Book Description
for The Napping House by Audrey Wood and Don Wood
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
A grandmother, child, dog, cat and mouse all sleep peacefully on a rainy afternoon until a wakeful flea jumps on top of the mouse, waking each sleeper in turn. Subtle shifts in perspective, light and color move the cumulative tale toward its inevitable ending. Honor Book, 1984 CCBC Caldecott Discussion. (Ages 2-7)
CCBC Choices 1984 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1984. Used with permission.
