Night Rabbits

by Monica Wellington

Simple text and illustrations depict the nighttime activities of young rabbits.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Monica Wellington was born in London and lived in Europe until she moved to the United States at age seven. As a child she always loved to draw and paint, but it wasn't until she went to college that she realized she wanted to be an artist for her profession. She went to the University of Michigan's School of Art to earn her BFA and studied pottery, painting and printmaking. After art school, while traveling and living in a number of different countries, she had various art related jobs, which were all good background and preparation for doing children's books. She has both written and illustrated the majority of her books. She says, "I usually start a book visually, with an idea of what I want to paint pictures about. The pictures may come first before the words for me. Both the pictures and words go through many revisions, and I am often still working on the final words after I finish the pictures." She says that doing children's books is great. "I get to have a job where I spend my days doing totally what I love to do. And it is very gratifying that my work goes out into the world and is shared with other people. I feel incredibly lucky for all this!"

Since 1994 she has taught illustration at the School of Visual Arts. She lives in New York City with her daughter Lydia.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of bright illustrations. The wording is fun and simple. As children's picture books go, this is a great book. Engaging and fun.

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little read, very easy read!

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick one- good for bedtime story. It goes through all the things rabbits would do during the night (apparently they're nocturnal?)

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

28 months - The story is cute, the bunnies are cute but we're just a bit beyond this simplistic story at this point.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adventures of two little rabbits at night, like the bright bold (and unusual) colors of the illustrations.