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The Bunny's Night-Light

A Glow-in-the-Dark Search
978-0-37586-926-6.
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PreS-Gr 1—Bunny can't sleep because of the dark bedroom and goes on a search with Papa for a suitable night-light. He suggests stars, but Bunny scoffs, "The stars are too twinkly to be a good night-light for me," so Papa then suggests the moon, a glowworm, and fireflies. Finally Mama has a solution to the problem. Hayes's characteristically cozy artwork will bring smiles to the faces of children and adults. Bunny's expressions range from concern to exasperation to disbelief that Papa would even suggest a streetlight as a possibility. Attractive borders frame the cartoonlike artwork. Each picture has at least one small fuzzy sticker that actually glows in the dark. After the initial reading of this bedtime story, the lights may be turned out and the pages turned one more time to view the glowing stickers. A sure choice to be reread.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Papa and Bunny discover many lights while searching for a night-light--stars, fireflies, a glowworm--but they can’t find the right one for Bunny, until Mama retrieves a special lamp from her childhood. In the illustrations for this reassuring story, the rabbits' house looks especially snug, framed with borders of nighttime scenery. The pictures are enhanced with glow-in-the-dark paint; gimmicky but hard to resist.

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