Children's Book Review

I think the children's book The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson (illustrations by Beth Krommes) was an award-winning book for a few reasons.  The illustrations went well with the story.  The illustrations are simple yet detailed at the same time.  They are simple in the sense that they are black and white, with touches of yellow/gold.  This was perfect for the nighttime atmosphere the book presented. Each subject mentioned on a page was yellow, highlighting that page's picture as well as the text.  The pictures were very detailed despite the simple black and white & yellow look.  Every image was made of super detailed line drawings/hash marks. Some were really complex with tiny marks/lines that made up an image. I think these super detailed images made of lines/hash marks as well as the pictures being black/white/yellow are what helped this book win an award.