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The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, Beth Krommes (2008). Caldecott Award Winner. This is a calming and imaginative story that takes readers on a journey through a house. The single light on the otherwise black and white pages creates a comforting atmosphere to the story. The contrast between the light and dark colors emphasizes the warmth of the home. The story leaves readers with a feeling of warmth and contentment.

This would be a great book for early learners. The repetitive phrasing makes it easy to follow along. This will build confidence in reading aloud texts.

Through the dark glows the moon.

“A home of light. “

this book could be used to help students use sentence structure. Due to the book being poetry, the sentences are rather short. This could help encourage students that are developing early on writing skills. You could use the book to show examples.

Week 1: Caldecott Winner! this book includes a lot of great pictures although many are only black and white. with few words, the book depends on the illustrations to help guide the story. Published in 2008