If You Were Night

‘'If you saw the moonTiptoe past your window,What would you do?Would you nestle under the covers Or step outside, too?''

There is something mysterious and fascinating and addictive (...and frightening...) about the world at night. When everything goes silent and we are all in our beds, trying to let our minds rest from the troubles of the day. But this is the mind of us adults who have forgotten to search deeper, who take everything for granted. What about our children? What do they think about the nightly world? Many of them fear it. What we must do is help them understand that the world isn't exactly still and enclosed in absolute silence when the sun goes to sleep. On the contrary, there is a wild dance of life in nature, once the stars appear...

Narrated in ethereal rhymes and illustrated with Kelly Pousette's dreamy paper-cut dioramas against the dark, nightly sky, this is the story of a child who decides to explore the world at night. Badgers, owls, frogs, otters, coyotes escort the excited child to a journey through a world that is wide awake under the light of the moon.

This is indeed a story stitched by starlight and daylight...

‘'If you were nightAnd you saw an owl swoop from a brunch,Would you hide behind a shadow?Or would you joinThe thrilling hunt, too?''‘'If you were nightAnd all around was quietAnd all around was growing bright,Would you stay up to tasteA drop of morning dew?Or would you close your tired eyesAnd let the lightness carry you, too?''

Many thanks to Kids Can Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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