The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson

This lovely bed-time read is based on a traditional rhyme, This is the key to the kingdom. The story flows from page to page describing a house, a bed, a book and the comfort of familiar things. The scratchboard illustrations resemble woodcuts giving it a timeless feel. Comforting. Caldecott Award Winner. The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson. Pictures by Beth Krommes. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.