Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby

"As night falls on a soft summer evening, children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark"--Front jacket flap.

About the author

ROBERT HEIDBREDER is an award-winning children's poet and author. His many books include I Wished for a Unicorn, Drumheller Dinosaur Dance, Song for a Summer Night and Rooster Summer. Robert spent thirty years as a primary school teacher and has won the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and continues to do many school and festival presentations.

Summary

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.

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"A sweet evocation of the pleasures of nighttime." — Kirkus Reviews

"The poetry is a soft and lovely lullaby . . . The delicate illustrations, fashioned with ink and brush and digitally colored in pastel tones, evoke the beauty of the quiet night with perfect charm." — School Library Journal

"Equally effective as a quiet bedtime story or as an entertaining group read-aloud, this is a creative and lovely addition to the lullaby canon." -Booklist

"The atmosphere Heidbreder suggests with letters, Leng amplifies with soft colors, dreamy images, and blended backgrounds. Go ahead: get ready to snuggle in and share this summer lullaby tonight." — BookDragon

Product details

• Authors: Robert Heidbreder, Heidbreder Robert
• Assisted by: Qin Leng (Illustration), Leng Qin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 3
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9781554984930
• ISBN: 978-1-55498-493-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 222 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 396 g
• Illustrations: Color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Date & Time, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Seasons, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Seasons, JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Early years: time and seasons