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The new board book edition of Touch the Brightest Star , the interactive bedtime story that proves nighttime isn't scary at all. This gentle journey from sunset to sunrise shows the very youngest children the magic of the nighttime sky and lets them make that magic happen! What happens while you're asleep? With lush watercolors and cut-paper collage and a soothing text, Christie Matheson takes us on a comforting tour of the nighttime sky using toddler-perfect...
5) Fox at night
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Fox overcomes his fear of monsters when he meets real nocturnal animals.
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Series
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English
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Follow a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night as they discover the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to warm family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
9) Sun and Moon
Author
Publisher
Simply Read Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Sun and Moon have always held their own places in the sky, but after a lifetime of darkness all Moon wants is to spend just one day as Sun. Sun agrees, but only if first Moon takes a careful look at his night, before making his final decision. Follow Moon as he travels through the dark discovering enchanting animals and scenes unique to the nighttime, foxes hunting, children dreaming, lamplighters, and fireflies. Will Moon still wish to trade Sun...
10) The moon jumpers
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2012, c1959
Language
English
Description
Features simple text that describes a cool, moonlit night and a group of children who meet outside to dance in the grass and play tag while the wind blows gently around them.
13) Bandits
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Raccoons wreak havoc on a town during the night, rummaging through garbage cans, stealing food, and then running off into the hills to enjoy their loot.
15) Firefly home
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Fireflies are very special. They have a light inside them that shimmers and shines. But one little firefly is lost, and there are so many bright lights shining in the night sky she'll need some help to find her way back home.
16) Jungle night
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It's nighttime in the jungle and the animals are gently snoring...until the elephant joins in!
17) First snow
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family of young rabbits goes into a meadow at night to explore and play in winter's first snow.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Rabbit captures The Dark and keeps it in a cookie tin so that he doesn't have to go to bed. Now he can stay up as long as he wants! But Rabbit is about to learn that without The Dark, lots of important things can't happen!" -- Back cover.
19) The Insomniacs
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mr. and Mrs. Insomniac and little Mika move twelve time zones away, they have trouble staying awake during the day and make an interesting discovery about themselves.
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A group of children sets out on a secret nighttime hunt for the biggest pumpkin they can find, encountering a scary jack-o'-lantern, overcoming their fears and other obstacles, until they return home to--pumpkin pie.
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