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I Walk at Night
In the dark of night a sleek prowler sneaks through the kitty door. Although content to curl up in a warm lap in the bright sunshine, when eyelids close, the lure of the outdoors calls to the wandering feline. And the ever mysterious, always curious explorer embarks on a midnight journey full of dreams. Lois Duncan's quiet, evocative text and Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher's lush paintings depict the elusive "other life" of one familiar housecat.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Lois Duncan
68 books2,003 followersLois Duncan (born Lois Duncan Steinmetz) was an American writer and novelist, known primarily for her books for children and young adults, in particular (and some times controversially considering her young readership) crime thrillers. Duncan's parents were the noted magazine photographers Lois Steinmetz and Joseph Janney Steinmetz. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Sarasota, Florida. Duncan started writing and submitting manuscripts to magazines at the age of ten, and when she was thirteen succeeded in selling her first story.
Duncan attended Duke University from 1952 to 1953 but dropped out, married, and started a family. During this time, she continued to write and publish magazine articles; over the course of her career, she has published more than 300 articles, in magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, and Reader's Digest. After her first marriage, which produced three children, ended in divorce, Duncan moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to teach journalism at the University of New Mexico, where she also earned a BA in English in 1977. In 1965 she married Don Arquette, and had two more children with him.
Duncan was best known for her novels of suspense for teenagers. Some of her works have been adapted for the screen, the most famous example being the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer, adapted from her novel of the same title. Other made-for-TV movies include Stranger with My Face, Killing Mr. Griffin, Don't Look Behind You, Summer of Fear and Gallows Hill.
In 1989 the youngest of Duncan's children, Kaitlyn Arquette, was murdered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under suspicious circumstances. Who Killed My Daughter? relates the facts and conjecture about the still unsolved case.
Duncan's second book about her daughter's murder, ONE TO THE WOLVES: ON THE TRAIL OF A KILLER, picks up where the first book leaves off and contains all the new information Kait's family has uncovered from private investigation.
The 1971 children's book Hotel for Dogs was released as a theatrical movie in 2009, starring Emma Roberts. That book has now been republished by Scholastic along with two sequels, News for Dogs (2009) and Movie for Dogs (2010).
Duncan's Gothic suspense novel, DOWN A DARK HALL, is being filmed for the Big Screen and will probably be released in 2016.
Follow Lois on Twitter: http://twitter.com/duncanauthor
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Duncan attended Duke University from 1952 to 1953 but dropped out, married, and started a family. During this time, she continued to write and publish magazine articles; over the course of her career, she has published more than 300 articles, in magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, and Reader's Digest. After her first marriage, which produced three children, ended in divorce, Duncan moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to teach journalism at the University of New Mexico, where she also earned a BA in English in 1977. In 1965 she married Don Arquette, and had two more children with him.
Duncan was best known for her novels of suspense for teenagers. Some of her works have been adapted for the screen, the most famous example being the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer, adapted from her novel of the same title. Other made-for-TV movies include Stranger with My Face, Killing Mr. Griffin, Don't Look Behind You, Summer of Fear and Gallows Hill.
In 1989 the youngest of Duncan's children, Kaitlyn Arquette, was murdered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under suspicious circumstances. Who Killed My Daughter? relates the facts and conjecture about the still unsolved case.
Duncan's second book about her daughter's murder, ONE TO THE WOLVES: ON THE TRAIL OF A KILLER, picks up where the first book leaves off and contains all the new information Kait's family has uncovered from private investigation.
The 1971 children's book Hotel for Dogs was released as a theatrical movie in 2009, starring Emma Roberts. That book has now been republished by Scholastic along with two sequels, News for Dogs (2009) and Movie for Dogs (2010).
Duncan's Gothic suspense novel, DOWN A DARK HALL, is being filmed for the Big Screen and will probably be released in 2016.
Follow Lois on Twitter: http://twitter.com/duncanauthor
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i...
http://www.kaitarquette.arquettes.com
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Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews
October 13, 2019
This is a very pretty picture book about a domesticated cat who's a little mischievous at night, but enjoys being warm in its owners arms too. The painted illustrations are beautiful and the rhyming story is easy for young ones to read. This would be great as a read-aloud at night.
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January 21, 2018
Beautiful pastel paintings visually illustrate the poem/verse story.
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December 6, 2021Beautiful picture book that all cat lovers will enjoy!
October 8, 2018
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September 23, 2012
I Walk at Night. By Lois Duncan. Paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Puffin Books, 2000.
I Walk at Night is a beautiful story revealing the activities of domestic cat during the night hours. A creative rhyming scheme allows the pages to blend together in a melodic manner, creating vivid and plausible imagery. The string and oil painting art work makes the illustrations lift of the page, giving life to the artwork.
As a cat owner, the story was extremely authentic and captures the regular routines of felines well. The beautiful cadence and word choice warmed my heart and I found myself relating to the story. The artwork is spectacular and enhances the story with a dream-like quality.
I would recommend this to ages 4-8.
Best Illustrated Children's Book, The New York Times Book Review. (2000).
I Walk at Night is a beautiful story revealing the activities of domestic cat during the night hours. A creative rhyming scheme allows the pages to blend together in a melodic manner, creating vivid and plausible imagery. The string and oil painting art work makes the illustrations lift of the page, giving life to the artwork.
As a cat owner, the story was extremely authentic and captures the regular routines of felines well. The beautiful cadence and word choice warmed my heart and I found myself relating to the story. The artwork is spectacular and enhances the story with a dream-like quality.
I would recommend this to ages 4-8.
Best Illustrated Children's Book, The New York Times Book Review. (2000).
January 28, 2021
A beloved pet cat wanders away from its owner into the night to explore but comes back to snuggle in the day. Written in a creative rhyming verse scheme and spread across pages of dreamlike illustrations, the book shows the cat's day and night habits from the cat's perspective. As a cat parent, I found myself nodding my head at how it perfectly portrays life with a cat, how sometimes the cat wants to snuggle close by and at other times sets out on its own to explore. A favorite page was "I sit on windowsills. / I watch to see what spills / When things tip over." What cat doesn't seem to like to do just that? Steve Johnson's and Lou Fancher's painted illustrations are ethereal and have a beautiful sense of light and dark from moonlight to sunlight on the cat. What a beautiful book to read aloud and share with fellow cat lovers!
June 2, 2012
In I Walk at Night, a cat takes the reader on its adventures of the night and returning in the morning, to its nice house and owner.
Nicely written and just strikingly beautiful illustrations. Definitely a good picture book for kids. I imagine this would make a nice story for bed.
Nicely written and just strikingly beautiful illustrations. Definitely a good picture book for kids. I imagine this would make a nice story for bed.
October 22, 2010
Wonderful book for cat lovers!
March 3, 2011
Really enjoyed the illustrations.
February 6, 2012
I liked when the cat cleans the dishes. I loved the pictures. M.H.
April 12, 2015
Amazing art work. The story is nice.
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February 8, 2016A cat describes the ways in which in enjoys spending the day and night.
May 31, 2016
I read this to my son - so cute! The illustrations are beautiful.
June 18, 2016
The adventures of a night prowling pet are told in a charming poetic manner. Nights and cats will both become memorable now.
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December 6, 2016This is a story in great detail about the life of a cat in and out of the house, and how active they really are during the night when everybody else is asleep.
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July 4, 2021Gemini loved this book!
November 8, 2015
lyrical text; nice illustrations
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