Flashlight - (Junior Library Guild Selection) by Lizi Boyd (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Inside the tent it's cozy, but what is going on outside? Is it dark? Is it scary? Not if you have your trusty flashlight!</b> <p/><b>A charming story told solely through images: </b> Through neatly drawn illustrations and a spare yet dramatic color palette, artist Lizi Boyd offers an enchanting exploration of night, nature, and art with <i>Flashlight</i>. Both lyrical and humorous, this visual poem--like the flashlight beam itself--reveals there is magic in the darkness. We just have to look for it. <p/>- A wordless storybook with stunning visuals that aims to lighten the fear of the dark and the noises that come with it<br>- Book inspires the imagination and creativity in young minds<br>- Lizi Boyd is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Inside <i>Outside</i> and <i>Flashlight</i>, and also creates papers, ribbons, cards, and other works of delight <p/><b><i>Flashlight</i> allows readers to experience the wonder and excitement of nighttime exploration in the woods and wordlessly entices readers to explore the hidden nature outside their own homes.</b> --<i>The Busy Librarian</i> <p/>- Appeals to readers of all ages with the calming, yet adventurous tone<br>- Books for kids ages 5-6 <br>- Children's picture books for preschool through first grade<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A charming and cleverly drawn picture book that needs no words to create a tiny, magical world.--Slate<br><br>A completely engrossing, wordless story.--NPR Best Books of 2014<br><br>A must-have wordless picture book.--Library Media Connection, starred review<br><br>A wordless picture book both soothing and gently humorous.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review<br><br>Beneath the sweet, enchanting illustrations...lies a deeper reminder about the wonderland that unfolds when one is simply willing to look.--Maria Popova, Brainpickings<br><br>Boyd showcases a child who is fully capable of educating and entertaining himself with only a few simple tools (a camping tent, a flashlight) at his disposal.-Publishers Weekly<br><br>Children will enjoy repeatedly poring over the many details and creating their own nighttime narratives for this wordless outing.--Booklist<br><br>Flashlight allows readers to experience the wonder and excitement of nighttime exploration in the woods and wordlessly entices readers to explore the hidden nature outside their own homes.--The Busy Librarian<br><br>Positively breathtaking. nothing short of brilliant. No book more purely beautiful has appeared this year.-The Boston Globe<br><br>This book brilliantly illustrates the passing time in myriad delightful ways. Wordless, Avant Après features pairs of images that show varied and unexpected before-and-after scenarios. The illustrations are graphic, clear, and uncluttered in a rich palette. While the its non-linearity invites readers to dip in and leaf through the pages at random, the end of the book triggers the desire to re-read it from the beginning and let time pass as they do.<br><br>This elegant book serves to alleviate fear of night noises, instigate talk of nocturnal creatures, or bring calm as a bedtime story.-School Library Journal, starred review<br><br>This inventive wordless offering. provides plenty of clever details.-The Horn Book<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Lizi Boyd is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including <i>Inside Outside</i>, and also creates papers, ribbons, cards and other works of delight. She lives in Vermont.
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