Title: The Full Moon at the Napping House
Author: Audrey Wood
Artist: Don Wood
Genre: Bedtime / Humor / Family / Sequel
Year Published: 2015
Year Read: 2017
Series: The Napping House #2
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Did you know that it has been over thirty years since “The Napping House” by Audrey Wood along with artwork by Don Wood had been published? Well, did you know that Audrey Wood and Don Wood
made a companion book to the “Napping
House” called “The Full Moon at the
Napping House” in 2015? Well, I did
not know this either until I just recently picked up the book and I must say
that it certainly lives up to the original book’s expectations!
The story starts off with the full moon coming over
the Napping House and its residents (a grandmother, a young boy, a dog, a cat
and a mouse) are trying to go to sleep.
But, the family has become restless during the night and it seems like
they will never go to sleep until an unlikely visitor comes by the house…
Wow! I never
would have thought that the day would come when I would see a companion book to
Audrey Wood and Don Wood’s classic
children’s book “The Napping House!” “The
Napping House” has always been one of my most favorite reads during my
childhood, especially during bedtime.
So, imagine my surprise and delight when I found out that a companion
book was being made for one of my most favorite childhood reads and I must
admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this companion book! I like the fact that Audrey Wood managed to keep the narrative of this story faithful to
the narrative of the original book, while telling a different story in this companion
book (such as the fact that in this story, the residents of the Napping House
are actually having trouble falling asleep while in the original book, it
focuses on them sleeping through the night).
It seems like a reverse storytelling method of the original book and I
found that approach to this companion book to be extremely creative as I am
still reading the narrative of the original book, but from a different
perspective. Don Wood’s artwork is as beautiful as
ever before as the characters look exactly as they did in the original “The Napping House” book. I really enjoyed the humorous images of the
boy, the dog and the cat playing around during the night while the grandmother
is trying so hard to go to sleep as I found myself giggling at this display. I also enjoyed the more beautiful aspect of the
artwork as we see the full moon shining through the house and making everything
in the house glow in such beauty.
Overall, “The
Full Moon at the Napping House” is a fantastic follow up to “The Napping House” that fans of the
original book will certainly fall in love with!
I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is
nothing inappropriate in this book.
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