Customer Reviews

The Quiet Evening

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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.

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

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.

This was one of my favorite books to read to--and later, be read by--my son.
And he liked it, too. Calming illustrations, and prose that paints a poetically peaceful picture.
A great end-of-the-day read. Love the ending.
Let's not overanalyze it, it's simply short and sweet. I liked it a lot and think you will, too. Relax with The Quiet Evening.