Matt Novak Book Rolling

Book Description
Thunder rolls out of the sky, rolling down the mountain, rolling...rolling...
Fearful of the thunder, the animals of the forest run for shelter. Soon the thunder subsides, and a new sound is heard. It is a little boy beating a drum. Rolling...rolling...leading the animals safely to their homes.
As dramatic as thunder itself, this reassuring picture book marks the debut of a gifted young writer and illustrator.
Reviews
The author's illustrations take center stage in this work, which, as a reviewer in Publishers Weekly noted, "consists of two long sentences stretched out over twenty-seven pages."

In the book, wrote School Library Journal contributor Virginia Opocensky, "thunder, the mysterious, overpowering sound that frightens nearly every child at one time or another, is depicted ... as a visible cloud-like force."

Novak's "lines are deft and true, displaying a fine sense of form," asserted Denise M. Wilms in her Booklist review, while "gentle pastel washes keep the mood light despite the windy bluster."