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The House in the Night

by Beth Krommes, Susan Marie Swanson

Caldecott Medal · 2009 · Winner
Houghton MifflinchildrensISBN 9780618861682

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Caldecott Medal2009Winner

About This Book

A cumulative bedtime poem about a key that opens a house, in which a light burns inside a book that contains a song. Illustrated in striking black-and-white scratchboard with yellow accents. Winner of the 2009 Caldecott Medal.

About the Authors

Beth KrommesUS

Beth Krommes is an American illustrator and author known for her intricate scratchboard illustration technique. She won the 2009 Caldecott Medal for *The House in the Night*, written by Susan Marie Swanson, using bold contrasting black-and-white imagery with touches of gold.

Susan Marie SwansonUS

Susan Marie Swanson is an American children's poet and author. She wrote *The House in the Night*, illustrated by Beth Krommes, which won the 2009 Caldecott Medal. The lyrical bedtime book uses a cumulative structure reminiscent of a lullaby.

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