Reviews for A quiet night in

The average rating for A quiet night in based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-10 00:00:00 Veronica Urrego A Quiet Night In, by Jill Murphy, is a story from The Large Family series. In this story it is Mr Large's birthday. Mrs Large decides to prepare a meal and to send their children to bed. However, Mr Large is very tired, so he eats his dinner on the sofa. The children insist on being read a bedtime story. Both Mr Large and Mrs Large fall asleep whilst reading to them. At the end of the story the children tidy up and put themselves to bed. The first thing I noticed about this book was the pictures, which are both vibrant and detailed. They support the words of the story well. The actual telling of the story is entertaining; the repetitions of the children's speech through the book would engage a class well and help to give impressions about their characters. Fundamentally though, the main thing which I liked about this story is the positive message at the end, encouraging children to look after their parents and when necessary be independent with doable tasks. I think this story would be ideal for key stage 1, particularly for younger groups. It could be used during PSHE to demonstrate positive behaviour and family values.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-05 00:00:00 Antonio Tennari A very cute story of the Large family. Mrs Large prepares a birthday dinner for Mr Large and wants to put the children to sleep so they can have a 'quiet night in'. Mr Large is exhausted after coming home from work and the children persuade him to read them a story before bed. While reading the book, he falls asleep just as the children become so drawn to the story! So the children ask Mrs Large to finish the story for them, not long after she falls asleep too! So the children decide to help themselves with the food Mrs Large had made and take it upstairs with them to bed. Another book which is a childhood memory with superior illustrations using a whole page for children to have a greater imagination of the story. The use of large font also makes it easier for children to read and is an excellent picture book for reading to children as a whole class or even as a bedtime story!