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The Midnight Library  Cover Image Book Book

The Midnight Library / Kazuno Kohara.

Kohara, Kazuno, (author.).

Summary:

"Once there was a library that only opened at night. Step inside and meet the little librarian and her three assistant owls"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781596439856 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1596439858 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in Great Britain by Macmillan Children's Books, 2013.
Subject: Libraries > Fiction.
Books and reading > Fiction.
Nocturnal animals > Fiction.
Animals > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch E KOHAR K (Text) 33126019602113 Display Checked out 05/06/2024
Erlanger Branch E KOHAR K (Text) 33126019873607 Easy Available -

  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2014 June

    PreS-Gr 1—Kohara's latest picture book is tailor-made for pajama storytimes. The Midnight Library is unusual—only open from midnight until dawn. Bustling among furry and feathered patrons, a little librarian and her three assistant owls help each and every reader find the perfect book. Acknowledging that modern libraries also function as vibrant community centers where noise is accommodated, the diminutive information professional cheerfully leads a band of musical squirrels to the activity room, where they "played their instruments as loud as they liked." As dawn approaches and the librarian prepares to close down, she patiently persuades a slowly reading tortoise to get a library card and borrow his selection—a scene which will ring familiar for many librarians. As in Ghosts in the House (Roaring Brook, 2008), Kohara employs a limited but bold palette for her sightly retro-style linocut illustrations. Thick black lines define the young librarian, her animal patrons, and the angular, teetering stacks of books. Mustard yellow, which serves as the primary color throughout, lends the nighttime setting a coziness and warmth appropriate for snuggling up for storytime. Pops of navy blue accent both the midnight sky glimpsed through windows and the dozens of library books. Kohara achieves something unique with this title: a modern sensibility with a classic aesthetic. A delightful addition to picture book collections.—Kiera Parrott, School Library Journal

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