"Nighttime Ninja" was a great book. A little boy is dressed as a ninja and he is on a mission around the house. He is suppose to be sleep. He get caught when his mom finds him around the house and tells him to go back to sleep. I really enjoyed reading this book. I like how the author used very few words. I think young boys in the grades of kindergarten-3rd will really enjoy this because a lot of boys that age are really into ninjas. They will connect with the little boy in the story.The illustrations were my favorite about the book. They were double page illustrations on every page. The story was told by the illustrations. My favorite was how the illustrator made the little boy look like a real ninja in the beginning then revealed that he was just dressed like one in the end. I was fooled! DaCosta; Young. (2012). Nighttime Ninja. Little, Brown and Company: New York.Picture Book: Choice2013 ALA Notable Children's Book; Reviewed in Publisher's WeeklyThis book is about a little boy who pretends he is a ninja and is stealthily moving about the house after bedtime in search of the prize-ice cream. The artwork is a rich tapestry using cut paper, textured cloth, string and color pencil as the media. The text is really simple, with only a sentence or sentence fragment per page. I think it's well suited for young readers who have mastered more complex words such as those with multiple syllables. It's a good book for students who need to work on verb and verb tenses (there are many action verbs in past tense) and using dialogue in writing (as the little ninja gets caught by his mother and they have a brief conversation).
The story is just ok, but the artwork is awesome. Love mixed media.
—sandi
Cool book. Would be a great pick for a reluctant male reader.
—pbanjay
The inside doesn't do the cover justice.
—Katie123212321
ALA Notable Children's Books, 2013
—nco
