Welcome, Dark

by Charis St Pierre (Author) Rachel Wada (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

In this poetic picture book, young readers are invited to explore the sounds of nighttime and find comfort in them instead of fear.

As a young child falls asleep, the night comes alive. Animals hide and leaves blow, seeds are spread and crops are watered, and the world wakes anew in the morning. Focusing on the necessity of nighttime, this beautiful book showcases the night, along with its sometimes scary sounds, through new eyes. Stunning illustrations from an award-winning illustrator complement each spread as the poetry balances the magic and mystery of nighttime with the comforting stillness of being tucked safely indoors.

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Hardcover
$19.95

Review quotes

"A beautifully and sweetly written story...Parents and children alike will reach for this comforting bedtime story that is set to become a classic."— "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459831315
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
September 20, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV002360 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Nocturnal
JUV070000 - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Night
Children's stories
Nocturnal animals

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