Jackie's a good friend, and I saw her text for this book in a critique group and then through several stages to print. So I don't claim this is an unbiased opinion about The Night Is Singing.
I simply mention hearing that the two big U.S. bookstore chains have passed on stocking this picture book because it's "quiet." I'm not a parent, but I'd think that quiet is a good quality for helping a child go to bed. And the advance reviewers seem to agree.
- Horn Book: a "welcome contrast to the monster-under-the-bed genre"
- School Library Journal: a "perfect bedtime read"
- Kirkus: "gratifying and readable night after night"
Because it's "quiet." Sigh. If B&N and Borders would designate a "Quiet Books" shelf in the children's section, I swear I'd direct my kids there every time.
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