"What beautiful work! It is one of those books that makes me feel excited about picture books all over again."         -Sue Truesdell, illustrator of Chicken Said, "Cluck!" , a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book "Mixes a touch of whimsy with a meditative sense of calm. The spare sentences have a lulling rhythm that echo the words' soothing references to breath and breeze, while the silvery, ink-and-watercolor pictures add a quiet drama." -Starred, Booklist   "Perfect reading for a warm night." -Starred, The Horn Book   "This sweet, gentle story is perfectly constructed and balanced . Quietly lovely." -Starred, Kirkus Reviews   "Bean creates almost magical rhythms in this pitch-perfect story."  -Starred, Publishers Weekly   "The watercolor illustrations .

perfectly depict the shadows, darkness, and light of the slumbering city." - School Library Journal   "The text has a quietly lulling cadence . that his highly suitable to a nighttime read."  - Bulletin of Center for Children's Books   "Such a simple story, such a lovely one."  - Globe and Mail.