
The Dark Was Done
Lauren Stringer(Author)
Beach Lane Books (Publisher)
Published on 27. September 2022
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-5344-6292-2 (ISBN)
Description
Teach little ones about overcoming fears and appreciating the beauty in all things-even the dark-with this poignant picture book about finding wonder in the nighttime.
Everyone was afraid of the Dark and pushed it away, wishing the Dark would leave. So one day, the Dark left and did not return. The Dark was done.
At first, nobody misses the Dark. But a young boy starts to miss creatures of the night: crickets singing and owls hooting and bats flying. He decides to go look for the Dark. One by one, others who miss the Dark and all its creatures and mysteries and magic join in. Can they find a way to bring back the Dark?
Everyone was afraid of the Dark and pushed it away, wishing the Dark would leave. So one day, the Dark left and did not return. The Dark was done.
At first, nobody misses the Dark. But a young boy starts to miss creatures of the night: crickets singing and owls hooting and bats flying. He decides to go look for the Dark. One by one, others who miss the Dark and all its creatures and mysteries and magic join in. Can they find a way to bring back the Dark?
Reviews / Votes
"Bedtime fears? Meet your match in this tale of a cuddly, anthropomorphized darkness." -- Kirkus Reviews * 08/01/2022 * "Stringer's watercolor illustrations beautifully capture a world bathed in both stark light and soft darkness, and her lyrical text, with a storyteller's cadence, calls out for repeated readings." -- Horn Book Magazine * 11/1/2022 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
f-c reflective (jkt: no spfx; matte lam); coated stock
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5344-6292-2 (9781534462922)
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Persons
Lauren Stringer has illustrated many celebrated picture books, including Deer Dancer by Mary Lyn Ray; The Princess and Her Panther by Wendy Orr; Scarecrow and Snow, both written by Cynthia Rylant; as well as her own Winter Is the Warmest Season, When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, The Dark Was Done, and An Abundance of Light. She lives with her family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit her at LaurenStringer.com.