Review: Jack and the Night Visitors by Pat Schories
Jack and the Night Visitors by Pat Schories is single-handed proof that a picture is worth 1,ooo words. This wordless book for young children, preschool through early grades, tells the story of Jack and his boy and their visitation by alien robots late one night. The drawings are amazingly expressive and full of fun and humor. It’s wordless, so there’s nothing to read, but there are endless details to the story to point to and talk about. Older kids will be fascinated by how small changes in the details of the drawings of the robots alter their expressions from joy to fear. Expect lots of cute robot pictures after reading this one with your child.
Wakened by a light from outside, Jack and his boy rush to the window to find a small spaceship landing on the roof. Out spill dozens of tiny robots eager to explore the boy’s room. It’s a frolicking party until the boy decides to keep one of the robots for himself.
It’s wordless, so there’s nothing to read, but there are endless details to the story to point to and talk about. Older kids will be fascinated by how small changes in the details of the drawings of the robots alter their expressions from joy to fear. It’s safe to say you should expect lots of cute robots in your kid’s pictures after they’ve read this book.
Pat 
Schories is the illustrator to the children’s favorite Bisquit series, which is authored by Alyssa Capucilli. Other Jack books by Schories include Breakfast for Jack, Jack and the Missing Piece, and Jack Wants a Snack.
Jack and the Night Visitors illustrations from Pat Schories’ Website.
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