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22 pp.
| Groundwood
| January, 1998
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TradeISBN 0-88899-320-X
(4)
K-3
In this quiet, moody bedtime story a child who is afraid of the dark personifies it as Senora Reganona and then befriends her. Though the text offers a creative solution to the familiar problem, the plot could be deeper and more satisfying. The colors Domi uses in her illustrations are striking, but the compositions are a bit confusing. The characters' expressions are gloomy and disturbing at times.