Kitten and the Night Watchman - Hardcover

Kitten and the Night Watchman - Hardcover

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Kitten and the Night Watchman - Hardcover
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Kitten and the Night Watchman - Hardcover

Kitten and the Night Watchman - Hardcover

$17.99
$17.99

by John Sullivan (Author), Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator)

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 Biography

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.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.3 x 9.3 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 25, 2018
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award (2019)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Kitten and the Night Watchman
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 2
Point Value: 0.5

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