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The Night Walker
Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award for Illustration, 2003
Nominated for the Shining Willow Award, 2003
Late one afternoon a young Native boy goes exploring over the hills and through the forests beyond his home. At his side, he carries a walking stick and a pouch in which to place interesting objects he finds along the way. But as his pouch fills with treasure and he travels farther from home, the boy begins to hear something strange-a clinking, clicking, rustling sound that seems to be following right along behind him.
Now the boy has a stick, so he can chase away a wild dog or a fox. But what if the sound is a panther...or even a bear? The boy walks faster and faster. The sound gets louder and louder. Terrified, the boy realizes what must be making the terrible sound-the Night Walker! The Night Walker has long, sharp claws and carries a sack to trap all the foolish boys who wander alone at night. Has the dreaded creature come to snatch the boy away? Or could it be something else that has been following him all along? A powerful story with a satisfying ending that will elicit great sighs of relief.
Author Richard Thompson weaves a tale of mystery and suspense with characteristically skillful, rhythmic prose. Martin Springett's sweeping, stylized artwork captures the sense of danger without taking its young audience too far. This is another fine collaboration from the author and illustrator of the best-selling title, The Follower.
Nominated for the Shining Willow Award, 2003
Late one afternoon a young Native boy goes exploring over the hills and through the forests beyond his home. At his side, he carries a walking stick and a pouch in which to place interesting objects he finds along the way. But as his pouch fills with treasure and he travels farther from home, the boy begins to hear something strange-a clinking, clicking, rustling sound that seems to be following right along behind him.
Now the boy has a stick, so he can chase away a wild dog or a fox. But what if the sound is a panther...or even a bear? The boy walks faster and faster. The sound gets louder and louder. Terrified, the boy realizes what must be making the terrible sound-the Night Walker! The Night Walker has long, sharp claws and carries a sack to trap all the foolish boys who wander alone at night. Has the dreaded creature come to snatch the boy away? Or could it be something else that has been following him all along? A powerful story with a satisfying ending that will elicit great sighs of relief.
Author Richard Thompson weaves a tale of mystery and suspense with characteristically skillful, rhythmic prose. Martin Springett's sweeping, stylized artwork captures the sense of danger without taking its young audience too far. This is another fine collaboration from the author and illustrator of the best-selling title, The Follower.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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January 8, 2016
Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award for Illustration, 2003Nominated for the Shining Willow Award, 2003
Late one afternoon a young Native boy goes exploring over the hills and through the forests beyond his home. At his side, he carries a walking stick and a pouch in which to place interesting objects he finds along the way. But as his pouch fills with treasure and he travels farther from home, the boy begins to hear something strange-a clinking, clicking, rustling sound that seems to be following right along behind him.
Now the boy has a stick, so he can chase away a wild dog or a fox. But what if the sound is a panther...or even a bear? The boy walks faster and faster. The sound gets louder and louder. Terrified, the boy realizes what must be making the terrible sound-the Night Walker! The Night Walker has long, sharp claws and carries a sack to trap all the foolish boys who wander alone at night. Has the dreaded creature come to snatch the boy away? Or could it be something else that has been following him all along? A powerful story with a satisfying ending that will elicit great sighs of relief.
Author Richard Thompson weaves a tale of mystery and suspense with characteristically skillful, rhythmic prose. Martin Springett's sweeping, stylized artwork captures the sense of danger without taking its young audience too far. This is another fine collaboration from the author and illustrator of the best-selling title, The Follower.
I, of course, read this book aloud to many children as soon as it was published, but since I can't remember a specific "date finished" so today's date (the date logged) will stand in its place.
I think this is one of my strongest stories. And Martin Springett's artwork is lovely. Unfortunately, there are — for me — a number of jarring inconsistencies between the text and the illustrations. "A Night Walker carried a sack." There is no sack in the illustrations. The Night Walker has claws that make a clicking sound when he walks. Springett's Night Walker is a bird (with claws) but why is it walking?
Late one afternoon a young Native boy goes exploring over the hills and through the forests beyond his home. At his side, he carries a walking stick and a pouch in which to place interesting objects he finds along the way. But as his pouch fills with treasure and he travels farther from home, the boy begins to hear something strange-a clinking, clicking, rustling sound that seems to be following right along behind him.
Now the boy has a stick, so he can chase away a wild dog or a fox. But what if the sound is a panther...or even a bear? The boy walks faster and faster. The sound gets louder and louder. Terrified, the boy realizes what must be making the terrible sound-the Night Walker! The Night Walker has long, sharp claws and carries a sack to trap all the foolish boys who wander alone at night. Has the dreaded creature come to snatch the boy away? Or could it be something else that has been following him all along? A powerful story with a satisfying ending that will elicit great sighs of relief.
Author Richard Thompson weaves a tale of mystery and suspense with characteristically skillful, rhythmic prose. Martin Springett's sweeping, stylized artwork captures the sense of danger without taking its young audience too far. This is another fine collaboration from the author and illustrator of the best-selling title, The Follower.
I, of course, read this book aloud to many children as soon as it was published, but since I can't remember a specific "date finished" so today's date (the date logged) will stand in its place.
I think this is one of my strongest stories. And Martin Springett's artwork is lovely. Unfortunately, there are — for me — a number of jarring inconsistencies between the text and the illustrations. "A Night Walker carried a sack." There is no sack in the illustrations. The Night Walker has claws that make a clicking sound when he walks. Springett's Night Walker is a bird (with claws) but why is it walking?
January 27, 2012
A boy takes a walk during the day, collecting things he finds. As he begins walking after picking up a nail and three coins, he notices a strange clinking clicking sound. He imagines it's a horrible creature coming to get him; a creature called a night walker. He loses track of time and falls asleep in the forest. When he gets back to his mother, he tells her his story. She suggests that maybe the sounds were just the clinking of the nail and coins in his pocket. He disagrees.
November 18, 2009
Wordier than the books we normally like, but I found myself really fond of this one. Talks about scary things/dreams, and how they can sometimes have not-so-scary explanations.
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