The Midnight Fair

"This splendid story needs no words: gorgeous landscapes celebrate nature's beauty, while luminous renderings of the carnival depict magical moments. Children will savor this glorious, wordless night to remember." -- Far from the city, but not quite the countryside, lies a fairground. When night comes and the fair is empty, something unexpected happens. Wild animals emerge from the forest, a brave raccoon pulls a lever, and the roller coasters and rides explode back into bright, neon life. It's time for the woodland creatures to head to the fair! In a gorgeous wordless picture book, author Gideon Sterer and illustrator Mariachiara Di Giorgio offer an exuberant take on what animals are up to when humans are asleep. Suffused with color and light, the panel illustrations celebrate the inherent humor and joy in deer flying by on chair-swings, a bear winning a stuffed bear, three weasels carrying a soft pretzel, and a badger driving a bumper car. With thrills both spectacular and subtle,

About the author

Gideon Sterer; illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio

Product details

• Authors: Mariachiara Di Giorgio, Gideon Sterer
• Publisher: Candlewick Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9781536243772
• ISBN: 978-1-5362-4377-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 283 mm x 200 mm x 5 mm
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs