Oh, golly. Um, I guess just to look deeply when you’re out in the world and looking at books. Yeah. I find that to be a very meaningful part of my life. Her world may be inspired from different folk tales (I recognized Baba Yaga hut and people turned into birds, and I'm sure there are others) , but it feels original and modern in its self awareness, sometimes ironic treatment and dialogue. Some of the tales are quite dark, others bring a smile or a laugh to the fore - like the tale of the princess in the tower which is both at the same time. Some tales may feel random, but in the end it all makes sense, when the threads of the plot are gathered together, and the reader finds out that every little detail has a part to play in the final outcome. And some stories are carrying over from one major tale to the other - making the overall worldbuilding a coherent project. One parent petitioner was quoted by The Daily Telegraph commenting: "My four-year-old refused to believe it was bedtime because In the Night Garden... hadn't been on and it was daylight outside.", this is because the show was removed from CBeebies' Bedtime Hour for a while in 2008. [10] Telecast and home media [ edit ] Publisher’s Book Summary: A gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experiences to be found in nighttime spaces. This book missed being very good by an excessive verbosity and awkward English but despite this the story's contents are worth the time to read. Her creatures were not just relating good stories but also help us look at normal behavior and why it is desirable or not. How any individual's goals could influence disparate lives.

It didn't take her millennia, and these tales are entirely her own creation, although the stories are so amazing it seems impossible they hatched from one imagination. Each chapter introduces a character, who then tells a story introducing a character, who then tells a story introducing a character, who then tells a story introducing a character, who then tells a story introducing a character...and so on. Each chapter is short. This beautifully illustrated treasury of tales is the perfect bedtime book for In the Night Garden fans. Read more Details Lane, Harriet (25 November 2007). "Night Fever". The Observer Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009 . Retrieved 11 January 2010.So, what’s something that you like to do when you need to clear your head and focus on creating a book? I have to imagine you like to get outside. And then I am hoping that on a deeper level, my daughter was a little bit afraid at night and not so good at falling asleep, um, particularly in new places. So, when we got our house, we would lie outside—the sounds were different than the city sounds, and we would lie out on the porch at night and kind of look at the stars and identify the sounds. So, the book, on a deeper level, I’m hoping, um, touches on being open and curious and unafraid about things we don’t know, or people that we don’t know, or cultures or the unknown. And so that’s, maybe most people won’t go there, but I’m hoping that some people will use that as an opportunity for conversation about that. Catherynne M. Valente was born on Cinco de Mayo, 1979 in Seattle, WA, but grew up in in the wheatgrass paradise of Northern California. She graduated from high school at age 15, going on to UC San Diego and Edinburgh University, receiving her B.A. in Classics with an emphasis in Ancient Greek Linguistics. She then drifted away from her M.A. program and into a long residence in the concrete and camphor wilds of Japan. With subtlety, grace, and perfection, Berger creates a goodnight book for the ages. I like it better for a modern audience than Goodnight Moon.”— Anita Silvey, former Editor-in-Chief of The Horn Book

I don’t believe I’ve ever heard you put so many words together in the same place, girl. If you’re not careful, they’ll get together and have babies, and then we’ll never shut you up.”

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In the Night Garden is so stunning, and I know that it will encourage those who read it to be open and curious about being outside and enjoying it outdoors during the night, too. So, thank you so much for just coming and sharing your process and your heart with us today. It’s been an absolute pleasure. The process of creating collages, which involves drawing intricate dummies, making vellums, cutting stencils, and using found ephemera BBC acts over light-skinned doll". BBC News. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009 . Retrieved 11 January 2010. In The Night Garden". Golden Bear Toys. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022 . Retrieved 3 February 2022.

I have loved or really enjoyed all of Valente's books that I've read. I'm a big fan. And while I quite enjoyed In the Night Garden quite a lot, there were moments when it feels like she was almost losing those strands of story, that they weren't being woven together quite enough and started to feel a bit snarled instead of simply messy. This book is an Arabian Nights-inspired collection of stories that are nested within each other and cross over in the most unexpected places. The stories are not simple re-workings of old worn-out fairy tales. Now and then you come across a familiar character from Middle-Eastern, Slavic, Asian, or Ancient Greek folklore but they are put in a completely original setting. The writing style in the beginning seems a little purplish with a lot of description but gradually you come to appreciate its vividness as an integral part of the stories and you simply can't put down this book of monster princesses, witches, horse-women, Stars, skin traders, dog-headed monks, Selkies, satyrs, and priestesses. A buggy book featuring Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka, the Tombliboos and the Pontipines! The perfect introduction to all your favourite In The Night Garden characters! The sound of it was deafening—it was like a scream of wind tearing through a child’s paper house, crumpling the walls and rafters as it blows. Highly recommended for the reader who appreciates beautiful prose, is willing to take notes, and is looking for something original.Andrew Davenport stated in an interview with the Guardian that the key inspiration for the series was his own dream world as a child. This started coming into place in 2004 when Davenport created sketches for the characters of Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka. The series would go on to be publicly announced a year later, and filming would eventually start in early 2005. [5] It's almost time for bed in the Night Garden, but first Igglepiggle wants to say goodnight to all his friends. What a good idea! Let's go with Igglepiggle as he gives each of his friends a hug. There are a variety of baby and toddler books in the Night Garden series to enjoy including: Ooh, Pretty Flower!, The Bouncy Jumping Game, Igglepiggle Counts and Time to Wash Faces. Read more Details Jones, Catherine (26 March 2010). "In The Night Garden coming to Sefton Park this summer". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022 . Retrieved 26 March 2010.

Now the review is over and can I share a few sentences that made me lol. Valente went for whimsy hard. Two fairly separate stories that sometimes intersect, each story consists of stories within stories. In tandem, the text and art endow nighttime with a sense of whimsy and wonder, and for little ones readying for bed, they’ll find comfort and reassurance for sweeter dreams.” —Booklist, Starred Review One reviewer mentioned murky mythology and it’s exactly that. Don’t expect a lot of cohesion. Meandering. Sometimes reminded me Ovid's Metamorphoses with its theme, but even that wasn't consistent. But I suppose it was THE theme. And I think I liked the first story more, although both of the finales were anticlimactic. A succession of animal dads do their best to teach their young to say “Dada” in this picture-book vehicle for Fallon.In the United Kingdom, In the Night Garden... debuted on 19 March 2007 and aired its final episode on 6 March 2009. From 23 April until 10 June 2007, the show took a break from airing on the CBeebies channel although it was still shown on BBC Two. From 11 June 2007 until 28 March 2008, the show aired on the CBeebies channel every day, including weekends, at 6:25pm in the "Bedtime Hour" slot, in addition to earlier 11am showings on BBC Two on weekday mornings. [11] From 29 March until 29 August 2008, In The Night Garden... was removed from its 6:25pm "Bedtime Hour" slot, which resulted in a nationwide fan petition outside the BBC's Television Centre studios asking for the programme to be re-instated to its normal slot. [10] The show returned to the daily "Bedtime Hour" slot at 6.20pm as of 30 August 2008 and began showing the second series (beginning with "Slow Down Everybody") on 1 September 2008. [12] From 3 January until 4 September 2009, the show was moved to a 6:00pm transmission time but was still retained in the “Bedtime Hour” slot. From 5 September 2009 onwards; to this day, the show remains in the 6:20pm slot and is traditionally the last full-length programme of the day before the bedtime story segment. The show also aired on Jetix Play. The real strength of the novel for me is in the beautiful language. Valente is a stylist, a perfectionist who believes a tale can and should be beautiful. The picture book presents itself as a gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read that explores the often mysterious yet beautiful experiences that take place in nighttime spaces. Carin kindly discusses her creative process for creating collages, showcasing her expertise in producing such intricate artwork. She also delves into the impact she hopes In The Night Garden will have on its readers, inviting listeners to indulge in this fantastic piece of children’s literature. Listen to the Interview Written by a child sleep expert, The In the Night Garden Bedtime Book is designed to help your little one fall asleep. The soft, lullaby-like language of the story will relax your child, and as each of the Night Garden friends falls asleep, your child will feel encouraged to do the same. Here at last is something truly rich and strange - a rarefied dish to cleanse even the most jaded palate. In the Night Garden is a virtuoso feat of storytelling somewhere between Italo Calvino and Arabian Nights that has me wondering over its slyly subversive stories days after I finished.