Winner of the 1995 Caldecott Medal

In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. "Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged event without pretense or preaching."--The Bulletin

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/01/1999
ISBN: 9780152018849
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.96h x 9.98w x 0.13d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/05/1999

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 10202 / Smoky Night
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5