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Part lullaby, part love song, this perfectly pitched bedtime book champions the vibrant independent spirit of local bookshops.Join the Little Bookshop's friendly staff as they draw the curtain on another busy day of browsing. Choose a bedtime story, say your good nights and pet the shop's friendly cat on your way out. Drawing on the best tradition of classic bedtime books, Amy Cherrix's lilting text brims with sound play, soothing patterns and repetition, while E. B. Goodale's bright, inclusive artwork offers people-watching at its best, conjuring the bustling, ineffable mood of a homespun hall of treasures. Penned by a bookseller and illustrated with warmth and zeal, this cosy homage to the neighbourhood bookshop ends with a gallery of bookstores around the world, encouraging local engagement and offering a gentle reminder that books are gifts that keep giving, the most comforting treasure of all.
About the author
Amy Cherrix has worked as a children's book editor and a children's book buyer at a fiercely independent bookstore. She is the author of
Good Night, Little Bookshop illustrated by E.B. Goodale;
In the Shadow of the Moon;
Animal Architects, illustrated by Chris Sasaki;
Animal Superpowers, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon; and two acclaimed Scientists in the Field titles,
Backyard Bears and
Eye of the Storm, among others. She lives in North Carolina, USA.
