The King Who Banned the Dark
By Emily Haworth-Booth
New York: Sterling Children's Books, 2019. Picture Book.
By Emily Haworth-Booth
New York: Sterling Children's Books, 2019. Picture Book.
When a prince becomes a king he decides to ban the dark completely. At first, everyone celebrates. But before long, no one can sleep and the exhausted citizens are ready to revolt. Can the people help the King face his fears, turn off the lights, and see that you can't appreciate the light without having the dark, too? --Editor
The Dark and the Light
Written by Kerstin Hau
Illustrated by Julie Volk and David Henry Wilson
Zürich: NorthSouth Books, Inc., 2019. Picture Book.
Loveable Shaggy lives in the land of darkness. He is lonely. Softhearted Sparkle lives in the land of light. She is lonely. One day they both go to the gray-blue border between their countries and find that life is light and dark and every color imaginable. --Publisher
Dark on Light
Written by Dianne White
Illustrated by Felicita Sala
New York: Beach Lane Books, 2022. Picture Book.
As night falls, a trio of siblings stumble upon some of nature's hidden nighttime beauty, including timid fawns, blossoming lavender, silent owls, and many more wonders of the night. --Editor
Turn Off That Light!
Written by John Crossingham
Illustrated by Steve Wilson
Toronto, ON; Berkeley, CA: Owlkids Books, 2015. Picture Book.
Hedgehog just wants to get some sleep. So, please, won't you stop turning on the light?
Inspired by a sixteenth-century midrash (a legend based on a biblical text)...by Rabbi Isaac Luria of Safed (1534-1572). --Editor
Tiny T. Rex and the Vey Dark Dark
Written by Jonathan Stutzman
Illustrated by Jay Fleck
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2020. Picture Book.
Tiny T. Rex and his friend Pointy are planning a campout in the backyard, but they are both worried that the dark will be altogether too dark, so they plan on bringing a night light with them--but when the night light does not work they bravely open their eyes and discover the stars above. --Editor
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