The Quiet Evening [Library Binding]

Thacher Hurd (Author)

Book Description

Serene illustrations depict the events of nighttime--an ocean lulling fish to sleep, the earth turning silently in the starry sky. By the author of The Old Chair and The Peach Patch Jig. Reissue.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 1 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow; F edition (May 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688105262
• ISBN-13: 978-0688105266
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,607,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Quiet Your Child to Sleep, June 7, 2000

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Dawn Woolcott (Vancouver WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quiet Evening (Library Binding)

A nice book to read at bedtime. The words are quiet like a lullaby. Mom and Dad are sitting quiety by the fire, the clock is ticking softly, the river is whispering to its banks. Everything is set to lull your child to sleep. The only odd page is the seamonster resting at the bottom of the ocean. That seems inconsistent with the peaceful images throughout the rest of the book. But that is easily edited out while reading aloud. The illustrations are nice watercolors in deep evening colors to match the mood of the story.

5.0 out of 5 stars great, August 17, 2009

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SpeckledTrout (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Quiet Evening (Library Binding)

Read the book to my son when he was very little. Wanted to have a copy for myself. Wonderful book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Make the Bad Dreams Go Away, January 26, 2009

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J. Richardson (Pocatello, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Quiet Evening (Hardcover)

My children and I love this gentle book. My little boy said it made the bad dreams go away. Ticking clocks, quiet rivers and other soothing images help the little ones to sleep.