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  • Storm in the Night

Storm in the Night

Author
Illustrator
Pat Cummings
Publication Date
June 16, 2020
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
Storm in the Night

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Description
Thomas and his cat live with Grandfather. One night during a thunderstorm, the electricity goes off, leaving them in the dark. The old man begins to tell Thomas about his experience on a similar night when he was a boy and was very frightened. Grandfather's gentle tale allows Thomas to relax and admit his own fear.
Publication date
June 16, 2020
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780064432566
Lexile Measure
550
Guided Reading Level
N
Publisher
HarperCollins
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Grandfathers
Fear
Thunderstorms

Publishers Weekly

During a fierce nocturnal tempest, Grandfather tells Thomas a story about his own childhood fear of storms; Cummings's violet-toned paintings capture both the shock of the thunderstorm and the comfort of Grandfather's company. Ages 5-8. (Sept.)
Coretta Scott King Award
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Honor Book 1989 - 1989
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