Customer Reviews

Imagine a Night

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I gave this book 5 stars to balance it with the 4 that I gave his other book; Imagine a Day. Both books are awash with the same wonderful surrealism. Its a trip to another world on par with Escher. Unfortunately the trip is far too short, only 16 paintings. His two books should be combined to one in my opinion but other than that a great experience.

Based upon a series of paintings by Rob Gonsalves, the author has magically created a book of transformation. The paintings and the text are both wonderful and work very well together. This book would be inspiring to anyone. It is imaginative, creative and uses rich language...something important for the development of children into good writers. I intend to use this book in my classroom for an interesting writing assignment that will also require the students to delve into their imaginations.

The art in this book by Rob Gonsalves is wonderful!! It is filled with imagination and an awesome use of unusual, yet clever, perspective. Figures emerge from nature, buildings emerge from canyons, priests emerge from cathedral windows...the list goes on and on. The limited text in the book is more of a reflection of the paintings rather than the other way around. I didn't need the text for the book to inspire me. If I were rating the text alone, it would be so, so. The paintings are what make this book spectacular! The book should be considered for most all age groups. Even though it appears to be geared more toward a child audience (because of it's size and the typestyle/font), I wouldn't buy this book for a small child. However, I think it could be appreciated by those 10 and older.

Great book for adults with curious imaginations and great to share with children who can still dream. The artist is a cool guy also.

I introduced this book to my class during an art lesson when we were looking a surrealism. The pictures really captured their imagination and took them on a wondrous journey. As a teacher, I didn't need to prompt discussion at all, the kids spoke intelligently and passionately about the illustrations and all that I need to do what keep turning the pages!

One of my students wanted to write a review about the book, so I thought I share her review too. Her name is Kayla. She is 11 years old.

"Imagine a Night" is a very thoughtful book and a wonderful story. Every word in this book is meaningful and the pictures are VERY imaginative. The pictures talk to your mind and everything makes more sense as you dig deeper into the book. This book will always make you stop and think for a minute before you can move on. This books fills up you mind and you can't keep your eyes off it. "Imagine a Night" is not one of those books that SHOUTS OUT in your face, it tells you a story softly."

This was a last minute gift purchase - the book showed up in less than a week in brand new condition (c:

Beautiful pictures and beautiful story. The more you look at the pictures the more you see in them.

The pictures in this book are fantastic-almost you nkeep turning things upside down or inside out and you end up seeing things you might not have seen before-it's good to let your mind wander like this

"Imagine a night" is woderful. The pictures are incredible and take you to the path of imagination as you never have seen it before. This book is worth every penny!

We loved both Imagine a Night and Imagine a Day. The artwork is a great introduction to surrealism and more importantly the power of imagination. It is a great way to teach your children to think out-of-the-box. Since receiving this as a gift myself, I have made it a standard for baby gifts to others. Always the same response, "what an unbelievable book".