The Bunny's Night-Light: A Glow-in-the-Dark Search

Hayes, Geoffrey

ISBN 10: 0375969268 ISBN 13: 9780375969263

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

When Little Bunny can't sleep because "there's too much dark at night," it's up to Papa to find just the right night-light for his little bunny. The pair go for a walk around the woods and Papa points out the possibilities. Perhaps the moon is the ideal night-light? Or maybe the fireflies will be able to help? Or even the little glowworm? Featuring luminescent nighttime illustrations that glow in the dark, and a comforting text, this bedtime story will resonate with little bunnies and their parents.

About this title

About the Author:

GEOFFREY HAYES has written and illustrated more than 40 children's books, including the popular series of Otto and Uncle Tooth Mysteries (Step into Reading), the beloved Bear by Himself, and the Patrick Bearbooks. In 2010, Geoffrey received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for Benny and Penny in the Big No-No.

From Booklist:

“There’s too much dark at night,” claims Bunny to Papa one evening, so together they search their woodland community for the perfect illumination. The moon is too bright, fireflies too twinkly, and a streetlight too tall, but upon returning home, Mama suggests her old night-light (it’s called “little” but it’s almost as big as Bunny), which fills the need perfectly. While the artistic style is similar to Hayes’ Geisel Medal–winning graphic novel Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! (2009), this is a more traditional format with gently drawn and colored bucolic scenes surrounded by nocturnal creatures scurrying around wide margins. Bunny is textually gender-neutral but depicted visually in traditionally girl-centric flowery pajamas, and Hayes seems likewise vague regarding how often he intends to rhyme, yet the story’s soothing structure, the bunny’s recognizable hesitation to sleep, the comforting conclusion, and the appealing, if somewhat gimmicky, glow-in-the-dark spots on each page (if it’s light enough to read, it’s too bright to see them) are all just right to help any youngster sleep tight. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Andrew Medlar

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0375969268
• ISBN 13: 9780375969263
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32