La noche de los ruidos / Los ruidos de la noche (The Night of the Noises / The Noises of the Night)
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
La noche de los ruidos / Los ruidos de la noche (The Night of the Noises / The Noises of the Night)
By (Author) Mar Pavn
Illustrated by Mara Jose Olavarra
Cuento de Luz SL
Cuento de Luz SL
10th June 2014
Spain
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Picture storybooks: bedtime stories, sleep and dreams
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens picture books
Runner-up for Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2014 (United States)
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 260mm, Height 222mm, Spine 10mm
396g
Description
Luke is a very brave little boy, but when night falls he pulls his sheets up over his eyes with fear. He can't get to sleep; he's scared of the darkness that makes his imagination run wild, and he suspects the shadows conceal terrifying creatures who are sneaking up on his bed, or hiding behind the drapes in his room. Every sound in the dark is a n
Reviews
"As an illustrator, I marveled at the possibility that each paragraph gave me, the fantasy of each monster created from the most fearsome noises." --Mara Jos Olavarra, illustrator
Author Bio
Mar Pavon is an award-winning author who has published almost 30 children's books, some of them translated into other languages. She has been awarded six prestigious awards at the International Latino Book Awards, IPPY Awards and the Living Now Awards in 2011, 2012 and 2013 for Clucky the Hen, Clucky in the Garden of Mirrors, Could it Happen to Anyone, Zaira and the Dolphins, and Clucky and the Magic Kettle, published by Cuento de Luz. Maria Jose Olavarria studied Graphic Design at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile. She is a versatile artist, teaches arts and crafts, paints pictures and overall is a children's book illustrator.
