Eve Bunting

High above the city streets, perched on the cold stone corners of a museum, sit the gargoyles. All day long, they stare down with empty eyes, frozen in time while the busy world rushes by below. But when the sun sets and shadows creep across the walls, these eerie stone creatures finally get their chance to play. In the middle of the night, the gargoyles awaken from their slumber. They stretch their heavy wings, grumble in the darkness, and roam the empty museum grounds, much to the dismay of the nervous night watchman. This delightfully spooky tale brings the hidden life of statues to vivid reality. With hauntingly beautiful illustrations and a wonderfully eerie atmosphere, it invites you to look closer at the shadows. You will never walk past a stone gargoyle the same way again.

Winner of the 1995 Caldecott Medal



In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. "Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged event without pretense orpreaching."--The Bulletin

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Daniel, his mother and cat watch an inner-city riot from their apartment window. When their building catches alight they are evacuated to a church. Observations from child's point of view.

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When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.