Bunting, E. (1994). Smoky
night. San Diego: Harcourt.
Smoky Night is a children’s story painted in beautiful
acrylics. I chose this book because it
was selected as a Caldecott Award Recipient. This book is a children’s picture book. David Diaz, the illustrator, does an amazing
job of drawing stunning pictures to detail the story and to accent points. Eve Bunting describes the events of the book
in a very masterful way. It is written
in the language a child can understand but in a very detailed way that is hard
to describe. With the combination of the
beautiful drawings and masterful use of words, this book is a very easy and
enjoyable read. It also presents a very
interesting element as a form of conflict.
Some unknown events of rioting occur and their home ends up being set on
fire. The boy loses his cat but it is
later found with his neighbor’s cat.
They apparently never get along but they are found by a fireman cuddled
together holding paws. They then share a
bowl of milk. This element allows for
the reader to emphasis any number of points that they wish the listener or it
allows the reader to interpret the story as they want. No matter what interpretation is drawn, a
positive message comes from this book.
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