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The Twilight Library
- Subject
- Books & Libraries
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Northsouth Books
- Size
- 21.8 cm Ă 28.2 cm
- ISBN
- 9780735844964
Oliver and Lora have created an homage to the ability of words to paint pictures in the imagination more powerful than anything the real world holds.
â School Library Journal
Snuggle up for a story thatâs sure to captivate your senses!
Thereâs a special place deep in the heart of the wilderness where the creatures of the night gatherâwhere everyone wants to goâwhere the Night Librarian spins a tale of mystery.
Fireflies, nighthawks, bats, mice, and brightly colored beetles make themselves comfortable on the forest floor as the Night Librarian transports them into the land of imagination with her silver silken stories. From feasts of tangy berries and salty seeds, to honey comb hives and whisker kisses, to the scent of evergreens, crashing waves of blue oceans, and echoing canyons, Carmen Oliverâs lyrical text and Miren Asiain Loraâs ethereal art is sure to evoke your senses and send you into dreamland to spin stories of your own.
â School Library Journal
Snuggle up for a story thatâs sure to captivate your senses!
Thereâs a special place deep in the heart of the wilderness where the creatures of the night gatherâwhere everyone wants to goâwhere the Night Librarian spins a tale of mystery.
Fireflies, nighthawks, bats, mice, and brightly colored beetles make themselves comfortable on the forest floor as the Night Librarian transports them into the land of imagination with her silver silken stories. From feasts of tangy berries and salty seeds, to honey comb hives and whisker kisses, to the scent of evergreens, crashing waves of blue oceans, and echoing canyons, Carmen Oliverâs lyrical text and Miren Asiain Loraâs ethereal art is sure to evoke your senses and send you into dreamland to spin stories of your own.
About the creators
Carmen OliverAuthor
Carmen Oliver is an award-winning author of many books for young readers. Her work has been recognized as a Junior Library Guild Selection, shortlisted for the Rainforest of Reading Award, The Writersâ League of Texas Awards, and the CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards for Early Literacy. The Twilight Library was inspired by the many wooded areas and creatures she encountered growing up in Canada. In 2014, she founded the Booking Biz, a boutique style agency that brings award-winning childrenâs authors and illustrators to schools, libraries, and special events. She lives with her family in Round Rock, TX and teaches with The Writing Barn in Austin, TX. Find out more at carmenoliver.com
Miren Asiain LoraIllustrator
Miren Asiain Lora was born in Pamplona, Spain. Art is present in all aspects of her life. Her eternal search led her to study Fine Arts in Bilbao and in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she began working as an illustrator. While creating, she immerses herself in amazing atmospheres and worlds, which help her to decipher the hidden messages of her own life. She has been awarded with important prizes for her works and they have been exhibited around the world. Miren Asiain Lora lives in Pamplona.
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What reviewers said
This exquisite picture book, perfect for bedtime, envisions a night spent among nocturnal creatures in a truly unique library.
Oliver and Lora have created an homage to the ability of words to paint pictures in the imagination more powerful than anything the real world holds. Soft pastels indicating a forest setting just after sunset open this story. The Night Librarian spins from mere words wonderful pictures that the listeners can see (and which the illustrator majestically recreates across page after page) until it is time for parents to usher their sleepy Âchildren home for bedtime, for itâs almost sunrise. The story passes as dreams doâwisps are remembered, but far more is forgotten. In a glorious nighttimeâŠ
"Young children ages five to nine will cherish this exquisitely illustrated picture book. The storyline is unique and the characters are precious, many of whom possess human-like features."
"Gorgeously beautiful illustrations illuminate the setting of the sun, the dusk, the night. A soft luminous tale."
"A lyrical ode to the power and magic of storytelling, readers and listeners will find themselves invited into an ethereal, crepuscular world full of nocturnal creatures as they prepare to hear a tale spun by the Night Librarian. Fittingly, the Night Librarian is a spider who âunravels the story threadsâ for the awaiting nighttime critters. Oliverâs text is soft and whimsical, painting images in the reader and listenerâs minds-eye of feasting, dancing, and snuggling close at the end of a long day. Miren Asiain Loraâs illustrations perfectly compliment Oliverâs text, reflecting the softness ofâŠ
"The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and mesh perfectly with the small amount of text to create the night time dreamlike atmosphere."
