Jack and the Night Visitors

Title: Jack and the Night Visitors
Author: Pat Schories
Fantasy and Science Fiction

     This is a wonderful book about a dog and his boy who are unexpectedly visited by creatures in the night time.  This is a wordless picture book that easy to follow along and would interest many young children still unable to read.  The dog, Jack, and his boy suddenly wake up in the night to a light from the window.  There they find a small vehicle full of tiny robots who appear very much alive.  As the robots file into the boy's bedroom and start playing with his toys, one talks to Jack and the boy, which is followed by them running downstairs to find food.  The boy pours a bowl and shares with the visiting robots and also Jack as they all play around and have a good time.  However, when the robots go to leave, the boy tries to trap one of them.  Jack must come to the rescue and free the visitor for it is time for them to go.  The trapped robot escapes and the boy and Jack are alone in the room again after the great visit from the robots.
     I really like this book and the pictures are beautiful.  It will really help kids with their imagination as they can come up with their own words to go along with the storyline displayed in the pictures.  Every one's version could be a little different depending on interpretation but they would be able to see the concepts of a story taking place.  The fantasy/science fiction element of these live little creatures that visit in the night would excite most children as they may think this could happen or wish it would.  I would definitely use this in a primary grade classroom because it would be fun for students to experience and teach about context clues and the importance of storyline.