Night of the Gargoyles

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Eve Blunting versteht es, mit ihren Texten den genialen Zeichnungen von David Wiesner bezauberndes Leben einzuhauchen. A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down. On the first night of Hanukkah every year, Grandma recites her experience as a 12-year-old in Buchenwald, when she risked her life to steal a potato and margarine to improvise one Hanukkah light.

Fünf Sterne für ein wirklich bemerkenswert schönes Buch, welches nicht nur Kindern Freude bereitet, sondern auch erwachsenen Lesern wunderbare Zeit beim Lesen und Betrachten schenken kann. I don't think I'd read this as a bedtime story either (the illustrations might be a little scary for some young readers).In this visually arresting picture book, Sophia ""receives"" an olive tree from her grandfather on her seventh birthday, one that still grows on his native Greek isle. The beautifully evocative text from Bunting, describing the antics of the gargoyles at night, is perfectly matched by the dark-toned but gorgeous pastel artwork of Wiesner in Night of the Gargoyles.

Each page is a work of art unto itself, with blacks, whites, and grays that add immeasurably to this gothic little poem about mischievous gargoyle statues that come alive at night to frolic and play jokes on human beings. A contemporary Italian-American family living in New York City makes its annual pilgrimage to Liberty Island to celebrate the birthday of the Statue of Liberty in this poignant picture book. Doch auf diesen Seiten wird ein lebendiger, vielfältiger Eindruck vermittelt, der es vermag, zu faszinieren. Bunting's (Blackwater) latest tale sets up readers for an intergalactic adventure, yet never gets off the ground.Four sneakered feet, two large and two small, tiptoe through a house chock-full of otherworldly creatures--a vampire, ghosts and a mummy, among others--in Bunting's second Halloween excursion. When Carson takes his dog, Jack, to the vet, she informs them that Jack is too fat: "He needs less food and no snacks! Yes, the gargoyles look a little menacing and the overall tone of the book is a little dark, but it's also fun in the same way that Halloween is fun.