After the Moonrise

By Richard Lo

Book #2 in the After the Snowfall series

A raccoon and skunk's moonlit forage turns into a thrilling escape.

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32 pages

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Under the moonlit sky, a raccoon and a skunk embark on a daring forage to a cornfield. As they navigate past bats, owls, and coyotes, their adventure takes a turn when a barking dog and farmhouse lights threaten their feast. Will they escape the night unscathed, or will the shadows hold more surprises? Join their nocturnal journey filled with suspense and unexpected encounters.

From the publisher

In this sequel to Rich Lo’s After the Snowfall, a raccoon and a skunk go foraging for food, passing several other nocturnal animals as they head toward a cornfield. Moonlight pierces the scattered clouds/ A raccoon makes her way towards a distant cornfield/ A skunk climbs out under a rotted tree and joins the raccoon on her journey/ Startled, bats flutter from under an old bridge/ An owl takes off from the roof of a barn/ A coyote howls from a faraway hill/ The raccoon and skunk come to a wooden gate at the end of an old farm road/ Flickers of moonlight guide the raccoon and skunk to the cornfield/ Hidden among the corn stalks, they gorge themselves on the sweet kernels/ Suddenly a dog barks /Lights come on inside a farmhouse/ The raccoon and skunk race out of the corn field/ When the barking stops, the two head back into the woods, their bellies full/ They part ways at the skunk’s home. A family of deer peek through the trees/The raccoon stops to look at the cornfield/ After the moonrise.

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