Author: Susan Marie Swanson
Title: The House in the Night
Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Publisher: Houghton Miffin Company
Year: 2008
Genre: Caldecott Books
Format: Hard cover
Reading level: Early
Interest Level: Elementary
Topics: Poetry & rhythm
Summary: This book is a bedtime story book that describes to kids how everything is somewhat connected in the world. This book explores the make-up of a home. It describes where a home is located, what is in a home, and what is inside whatever is in that home. This is a great book for preschoolers.
Extension Activity: Provide paper, yard, hole punchers, for the kids. The can create their own story book about their own homes and how they think everything is connected and what is inside of what. This activity allows their little brains to imagine and be creative.
