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Aileen Fisher ~ Adrienne Adams ~ Thomas Crowell, 1965
Every blue moon, my friend Gillian (my vintage book muse and author of the awesome estate sale diary, Thingummery) and I get to spend a weekend away from our kids thrifting, drinking wine and generally having much needed adult conversation. Plus, she lets me loot her kids' book collection which still holds a ton of treasures I don't have. Like this one.
A fabulous father/daughter story of what happens in the night.
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how it would be
in the middle of the night
away from the light
of the town
where only stars winked down.
I wished I could dally
along the brook
where it made a crook
through the valley,
and sniff,
and look,
and listen to the quiet
of night, standing by it.
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She spies butterflies and bugs and meets a skunk, an owl and a bat. She watches the moon shine on the surface of a brook and gets acquainted with the stars. A sleepy story full of wonder and love, all beautifully illustrated by the incomparable Mrs. Adams.
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Interesting.
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The Day We Saw the Sun Come Up
Mr. Biddle and the Birds
A Woggle of Witches
The Wounded Duck
The Easter Egg Artists
Butterfly Time
Ponies of Mykillengi
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5 comments:
I absolutely must have this one! ...... and Gillian .... I miss her blog terribly!
Man, I was going to ask to do this as a guest post. You beat me to it. Great book.
I love love love Adrienne Adams! Why aren't more of her books available????
those flashlight illustrations are killing me. thanks!
Magnifique, ça c'est très beau
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