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Night Wishes

Illustrated by Jen Corace

Hardcover

$18.99

$17.97

4 - 8

Reading age

Page count

580L

Lexile measure

Sep 15, 2020

Publication date

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What's Night Wishes About

Publisher Summary

How would a clock, nightlight, or teddy bear say good night? In this enchanting poetry collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and thirteen other poets imagine the wishes whispering through a young girl’s bedroom as she falls asleep. The bookshelf’s stories curl through her head; the pillow transforms into a hot air balloon; the rocking horse waits expectantly for tomorrow’s adventures. Stunning gouache illustrations by Jen Corace offer new details to discover with every reading. Perfect for bedtime reading and re-reading, “Night Wishes” will transport young readers into a wonderful, whimsical world of dreams. Includes poems by… Rebecca Kai Dotlich Matt Forrest Esenwine Jude Mandell Prince Redcloud Alice Schertle Joyce Sidman Eileen Spinelli Irene Latham Lee Bennett Hopkins Nikki Grimes Deborah Ruddell Darren Sardelli Renee LaTulippe

What Kind of Book is Night Wishes

Topics

bedtime bedtime and dreams

Genres

poetry

What Questions Should I Ask My Child

The items inside a child's room are all saying "good night," each in their own, special way. What would you tell the child if you were a bed, lamp, special toy, and pet? What items in your own room were not in this book, and how do you think they would say "good night?"

Reviews

Kirkus

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"A gentle, comforting ticket to beddy-bye—and good dreams."

Publisher's Weekly

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"An imaginative anthology sure to send readers straight to sweet dreams."

Horn Book

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Susan Dove Lempke

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"Children will enjoy finding the repeating motifs and appreciate the soothing, snuggly poetry."

San Francisco Book Review

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"A beautiful collection of poems."

Book Lists That Include Night Wishes

Books about bedtime

Books about poetry

Books about bedtime and dreams

The Creative Behind the Book

Illustrator

Jen Corace

nuts and bolts: from southern new jersey, graduated from risd with a bfa in illustration in 1996, lives and works in providence, ri, hates sopping wet paper. it makes her gag. odds and sods: first dream job was to be a bumper car operator (it could still happen), loves breakfast, loves breakfast for dinner more, loves biking, loves walking more, loves a lot of music but could easily listen to belle and sebastian or the wedding present all day long. non stop.