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Tucholke, April Genevieve

Beatrice Likes the Dark

32 pp. | Algonquin | September, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-1-64375-157-3 $18.95
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Khoa Le. Beatrice loves the dark and wearing black, while her younger sister, Roo, prefers the light and wearing "pink and red and purple." They're polar opposites who don't understand each other, but after they each dream about the other one night, Beatrice leads Roo to their farmhouse attic to make a "Roo Potion" to help her enjoy the dark, and the next morning Roo teaches Beatrice a song to "help her like the light." This story of sibling appreciation relies on repetition ("Beatrice likes the night night night and the night night night likes her") to create narrative rhythm and a little mystery, and the bewitching ethereal illustrations set a Halloween mood.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2022

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