Night/Day: A Book of Eye-Catching Opposites

by Hervé Tullet

A unique look at opposites--such as sun and moon, a snail and a fast car, and hot chocolate and cold popsicles--features die-cut holes, vibrant pictures, and visual tricks. 15,000 first printing.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Hervé Tullet is the creator of more than fifty children’s books, including Press Here, which has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He loves to provoke surprise with his books, as well as in the dynamic workshops that he takes part in. He lives in Paris and is celebrated internationally for his playful, inventive, and interactive storytelling.

Reviews

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a beautifully illustrated book shows images with their relevant words in order to get children to understand contrasting words such as night and day, fast and slow etc.
This book could either be used in EYFS or lower key stage 1 to get children use to contrasting words or either would be a good tool to introduce EAL students to a variety of English words in a fun, colourful and interesting way.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book of opposites that uses die-cut holes to lead into the next two page spread. The list of opposites contained in this book is vast and included some pairs that aren't commonly found in other books on this topic (i.e. everything/nothing, light/heavy, abstract/concrete, vertical/horizontal).

Some of the pairs introduced not only concepts, but art terms (i.e. abstract/concrete), while some pairs could also be used to discuss art, though maybe not at first read (i.e. light/shadow).

I really like this author/illustrator's work. His approach is unique and thoughtful and adds a lot to the subject area of early learning and basic concepts. Recommended for toddlers-PreK.

[Kelly Holmes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. Reading it aloud to my daughter, I felt like it went on a little too long, and she seemed to lose interest before we got to the end.

[Joana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quan res és el que esperaves i tot es converteix en una sorpresa!