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Berger, Carin

In the Night Garden

40 pp. | Holiday/Porter | July, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9780823449866 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780823455379 $11.99
(1) PS Berger's (Finding Spring, rev. 1/15) soothing, rhythmic text guides readers through the wonders of a garden at night, directly addressing them in hushed tones: "If you are very patient and very lucky / you might catch a glimpse of a shooting star." Those stars, bats, the ever-changing moon, and the not-so-scary-after-all foxes and wind appear in intricate cut-paper collages composed of "found ephemera and scraps of paper, including ticket stubs, receipts, and ancient ledger books." Berger's attention to detail in the art, alongside her sophisticated and accessible text, creates a magical nighttime world. This spellbinding picture book will undoubtedly hold children in that glorious tension between wide-eyed curiosity and heavy-lidded drowsiness before they drift off to sleep.
Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2023

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