Author/Illustrator: Audrey Wood & Don Wood
The Napping House is a poem about a house where all of its inhabitants are sleeping. On the bed, a sleeping grandmother, child, dog, cat, mouse and flea are found snoozing. Then the flea awakens that bites the mouse, who wakes everyone else in the bed up!
This New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book awarded book was adorable. This poem was my favorite out of all the others. Not only did the text rhyme, but it was repetitive. This made the book appropriate for very young audiences! The poem is simple but it captures the audience's attention. The illustrations are detailed and fit the text perfectly. The colors that were used matched the tempo of the house. When everyone was sleeping, the use of blues were evident. While, when they all awakened, their is a rainbow of colors that splash the page. The text on each page was kept to a minimum and it was a very fun and interesting poem that I believe others would love. I recommend this book to all children, for teachers to use for an introduction to poetry, and parents to read to their very young ones.
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publication date: 1984
ISBN: 0-15-256708-9
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