Nightlights
Book 1 in Nightlights
- Subject
- Comics & Graphic Novels - Fantasy
- Age
- 6-8 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 56
- Publisher
- Nobrow
- Size
- 20.1 cm × 27.7 cm
- ISBN
- 9781910620571
Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning brings them back to life in the whimsical drawings that cover her room.
One day, Morfie, a mysterious pale girl, appears at school. And she knows all about Sandy's drawings...
Nightlights is a beautiful story about fear, insecurity, and creativity, from the enchanting imagination of Lorena Alvarez.
One day, Morfie, a mysterious pale girl, appears at school. And she knows all about Sandy's drawings...
Nightlights is a beautiful story about fear, insecurity, and creativity, from the enchanting imagination of Lorena Alvarez.
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What reviewers said
Winner of the 2019 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award from Comic Con International
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
"In this beautifully eerie and imaginative graphic novel, Lorena Alvarez introduces readers to a young artist named Sandy, who has the ability to create a colorful world of fantastical creatures on the page."
Readers will cheer [...] The beings that inhabit Sandy’s nighttime world are simply delightful. The album size, cloth spine binding, and spot gloss on the cover are the icing on the cake of this beautiful graphic novel.
Alvarez’s artwork is gorgeous, alternating between traditional panels and, in the dream sequences, vibrant spreads that spill from page to page with grace and fluidity. Reminiscent of the charming, cheeky protagonist of Luke Pearson’s "Hilda" books, Sandy is a rosy-cheeked, pigtailed delight, solving her problems with cunning and?coolest of all?math. Readers will want to pore over this book and its many picturesque details again and again. Perhaps those who frequently find themselves with their heads in the clouds will see a little of themselves in Sandy, whose power to build new worlds will…
Colombian illustrator Alvarez has achieved something special and unforgettable with her first authorial outing.
