Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant has written more than 60 books for children. Her popular Lighthouse Family series is filled with delightful characters and warm family themes. In The Storm, Rylant shows that families can come in all shapes and sizes. Beginning readers will love following the adventures of this charming family series. Children will be enthralled by Mark Nelson's tender narration.
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"The earliest book I've ever remembered I cherish so much in my childhood. I remember gazing out the rainy window and enjoying the fresh smell of this book. All I could remember of the book was "lighthouse", and the writer's name had a lettet 'c'. oh good times :')"
— Mark (5 out of 5 stars)
" Nothing too engrossing here, but a cute enough little story. "
— Kathryn, 1/28/2014" The beginning, how a lonely light house keeper, decided to become a light house keeper. How her duties were the thing that brought her companianship and a family. "
— Theresa, 1/26/2014" Great story, beautiful illustrations. We will be reading more in this series. "
— Michãel, 1/24/2014" I mentioned this in my review for The Whale. The Storm is the 1st book in the Lighthouse Family Series by Cynthia Rylant. "
— Maryanne, 1/20/2014" We liked this enough to go on to the second book, "The Whales." They are gentle, lovely stories with beautiful illustrations. Rylant's short chapters end fetchingly, so E never wants me to stop. But I would not call them suspenseful or even quickly paced. "
— Marie, 1/10/2014" Lovely story by one of our favorite children's authors. Good for early elementary read alone or a good read together. I love her use of language--so gentle and interesting at the same time. "
— C, 1/5/2014" This is the first book in the series but we read The Whale and it isn't really necessary to do it in order. It was fun for my daughter and I to read about how the family first came about. "
— CyndiJacobAna, 12/21/2013" Such a lovely series - Rylant is the true workhorse of children's fiction. "
— Zoe, 11/21/2013" We checked this book out after visiting a lighthouse in Currituck, NC. "
— Kv, 11/17/2013" I read this aloud to my 5 year old and we both thoroughly enjoyed the adventure. This is actually the first book in the series. Rylant is very descriptive and creates wonderful pictures through her words. The illustrations are fabulous also. "
— Cherie, 11/10/2013" Cute story that is well paced for a beginner/intermediate reader. I would of loved this story as a kid. It's a chapter book that is simple but not overly simple. I think this makes a great reader for little kids. "
— Alison, 11/8/2013Cynthia Rylant is the author of more than one hundred books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge series. Her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal in 1993 and A Fine White Dust won a Newbery Honor; she is also the author of two Caldecott Honor–wining picture books. Some of her other notable works include the Annie and Snowball series, the Poppleton series, the novel The Islander, and a number of other poetry books and story collections. She lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Andrew Garman is a television, film, and voice actor. His acting credits include the film Julie & Julia and appearances the television series Law & Order, Mercy, and Conviction. Among his audiobook narrations are Arcadia by Lauren Groff, Simply from Scratch by Alicia Bessette, and Love Is a Canoe by Ben Schrank, among others.