Bedtime stories lauding the sweetness of sleep and the goodness of nighttime are perennial favorites, at least as much for weary parents hoping to soothe little ones into drowsiness as for child listeners. Here’s a patchwork quilt of goodnight stories …
Tag: nighttime
ten for soaking up every last day of summer
I know, I know. School days approach. But while summer lasts, lets soak up some more hammock-in-the-shade reading, blanket-on-the-lawn reading, campfire-under-the-stars reading about… …what’s wondrous at nighttime Sun and Moon, written and illustrated by Lindsey Yankey published in 2015 by …
ten as the summer heats up!
magnificent, tiny sparks of wonder Small Wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre & His World of Insects, by Matthew Clark Smith, illustrated by Giuliano Ferri published in 2015 by Two Lions My clear favorite for this week is this fascinating biography of a …
flashlights and moon jumping…five books aglow with darkness
Flashlight, a wordless book by Lizi Boyd published in 2014 by Scholastic Books The unbroken darkness of a forest. A small boy camping out in a tent. Velvet, black, hush. Then… CLICK! His flashlight beams out an apron of light. …
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a list of…five wide awake books about nighttime
First of all, a big Hero Award to my husband for getting me up and running with my new computer. Thank you, Kurt!! I’m still at rather a pencil-and-paper techno level, so I basically have no recourse but to …