
Night Cars
Teddy Jam(Author)
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 14. December 2006
Book
Board book
32 pages
978-0-88899-748-7 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award
It is late at night in the city. From his father's shoulder, a sleepless baby watches the snow drift down from the sky onto the busy street below. What are all those noises? What are all those lights? His tired but patient father explains everything, from the bustle of taxis swishing through the slush to the grinding and slamming of the early-morning garbage trucks.
Teddy Jam's lyrical prose and Eric Beddows's detailed illustrations cast Night Cars in that magical light between sleep and waking. This classic baby book, now available in a board book format, is a perennial favorite.
It is late at night in the city. From his father's shoulder, a sleepless baby watches the snow drift down from the sky onto the busy street below. What are all those noises? What are all those lights? His tired but patient father explains everything, from the bustle of taxis swishing through the slush to the grinding and slamming of the early-morning garbage trucks.
Teddy Jam's lyrical prose and Eric Beddows's detailed illustrations cast Night Cars in that magical light between sleep and waking. This classic baby book, now available in a board book format, is a perennial favorite.
Reviews / Votes
"Night Cars goes right to the heart of little children...Bliss, but not treacle." - Globe and Mail "The Canadian Goodnight Moon." - CBC Radio Children's Panel "This one has classic written all over it." - Canadian Press "Wonderful double page spread illustrations showing the baby in the foreground and the street in the background have a definite vintage feel. A minimal text with simple rhymes sweeps the reader from page to page with a soft rhythm which is soothing and which would be perfect for bedtime reading." - Through the Looking Glass Children's Book ReviewMore details
Edition
Board Book edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Up to Preschool, Interest Age: From 0 to 3 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88899-748-7 (9780888997487)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Teddy Jam (Matt Cohen) was the pseudonymous author of many wonderful children's books. He was also a novelist and won the Governor General's Award for his last novel, Elizabeth and After. Eric Beddows is a an award-winning illustrator. He lives in Stratford, Ontario.