The Christmas Quiet Book: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

by Deborah Underwood, Renata Liwska (Illustrator)

Overview

The holidays are filled with joyful noise. But Christmas is sometimes wrapped in quiet: “Searching for presents quiet,” “Getting caught quiet,” and “Hoping for a snow day quiet.” Irresistibly cute, soft colored pencil illustrations of bunnies, bears, and more paint a magical holiday picture indeed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547558639
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/16/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Deborah Underwood has written numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Quiet Book, The Loud Book!, and Here Comes the Easter Cat and the Caldecott Honor–winning Outside In. She lives in Northern California with her feline muse, Bella.

Renata Liwska lives and works in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is the illustrator of the New York Times best-selling and critically acclaimed picture book The Quiet Book written by Deborah Underwood. She has also illustrated a sequel The Loud Book, and the The Christmas Quiet Book. Other books include Places to Be by Mac Barnett, Boom, Snot, Twitty written by Doreen Cronin, and Once Upon a Memory written by Nina Laden. Renata has written and illustrated Red Wagon and Little Panda. Visit her at RenataLiwska.com.

Editorial Reviews

"A congenial, understated choice for reading aloud to excited children to help them settle down for a long winter's night." —Kirkus "Reverence for the quieter aspects of the season is indeed a gift." —Publishers Weekly "This is an ideal title for use during a winter holiday storytime or for one-on-one cuddling at bedtime." —School Library Journal "Little kids will relate to the anticipation of the big night but also to the little pleasures, like making snow angels and enjoying a cup of steaming cocoa." —Booklist "This pleasing companion to The Quiet Book and The Loud Book! explores quiet times of the season." —Horn Book "Especially endearing." —Wall Street Journal "All of those quiet moments that make the holidays so special are wonderfully illustrated in this adorable book." —Parents Canada A Huffington Post Holiday Book Recommendation "Irresistibly cute, soft colored pencil illustrations by Renata Liwska of bunnies, bears, and more paint a magical holiday picture and illuminate author Deborah Underwood's original picture book story for children ages 4 to 7."—Midwest Book Review —

From the Publisher

In their third collaboration on the numerous nuances of volume, Underwood and Liwska focus on the softer sounds of the Christmas season. Using the same format as the beloved Quiet Book (2010), each page presents just one quiet moment from the run-up to the holiday. Groups of animal characters engage in familiar activities such as trimming the tree, making gingerbread houses and participating in a Christmas pageant. The simple text describes each type of quiet in only a few words: "Snow angel quiet"; "Reading by the fire quiet"; "Listening for sleigh bells quiet." Atmospheric pencil illustrations with softly shaded colored highlights use backgrounds of white or gray that evoke a wintry feeling, with pleasing variation between indoor and outdoor scenes. One memorable illustration shows several bears and rabbits making their way home through a snowy, candlelit woods: "Luminaria quiet." The final page is a bit of a let-down, with an illustration of two bunny children turning toward their stack of presents, with the text "Christmas morning quiet." The unemotional conclusion feels flat and doesn't provide a real ending (nor does it seem that this would be a particularly quiet moment). Nevertheless, a congenial, understated choice for reading aloud to excited children to help them settle down for a long winter's night. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews