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Night Lights
CCBC Review:
Fifteen words and phrases that all include “light” are linked to form a story around the many sources of light found after dark. The story opens with a girl and her mother heading home in the evening on their bikes, headlights lit, beneath streetlights. The glow of their porch light shows a happy dog meeting them at the door. The backyard birthday celebration that follows includes the candlelight of a cake and firefly light. Lightning sends them indoors, where the bathroom light gives way to the reading light, and eventually, the bedroom night-light. The storm moves on, and moonlight shines on the sleeping girl. The book concludes with the one absence of the word “light”: “good night.” Illustrations created with charcoal on paper and digital collage fill in the gaps between the words, forming an inviting bedtime story for children who may be inspired to identify sources of light from their own nighttime rituals. ©2009 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Susan Gal
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Bedtime
Nighttime
Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Publish Year: 2009
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9780375858628
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Gal