The Quiet Book

Deborah Underwood

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There are many kinds of quiet:

Quiet can be delicate.

Quiet can be thundering!

Quiet can be sweet,

and cozy,

and can most definitely help you fall asleep.

With kid-centric descriptions and irresistible artwork, this gentle bedtime story explores all the different quiets that can fill a child's days from morning to night.

Book Details

Publisher: Clarion Books
Publish Date: Aug 27th, 2013
Pages: 32
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 7.60in - 6.90in - 1.10in - 1.20lb
EAN: 9780544056671
Recommended age: 04-07
Categories: • Concepts - Words• Bedtime & Dreams• Social Themes - Friendship

About the Author

Underwood, Deborah: -

Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Quiet Book, The Loud Book!, and Here Comes the Easter Cat and the Caldecott Honor-winning Outside In. She lives in Northern California with her feline muse, Bella.

Liwska, Renata: - Renata Liwska lives and works in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is the illustrator of the New York Times best-selling and critically acclaimed picture book The Quiet Book written by Deborah Underwood. She has also illustrated a sequel The Loud Book, and the The Christmas Quiet Book. Other books include Places to Be by Mac Barnett, Boom, Snot, Twitty written by Doreen Cronin, and Once Upon a Memory written by Nina Laden. Renata has written and illustrated Red Wagon and Little Panda. Visit her at RenataLiwska.com.

Praise for this book

"A delightful and enchanting choice for storytime or sharing one-on-one."--School Library Journal, starred review "The most moving scenes leave space for imagining.'Best friends don't need to talk, ' for example, is illustrated with a blissful scene of togetherness that children will relate to their own lives."--Booklist "This treasure of a book--which is appropriately gentle in both its understated text and artwork--catalogues many sorts of quiet that readers will recognize instantly."--Publishers Weekly "This gallery of quietude works for bedtime or calming down while also acknowledging that some quiet moods are less than happy...The final sequence--a nighttime car ride in the snow, peaceful steps to bedtime--makes a comforting end. Soothing and layered."--Kirkus Reviews

"Sweet and hypnotizing, but not too simple, Renata Liwska's illustrations give The Quiet Book a sense of magic." --The Huffington Post