Kitten and the Night Watchman by Sullivan, John

Kitten and the Night Watchman (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481461917)

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Format: Hardcover
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Kitten and the Night Watchman by Sullivan, John

Kitten and the Night Watchman

$17.99
Kitten and the Night Watchman by Sullivan, John

Kitten and the Night Watchman

$17.99
Format: Hardcover
Description
Description
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Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Margaret Wise Brown Prize
Five starred reviews
Selected as a Best Book of 2018 by The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and BookPage

​"Empathetic, poetic, and a joy to look at, cute kitty and all." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A stray kitten changes the way the watchman sees nighttime in this tender book based on a true story, illustrated by Strictly No Elephants artist Taeeun Yoo.

The night watchman hugs his wife and kids and drives to work.
All night he is alone.
Every hour he makes his rounds.

He sees the stars twinkling. He hears the sounds of the night:
ki-DEE ki-DEE ki-DEE
shhhhheeeeeEEEERRRROOOOooooommmmmm
Woof Woof Woof

Meeeoooow.

When he is joined by a stray kitten, the night suddenly seems different. Has the kitten found a new home?

Kitten and the Night Watchman is inspired by the true story of author John Sullivan meeting a stray cat while working as a night watchman. The cat, Beebe, was John's companion for seventeen years.

Author: John Sullivan
ISBN-10: 1481461915
ISBN-13: 9781481461917
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Language: English
Published: 09/25/2018
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 9.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 198444 / Kitten and the Night Watchman

Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 70
Publishers Weekly 07/16/2018
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018 pg. 148
School Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 62
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 09/01/2018 pg. 120
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
By John Sullivan
By John Sullivan
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John Sullivan received the Ezra Jack Keats Award and Margaret Wise Brown Prize for his debut picture book Kitten and the Night Watchman, also named a best book of the year by The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and BookPage. He is also the author of Ethan and the Strays and Stanley's Secret. John is a cat lover and tap dancer who formerly worked as a night watchman. He lives in Chicago. Visit John at JohnSullivanKidBooks.com.

Taeeun Yoo has twice received the prestigious New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. She has illustrated many books, including Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev, which has been published in fourteen countries. The New York Times called it a "sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." She is also the illustrator of Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan, which received five starred reviews and was named a best book of the year by many publications. Her other books include So Many Days and Only a Witch Can Fly, both by Alison McGhee, and Round by Joyce Sidman. Taeeun was also the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Society of Illustrators' Founders Award. She lives in South Korea with her family.

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