The Midnight Library / Kazuno Kohara.
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. |
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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.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 1âKohara's latest picture book is tailor-made for pajama storytimes. The Midnight Library is unusualâonly 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 selectionâa 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.âKiera Parrott, School Library Journal
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