The quiet evening

by Thacher Hurd

As night falls, everyone and everything quiets down.

Genres: Picture Books

30 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1992

About the author

Thacher grew up in a family of children's book artists, and after attending the California College of Arts and Crafts, he began to turn his talent to picture books. He is the award-winning author of Mama Don't Allow, Art Dog, and most recently Moo Cow Kaboom! He has also written two board books, Cat's Pajamas and Zoom City. Thacher and his wife, Olivia, live in Berkeley, California.

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Reviews

[Dani · Rating 1 out of 5]

Quiet Evening = Boring Evening. I can see why this book is meant to be read at bedtime. In fact, I'm nearly falling asleep just writing about the book.

Dull story, dull illustrations, except for the page about the SEA MONSTER. That was pretty much the only good part of the book.

My godson and I both agree that this book would have been much better if it was about THE SEA MONSTER GARRRR!!!! and not about the quiet evening.

Because monsters trump quiet evenings any day.

Zzzzzzzzz...

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite books to read to--and later, be read by--my son. And he liked it, too.
Calming illustrations, and prose that paints a poetically peaceful picture. A great end-of-the-day read. Love the ending.
Let's not overanalyze it, it's simply short and sweet. I liked it a lot and think you may, too. Relax with The Quiet Evening.

[Janae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice "simmer down" story to get your child ready to settle into bed. Beautiful illustrations of quiet moments.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 3 year old grandson's favorite bedtime story.

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a bedtime story.