Nightsong

SEEING THIS BOOK ON THE SHELVES AT KIDDOS' BOOK FAIR=INSTA-LOVE. The cover is GORGEOUS (the GR pic doesn't do it justice), and I was so happy to see that the story inside was just as enjoyable. I might just stalk the cover artist O_O and beg them for MORE!......more

Sense is the song you sing out into the world, and the song the world sings back to you. With these words, Chiro’s mother sends him off into the night for the first time alone. It’s an adventure, but how will he find his way? And how will he find his way home? As the young bat discovers, navigating th......more

This is an adorable book about a baby bat that is getting to know the world though echolocation and exploring around.......more

Chiro the bat is sent out into the nighttime world by his mother in this lovely picture-book examination of echolocation. Instructed to use his song to find the local pond and eating place, he sets out, hesitant at first and then more confident, as his song sends back information about the world aro......more

Nightsong and the reason I picked up this book are, for me, a study in things art reminds us of. You know, I’m sure, those touching moments in which you see something and instantly think back to a person or a memory through which you can now experience this new visual. I thought of a friend when I f......more