Bright Winter Night
- Subject
- Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 1
- Publisher
- Two Lions
- Size
- 22.6 cm Ă 28.2 cm
- ISBN
- 9781542022248
The forest calls, and creatures come:
big and small, one by one.
They sense there is a task to do
as night descends, replacing blue.
On one bright winter night, a group of woodland creatures emerges from the forest. Despite their differences, they start to build something together, using items found on the forest floor. What are they making? And how quickly can they build it? Something special is happening tonight, and soon the animals are offâin a race to catch a glimpse of one of natureâs most astounding wonders! With lyrical text and sparkling artwork, Bright Winter Night is a celebration of the joy and beauty of nature and the special gift of friendship and togetherness.
About the creators
Author Alli Brydon is inspired by natural wonders and what they can teach us, and she strives to bring that magic to the books she writes for children. Recent picture books include Lobstah Gahden, illustrated by EG Keller, and Love Around the World, illustrated by Wazza Pink. She also writes nonfiction about creatures, from insects to lemurs to humans. Alli holds an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College in New York and lives in England with her family. Learn more at www.allibrydon.com.
Ashling Lindsay is an artist and writer from Belfast, Ireland. Her picture books are published in more than ten languages and have received various awards and accolades, including a nomination for the Kate Greenaway Medal; being shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrenâs Book Prize, the Klaus Flugge Prize, and the Childrenâs Books Ireland Book of the Year; and being longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards. In 2020 she was awarded the KPMG Childrenâs Books Ireland Honour Award for Illustration with her book The Tide, written by Clare Helen Welsh. Learn more at www.ashlinglindsay.co.uk.
Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator and animation director. Her previous books include Dreams for Our Daughters (Eerdmans), The Tide (Tiger Tales Press), and The Night Box (Clarion), which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She has an undergraduate degree in visual communication and a Master of Arts degree in design, both from the Belfast School of Art. Ashling lives in Belfast, Ireland. Follow her on Twitter @AshlingLindsay or visit her website at ashlinglindsay.co.uk.
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What reviewers said
âDestined to be a favorite bedtime read-aloud.â
âAwash in shades of purple, blue, and pink, [Ashling] Lindsayâs watercolor and digital artwork project the magic evoked by Brydonâs smooth rhymes, illuminating a magnetic portrait of woodland camaraderie.â
âThis winter tale would work well for dusky afternoon story hours in December or a bedtime story; the muted illustrations and the text, which has a perfect scan and beat, begin energetically but slow to soothing, steady levels as the animals settle down to sleep.â
âWith a truly lyrical text by author/storyteller Alli Brydon and the sparkling artwork by artist/illustrator Ashling Lindsay, Bright Winter Night is a celebration of the joy and beauty of nature and the special gift of friendship and togetherness.â
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