 Ghosts in the House!
Kazuno Kohara Halloween’s just around the corner--celebrate with a girl and a cat who move into a house that’s haunted. Donning their witch and black-cat costumes, they catch the elusive ghosts, put them through the washer, and hang them out to dry. Kids will be delighted to watch the ingenious witch employ the ghosts as window curtains, a lovely tablecloth for a tea party, and cozy coverlets for the beds. Adults will appreciate Kohara’s black linocut prints on deep tangerine pages, with the fluid ghosts cut from contrasting white tissue. Stars and a crescent moon adorn the final endpapers, guarding the peacefully sleeping little witch, the cat, and the smiling ghosts. (This lively and beautifully designed book was honored as one of the New York Times’ Ten Best Illustrated Books for 2008.) 2008; Ages 3 to 6 Check it out from your library: Library Catalog Recommended by: Barbara Talcroft Barbara Talcroft reviews children’s books professionally for childrenslit.com and for Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database. She has a Master’s degree in International Children’s Literature. She also has many years’ experience as a teacher. Barbara is one of the founders of LANTERN and its past chairperson.
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 The Midnight Library
Kazuno Kohara Japanese artist Kohara’s Midnight Library is open all night. A little pigtailed librarian and her owl assistants can always find the perfect book for any nocturnal visitor. One night, peace is shattered by a squirrel rock band looking for a place to practice; the librarian leads them to the activities room--a perfect solution! But could it be raining inside the library? No, it’s a weeping wolf with a sad book, settled in the storytelling corner, where the librarian reads with her to the happy ending. Even a slow-reading tortoise gets a library card and takes his huge book home. All this happens on pages of deep midnight blue and gorgeous goldenrod, printed in black with Kohara’s curving linocuts suggesting both Gothic and Art Deco (sure to fascinate adults). As dawn breaks, librarian and owls settle in for a cozy bedtime story, reassuring the youngest visitors that a library is a place for everyone! 2014; Ages 3 to 7 Check it out from your library: Library Catalog Recommended by: Barbara Talcroft Barbara Talcroft reviews children’s books professionally for childrenslit.com and for Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database. She has a Master’s degree in International Children’s Literature. She also has many years’ experience as a teacher. Barbara is one of the founders of LANTERN and its past chairperson. |
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