Oliver in the Garden

Oliver in the Garden (published in the USA as Night Cat) is a 2000 picture book by Margaret Beames. It is about a cat called Oliver that chooses to stay outside all night but after a number of adventures decides it is better indoors.

Oliver in the Garden
AuthorMargaret Beames
IllustratorSue Hitchcock
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChildren's literature, Picture book
Published2000 (Scholastic)
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback)
Pages32
ISBN9781869434526
OCLC49221508

Publication history
  • Oliver in the Garden (2000), Scholastic, ISBN 9781869434526[1]
  • Night Cat (2000), Orchard Books, ISBN 9780439385763[2]

Reception

The Horn Book Magazine', in a review of Oliver in the Garden, wrote "Hitchcock's digitally rendered illustrations feature wonderfully dramatic and sometimes chilling nightscapes in a palette of deep purple and black occasionally cut by swaths of light and color. The story is more atmospheric than well-plotted, the cozy conclusion more inevitable than satisfying."[3] A reviewer for the School Library Journal compared it to books like Marcia Brown's Shadow and concluded "this import from New Zealand promises to bewitch American picture-book readers."[4]

Oliver in the Garden has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[5] and Publishers Weekly.[6]

It is one of the New Zealand Book Council 50 New Zealand books every kid should read by age 12,[7] and won Best Picture Book and the Children's Choice Award at the 2001 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[8]

Sequels

Beames has written further books involving Oliver including Oliver's Party (2003),[9] and Oliver Goes Exploring (2008).[10]

References
  1. "Solomon and Mortimer". worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. "Solomon and Mortimer". worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "Night Cat". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. "Night Cat". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. "Night Cat (star review)". Kirkus Media LLC. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2017. A great read-aloud for both large groups and snug one-on-one.
  6. "Night Cat". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 19 May 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2017. the book's frightening visuals may haunt young readers after the covers close.
  7. "50 New Zealand books every kid should read by age 12". bookcouncil.org.nz. New Zealand Book Council. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "Past Winners". nzbookawards.nz. New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. "Oliver's party". www.worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. "Oliver goes exploring". www.worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
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