Shadow Play: Night Haiku

by Penny Harter

A collection of haiku devoted to night-related themes

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Poetry

1 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Nicholas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shadow Play has a lot of cool haiku's in it. They all bring the story a long with them and give you a nice image in your head of what he is imaging and listening too. This book use a lot of its surroundings to keep you engaged while reading. I was say it would be a nice book to have in the classroom but might not be as popular to the kids, unless they light haiku's and poems.

[Sydney Huntington-Strohm · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book talks about things at night that happens outside the child's room at night in the story. The things happening outside the window is the blaze of winter stars, midnight sirens, and a train whistle. The author uses good rhyming techniques, large text, and colorful pictures. I would give this book to Kindergarteners to show the wonders of the night.

[Emily Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be an amazing book to introduce children to the haiku version of poetry. This story has beautiful illustrations and amazing use of poetry. Definitely for older kids though, where it can be kind of hard to follow along at times.

[Allie Gregoire · Rating 3 out of 5]

great illustrations

[Ashlyn Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book to teach children about what a haiku is.

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting style to write a book, in the form of a haiku. Seemed a bit confusing but liked how it was about all the different shadows in the house and around the boy.

[Bella Herrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very cozy-feeling book. It reads more like a poem than a story which gives it a nice rhythm.

[Katelyn Douglass · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is made up of a collection of haikus related to things that take place during the night. This would be a good book to help children learn about haikus. The illustrations are great.

[Farleyi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every page is in a haiku

[Madi C · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was about shadows and sounds. The story is told through a Haiku which I think is neat. You don't see that often.

[Olivia McCorrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book uses detailed illustrations and haikus to describe what is going on at night. I really enjoyed reading this.

[Emily St. Cyr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book. I liked the illustrations.

[Hailey Chapman · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice poem book with great images

[Elise Syphers · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the Illustrations in this book. Cute story

[Lindsey Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book of short stories. There were 20 different short stories that give small life lessons with different animal characters. The illustrations are very detailed and colorful, something children would love to point out what's happening in different pictures. I think it really depends on the kid for the stories, some might really enjoy some while others may find those same stories boring.
The illustrations really reminded me of the "Frog and Toad" series, which I recently found out that both are written by the same author.
I would include this book in a higher grade class library, I think this would be interesting to read for some students!

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely book of haiku that evoke the feeling of the nighttime in various places and seasons. I wish it was still in print!