Bright Lights and Summer Nights
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
THREE STARRED REVIEWS! • Take a luminous bedtime journey through the summery dreamworld of a restless baby in this enchanting picture book lullaby. In the tradition of bedtime classics like Goodnight Moon, this gorgeous book with a cloth-like spine is the perfect gift for new parents.
Fireflies and mystic moon
Mystic moon and brilliant night
filled with friends and firelight
On a hot summer night, Mother Moon soothes a little star baby who won't go to sleep. With her magic, she spins a warm, lyrical tale of friendship and fun: a dreamy summer evening set beneath a blanket of twinkling stars as children and forest friends with balloons enjoy a country fair with a carousel and caramel apples before taking a fantastical trolley ride to a marvelous, light-filled destination.
A captivating book, sure to be picked up night after night, that will send all little star babies off to dreamland.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Crisp, rhythmic phrasing from Grant and luminous, emerald-hued artwork by Manbeck chart a child's enchanted summertime dreams in this vividly rendered picture book. Opening amid "bright lights and summer nights," an adult sporting a crown seems to quiet a child intent on playing. With the wave of the adult's wand, the tot travels forth into a marvelous land of balloons, carousel rides, caramel apples, forest friends, and more. Chain verse captures the strange, segue-ing quality of dreams as it points the way toward the night's events ("Caramel and country road// Country road and trolley ride// Trolley ride and dreamy dark"), and the outing's more fantastical aspects come to life through glowing, green-outlined mixed-media artwork, which features depictions of children and anthropomorphized critters frolicking through a fair and riding fireflies. As the story zooms back out, a portrait of the child curled up on a cloud warmly invites readers to drift off themselves. Characters are portrayed with various, sometimes fanciful, skin tones. Ages 2–5.
