and an explosive fart-to bring much-needed relief.
One night, little Elisa begins to cry. At first her crying resembles a cat's meow. But it soon grows so loud that the flowers wilt and the birds fly out the window. We move her bed so she can see the moon, we wrap her up warm, cool her down, and tie a red ribbon to her wrist. But nothing works. We all wonder: Why is she crying?
After a long sleepless night, it takes a grandmother's touch to finally find out. Elisa lets out a fart that sounds like a plane taking off in the middle of the living room, nine blenders whirring at full power, twenty-seven moaning hair dryers . . . An irreverent story about the wind that passes through us all, A Sleepless Night shows that seemingly complicated problems can have simpler solutions than we think.
Reviews / Votes
"Uproarious...This catalog of chaos highlights infants' unexpected power to dominate everything around them-even the lives of strangers-and does so with good humor and respect for the wisdom of elders."-Publishers Weekly"Both story and art reflect a passion for extremes, each equally ridiculous in their own ways... Come for the sobbing baby. Stay for the psychedelic cacophony of accompanying chaos."-Kirkus Reviews"In this violent and absurdist Argentian import, young Elisa cries so loudly that her narrator sibling sounds like 'like a fire truck instead of a baby,' . . . the rich, humorous text is full of similes, and the illustrations appear to be rendered with markers, offering a layered and textured style. Blue nighttime hues contrast with brighter colors, centering action while exaggerated forms deepen the fantastical elements. Dazzling and dreamy."-Horn Book, starred review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-89338-905-0 (9798893389050)
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Micaela Chirif is an award-winning Peruvian author of children's books and poetry. She has a degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, as well as a Master's Degree in Books and Children's Literature from The Autonomous University of Barcelona. Among other awards, her picture books have won the A la Orilla del Viento picture book competition from the Spanish-language publishing house Fondo de Cultura Economica and three of her picture books were White Ravens selections. Micaela's books have been translated into Korean, Japanese, English, Portuguese, and French.Joaquin Camp was born in Buenos Aires in 1987 and now lives in Madrid. He studied graphic design at Buenos Aires University, where he also taught illustration. As an illustrator, he has worked with publishing houses in Argentina, Spain, Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. His work was selected for Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition in 2019, and he won the International Illustrated Picture Book Contest for his book Anibal, the Ghost Dog in 2020.
Jordan Landsman was born in New York City. After graduating from Binghamton University, he spent several years living in Buenos Aires, where he co-created the BA Comedy Lab and taught literary workshops at Walrus Books.
Jordan Landsman was born in New York City. After graduating from Binghamton University, he spent several years living in Buenos Aires, where he co-created the BA Comedy Lab and taught literary workshops at Walrus Books.