The Scary Sleepover

Witching hour in the kindergarten is a translated into several languages ​​picture book story for preschoolers of the author Ulrich Karger and illustrator Uli Waas.

  • 3.1 translations

Content

Summary

It tells the story of a kindergarten group who stayed with her governess in the period around Halloween in the group room. It will be completed panels and hollowed out pumpkins for the candles. Before the " witching hour " to keep the kids entertained while brushing teeth, who's afraid of ghosts. Jonas has reportedly no. Lisa, however, admits that they are a little afraid of them, but they know a good trick against it. Her father had given her a star that is, they can watch it from anywhere. To think alone, to the bright star, already pastimes darkness and evil spirits. Jonas thinks this is utter nonsense - but disguised as a romp through all the group room, you can see him clinging to the teacher. And when it finally should go to bed, all the children are in agreement: In the hallway, the light has to stay on.

Topic

The picture book taps into the childish desire to dress up and mutually instill terror. This in turn makes for the children in the book the opportunity to address their fear of the dark and of ghosts. Two possibilities are found, how they can address these fears themselves and their parents.

Equipment

The book is bound in hardcover. Spread over 24 pages in A4 format, the color illustrations are all created as borderless double pages. The text in turn is inserted into the image pages without further deferred.

Criticism

The German original version of the picture book was repeatedly discussed positively in Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. In addition to some print media, in particular, children 's and youth literature aligned organs, such as the by Länder -level working groups Youth Literature and Media ( AJuM ) expressed the GEW and other similar libraries in Switzerland to the book.

So notes a newsletter of the Association of Protestant libraries in Hesse and Nassau, that with proper preparation for small children of the " creepiness " as a ghost and ghosts Eight " which are considerably safe". But the pictures were " fortunately the children behind the masks still recognizable ", and that might, together with the aforementioned "tricks" and " certainly help fearful picture-book viewers to cope with all the ghosts ." The AJuM Bremen also attests that the book was " written with empathy and child-friendly. The author understands it, the issue of anxiety offer up a clear and age-appropriate. " And the pictures are said to be " colorful " and " contain numerous details that can animate the viewer to engage more actively and to speak. " What the virtually identical arguing Jugendschriftenwerk Committee Munich concluded the picture book is a " must-have for kindergarten and primary school. "

Most similar friendly the other language editions of this picture book were discussed. To abridged translation of the text by J. Alison James in the English edition of The Scary Sleepover there were also two critical votes. The most negative of Hannah Hoppe, according to which " the title misleading " and that " little frightening in the history of passing " is also be "compared to the stimulating images of text very flat." Vicki Arkoff konzidiert the picture book, however, to be " a gentle bedtime story ," the " before bedtime calm any nervousness " help. However, it points right at the beginning indicates that it is manifestly constituted a translated story from Germany - because " that parents in the U.S. would already have their children stay in kindergarten? " Everyone else, however, were similar to Sharon Salluzzo that this picture book because of " its combination of imagination and practical measures in dealing with the fear of the dark would certainly loved by children ."

Expenditure

  • Witching hour in kindergarten. Picture book. North-South Publishing, Gossau Zurich 2002. ISBN 3-314-01151-2

Translations

The picture book has been translated into five languages:

  • J. Alison James (English): The Scary Sleepover. North - South Books, New York - London 2002. Hardcover edition. North South Books. ISBN 0-7358-1712 -X
  • Library edition. North South Books. ISBN 0-7358-1713-8
  • School paperback edition. Scholastic, ISBN 0-439-44863-8 New York
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