Thursday, February 20, 2020

Night Animals by Gianna Marino (Children's Picture Book Review)


Night Animals
by Gianna Marino
Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
on July 14, 2015
Genre: Children's, Picture Books 
Length: 34 pages
Ages: 3 - 5 years

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Literary Awards:
California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Primary (2018)

Synopsis:
Something's out there in the dark!

First Possom hears it. Then Skunk. Then Wolf comes running. "What could it possible be?" asks Bat.
"Night Animals!" the animals declare.
"But you are night animals," Bat informs them!

Children will love the oh-so-funny animals in this twist on a cozy bedtime book.


Our Thoughts:


Possum is hiding from night animals when Skunk happens by and asks what he's up to, so they hide together. Soon they're hiding place is crowded and they wonder what they are hiding from. Night Animals, of course, and the woods are full of them!

This is a great story about nocturnal animals that are a little afraid, and then a little more, until their fear has grown out of proportion! Of course, they finally realize that they, too, are night animals!

A cute reminder that it is easy to let your fear (or other people's fear) get the better of you.

This silly story makes the perfect bedtime story or even better, the perfect story to read at bedtime while camping in the woods at night! Among the Night Animals!  


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