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Hoefler, Kate

In the Dark

40 pp. | Knopf | August, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9780593372838 $18.99 | Library ISBN 9780593372845 $21.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593372852 $10.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Corinna Luyken. The townspeople are suspicious of the outsiders in the woods with their cloaks, brooms, and black cat. One spooky night, the townsfolk mistake the others' bird-shaped kites for witches, but when a storm helps the townsfolk realize the truth, the two groups unite to celebrate and "dance like kites." The book's vertical layout--with, at first, the townspeople's point of view on the top and the others' on the bottom--and the use of different fonts effectively tell the story from two different perspectives. Hoefler's text is atmospheric and lyrical; Luyken's mixed-media art, in a limited palette using mostly black and yellow, excels at portraying the eeriness of the woods as well as their benign reality.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2023

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