The Blanket Where Violet Sits

Written by Allan Wolf · Illustrated by Lauren Tobia

A night picnic in a city park sends a young stargazer dreaming of space.

3.7 Goodreads · 169 ratings

32 pages· ~530L· AR ~3.1

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Bookroo's summary

Violet and her family spread a blanket in a city park on an autumn night. With her telescope and a book about space, Violet looks up at the stars and imagines riding a rocket into the universe before returning, sleepy, to her blanket. A cumulative rhyming bedtime story.

From the publisher

Cozy and expansive at once, this warm bedtime book reminds us that our aspirations--no matter how big--deserve the universe. A gorgeous picture-book ode to wonder and safety, told in cumulative rhyme and with earthy illustrations evoking brick brownstones and crisp autumn skies. In a galaxy spiraling white, on a small blue planet with a moon so pretty, in a green park in a bustling city, a little girl sits on a blanket with her family, eating a sandwich, an apple, and chips. Equipped with telescope and space book, Violet gazes up into the great beyond, imagining a rocket ride to the stars . . . and a soft, sleepy return to her blanket. Lyrical and meditative, this is the perfect picture book to savor and share during a late-night picnic under the moon--or anytime.

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