Song for a Summer Night - Hardcover

Heidbreder, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554984939 ISBN 13: 9781554984930

Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2015

Synopsis

As night falls on a soft summer evening, neighborhood children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark. First the fireflies come sparkling past, followed by a host of domestic and wild animals, from cats and dogs to owls and skunks. Accomplished children’s poet Robert Heidbreder creates a world of enchantment, while Qin Leng’s illustrations conjure the harmonious interplay between our everyday domestic world and one that is just a little bit wilder. All the characters, both human and otherwise, have their moment on the nighttime stage, but eventually, the curtain falls, and sleepiness beckons.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Heidbreder is an award-winning children’s poet and author. His many books include I Wished for a Unicorn and Drumheller Dinosaur Dance. He spent 30 years as a primary school teacher and, in 2002, won the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and continues to do many school and festival presentations.
Qin Leng lives and works as a designer and illustrator in Toronto. She has published numerous picture books in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Sweden, Hong Kong and South Korea. She has also illustrated for Save the Children and UNICEF.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—"Day's left the stage. Night's in the wings. The summer air sings what a summer night brings." Looking down at the park below, the children wait by their windows to see the night show, and gradually, as the light from the sky turns pink, blue, and lavender, the night creatures come out, starting with the fireflies ("glint-glint"), the bellflowers ("pring-pring"), the raccoons ("tra-la-la")...until the moon goes to bed, the animals leave, the children fall asleep and waken next morning "humming night's tune." Each verse for each animal reiterates the sounds of the flora and fauna before, tempting the listeners to join in. The poetry is a soft and lovely lullaby, and the repetition of sounds will delight young readers. The delicate illustrations, fashioned with ink and brush and digitally colored in pastel tones, evoke the beauty of the quiet night with perfect charm. VERDICT This is a book to be savored at nighttime one-on-one, or read aloud to a small group who can chime in on the fun.—Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA

About this edition

• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1554984939
• ISBN 13: 9781554984930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Leng Qin