Smoky Night

The Los Angeles riots made Eve Bunting wonder about what riots mean to the children who live through them -- & about what we can all learn form such upheavals. This is a thought-provoking story about cats -- & people -- who couldn't get along until a night of rioting brings them together. Daniel & his mother look out of their window at the smoky night below. There are looters on the street, fires in the distance. Daniel clutches his cat, Jasmine. But later, when they're forced to leave their apartment building, Jasmine can't be found. Mrs. Kim's cat is missing, too. Where are they? They can't be with each other. Those cats don't get along! Diaz's striking illustrations bring a vivid intensity to the scenes. Winner of The Caldecott Medal. An ALA Notable Children's Book.Bunting, Eve is the author of 'Smoky Night' with ISBN 9780756763374 and ISBN 0756763371.