In the Small, Small Night

In the middle of the night the world can seem huge andfrightening, especially when you've just moved far from home. On Abena and Kofi's first night in America, it is late and it is dark and they are up worrying. What if a giant lizard or a slender-snouted crocodile crawled into their suitcases? What if the people in their new school laugh at them? What if they forget Grandmother and their cousins, now that they are an ocean away?

But Abena knows a secret to help them. It is a secret that can make the world and the night seem small again. She reaches for her new flashlight and turns it on. She says to her little brother, Kofi, "Pretend this is the moon. Close your eyes." And then she begins ...

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 01/04/2005
ISBN: 9780066238142
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.30w x 0.41d

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 279 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Ingram Children's Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 36
Ebony 01/01/2005 pg. 27
Booklist 12/15/2004 pg. 731
Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2005 pg. 54
Publishers Weekly 01/24/2005 pg. 243
School Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 106
School Library Journal 02/01/2005 pg. 88
Black Issues Book Review 03/01/2005 pg. 67
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2005 pg. 297
Booklist 03/15/2005 pg. 1299

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 85033 / In the Small, Small Night
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5