Smoky Night

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Smoky Night
Smoky Night
Author Eve Bunting
Illustrator David Diaz
Country United States
Genre(s) Children's picture book
Publisher Harcourt
Publication date 1994
ISBN (ISBN 978-0152699543)

Smoky Night is a 1994 children's book by Eve Bunting. It tells the story of a Los Angeles riot and its aftermath: two people who previously disliked each other working together to find their cats. In the end, the cats teach their masters how to get along.

David Diaz's acrylic, collage-like illustrating of the tale earned the book the 1995 Caldecott Medal.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 January 2007.
Preceded by
Grandfather's Journey
Caldecott Medal recipient
1995
Succeeded by
Officer Buckle and Gloria