Twilight Chant

by Holly Thompson, Dirty Freek (Illustrator)

Overview

A lyrical exploration of the transition between day and night and of the animals who thrive during this special time.

As day slips softly into night, sharp eyes catch glimpses of the special creatures who are active at dusk.

Lyrical text and lush art capture the richness and life of this magical time in a sumptuous picture book that will inspire budding naturalists and anyone who has ever chased a lightning bug at twilight. An author’s note about twilight is included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544586482
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	03/20/2018
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Holly Thompson  was raised in New England and is a longtime resident of Japan. The author of the children’s novels in verse Falling Into the Dragon’s Mouth, The Language Inside, and Orchards, Holly teaches creative writing and splits her time between Japan and Massachusetts. Visit her online at hatbooks.com and on Twitter at @hatbooks.

Jen Betton is a freelance illustrator and college art instructor. She holds a BFA in painting from the University of Central Florida and an MFA in Illustration from Syracuse University. Twilight Chant is the first picture book she has illustrated. She lives in Arlington, MA. Visit her online at jenbetton.com and on Twitter @JenBetton.

Editorial Reviews

"A lovely, lyrical visual and verbal exploration of the wonders of twilight."-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-11-22
As twilight arrives, the crepuscular creatures emerge.In twilight's "sun has just gone down light," egrets "fly to roost" and swallows "skim above the fields," while deer "come out to graze." In twilight, bats "swoop and swerve" and rabbits hop and nibble. Leaving their dens, foxes "sniff out birds and voles" and firefly lights blink off and on. "The skunks slink over lawn," the June bugs seek leaves to munch, and stretching cats prowl for mice. Thompson's languorous, cadenced lines poetically capture the light-infused stillness of this special time of day by repeating both the word "light" at the ends of many phrases as well as the phrase "twilight the low light"; the design enhances the effect by carefully positioning the spare text on the page for maximum effectiveness. Betton's realistic, double-page illustrations, in watercolor, pastel, and colored pencil, showcase animals, insects, and birds mentioned in the text in their native habitats, active and vibrant against the luminous lavenders, pinks, blues, and yellows of the twilight sky. A useful note "About Twilight" explains the period of low light "after sunset and before sunrise" when crepuscular animals are active, listing those visible in North America and featured in the text and in close-ups. A lovely, lyrical visual and verbal exploration of the wonders of twilight. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews