Customer Reviews

One Dark Night

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Adorable and well illustrated. The author leads the young reader to believe that Mouse and Mole are headed to their own demise. This book is a great read aloud also and I have used it in my classroom. Children love the meter of the ryhmed text. Highly recommended. You'll love the happy ending.

I have a two year old daughter who loves this book. I also have a nine year old daughter who thinks that this book is alot of fun. They both enjoy the nice surprsie at the end of the book after all of the built up suspense! This book is a treasure!

Mouse and Mole are two teensy-tiny creatures in the woods. There's a BIG GIANT hungry bear there too. "Then, one dark night. . ." Mouse and Mole venture out and travel through the woods. Meanwhile the bear is getting hungrier and hungrier. Of course, they meet. . .and, the ending will surprise you! You will fall in love with the characters because the illustrations are so well done. But the best part of all for me, as a teacher, is the rhythm and rhyme of this story. Kids love to hear good verse and Lisa Wheeler has it!

This is simply the best children's book I've read in a long time. The story is compelling, surprising, and fun. The text is perfectly balanced and easy to read. My 4 year old daughter loves it, and I love to read it to her. This is one I never get tired of.

I found this book at the library, and immediately purchased it to have at home. This is a beautifully illustrated children's story, with a fantastic twist at the very end. This is one of those children's stories that I truly enjoy reading to my 3 year old. There is plenty of rhyme and fun word choices to describe the journey of two companions, a mouse and a mole, and separately, a large bear getting hungrier and hungrier as he awaits an opportunity to eat. The illustrations perfectly capture the emotions of the characters, as they venture out into a dark and gloomy night, only to become lost. Meanwhile, the bear can no longer contain his hunger and storms out of his den. The first time we read it, I was certain the hungry bear and the two small animals were going to cross paths, with an uncertain outcome. However, the result of their meeting was unexpected. This is definitely one of our all- time favorites.

"One Dark Night" is a charming book for toddlers. The drawings are exquisite, the story just scary enough (until the very end) and the characters delightful. I buy this book every chance I get. It really should become a classic!

Lisa Wheeler is my new favorite author for developing a sense of rhyme and rhythm while telling a great story! A+

The animals have great expressions on their faces. Entertaining book with a happy ending. Just the right amount of text on each page to retain the attention of a young child (probably those on the younger side of 3-7). It only got 4 stars (3 1/2 if I had that option) because 1) there was a full moon during the dark night. 2) the bear was hungry for meat but (spoiler!) not at the end? 3) this book does not have many "hidden things" - we like looking at books with "things" hidden within each page, things that we find after reading the same book many many times. BTW, points 1 was raised by my younger son and our explanation was nights were always dark in the forest. Point 2 was raised by my older son who was (and still is) in the habit of asking insightful questions... I'm glad to get this book for a bargain but wouldn't spend the full hardcover price.