Beatrice Likes the Dark
by April Genevieve Tucholke (Author) Khoa Le (Illustrator)
Beatrice likes the dark. She likes black clothes, graveyard picnics, and a sky full of stars. Her sister, Roo, likes the light. She likes bright clothes, picking strawberries, and hot, sunny days. Beatrice and Roo are nothing alike and don't understand each other. Can Beatrice help Roo love the dark as much as she does? Can Roo help Beatrice love the light? Or are they simply too different to get along?
With lushly detailed artwork, award-winning illustrator Khoa Le brings to vivid life acclaimed author April Tucholke's heartwarming, slightly spooky tale about two very different sisters who learn to celebrate their individuality, understanding that love runs deeper than their differences.
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An instance of compassion prompts two siblings to overcome their emotional distance in Tucholke's gothic-inflected picture book debut. "Beatrice likes the dark dark dark/ and the dark dark dark likes her," reads incantatory prose as readers see the black-clad girl picnicking in a graveyard and savoring the hush and creatures of starry nights. Rust-clad sibling Roo is the exact opposite, preferring "sunshine and birthday parties and smashing crashing/ blasting noises and wearing pink and red and purple." When Beatrice creates a potion one night that makes Roo less afraid of the dark, Roo teaches Beatrice a song to mitigate the sensory overload she feels during the day. Le's earth-toned art revels in fairy tale romanticism as the two protagonists, portrayed with pale skin and blond hair, discover that, without changing their fundamental preferences, "they can love each other, all the same." Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
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