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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2011
PreS-Gr 2—In most books about Noah, his wife plays a supporting role, if any, but Bartoletti makes her the central character of this picture book. While winds and waves buffet the ark at night, Naamah calms restless animals with her lullaby. Her husband, their sons, and their daughters-in-law sleep, bu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2011
In an endnote, Bartoletti explains that her lilting lullaby was inspired by a wooden Noah's Ark she played with as a child. She also speculates about the name of Noah's wife's (Naamah, a variant of Naomi, means "sweet" or "pleasant") and describes the ancient Arabic ghazal, in which couplets end in identical words preceded by rhyming ones. Bartoletti shapes this verse form into a gentle litany ("As rain falls over the ark at night, / As wa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Bartoletti shapes the ancient Arabic <i>ghazal</i> verse form into a gentle text centered on Noah's wife's lulling song: "As rain fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
