Neal Porter Books /Holiday House | 978-0823449866
“In the night garden, fireflies look like fallen stars.
Moonflowers unfurl and release their intoxicating perfume….
bats swoop and glide in the bluing sky.”
There’s something magical about gardens, and when that garden becomes the nighttime setting of a picture book, mystery and magic combine to create a place of wonder where crickets sing, streams murmur, and owls soar. If you’re lucky, you might even witness a falling star. There is more than enough to see, hear, and explore in a night garden.
CLICK TO ENLARGE © Text and Illustrations by Carin Berger
Illustrated by hand with cut paper collage from “found ephemera and scraps of paper, including ticket stubs, receipts, and ancient ledger books,” Carin Berger has created a nighttime garden of luminous blues and greens, orange-reds, and creamy shades of white. Gorgeous spreads invite the reader to accompany a cat on an ambling stroll of discovery, as the magic of the garden after dark unfolds until, eventually, …sleep calls.
This stunning book makes for a beautifully soothing read right before bedtime.
- Pair this book with other books about the night:
Dark on Light by Dianne White, illustrated by Felicita Sala
A Bed of Stars by Jessica Love
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson, illustrated by Beth Krommes
What Color is Night? by Grant Snider
The Night Walk by Marie Dorleans
- Enjoy THIS conversation with author/illustrator Carin Berger in Publisher’s Weekly… and the book trailer!
