Tippy and the Night Animals

TIPPY AND THE NIGHT ANIMALS by Lilla Carre. Toon Books, 2014.

How does her room get
Messy each night? Does Tippy
Wander in her sleep?

Dark and not so scary

In LITTLE OWL'S NIGHT by Divya Srinivasan (Viking 2011), Little Owl comes awake as the other animals are seeking a place to sleep for the evening. He watches other animals who are still active in the fading light as skunk hunts for food and a mother possum walks with her family. The colors glow against the black backdrop of the double page spreads, making the illustrations seem almost three dimensional. <509>



Mary Quattlebaum and illustrator Patricia Castelao give readers a Casper meets Ratatoiuille in THE HUNGRY GHOST OF RUE ORLEANS (Random House 2011). Fred enjoys his old house but is disturnbed when new residents open a restaurant. Thhings are too clean and neat for his taste. How can these duiametrically opposed residents find peace? <510>