The Twilight Library

The Twilight Library
Carmen Oliver, Miren Asiain Lora
Our Price:
NZ$ 34.99
Hardback
h279 x 216mm - 32pg
6 Sep 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780735844964
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Snuggle up for a story that' s sure to delight your senses! There' s a special place deep in the heart of the wilderness where the creatures of the night gather-where everyone wants to go-where the Night Librarian spins a tale of mystery. Fireflies, nighthawks, bats, mice, and brightly colored beetles make themselves comfortable on the forest floor as the Night Librarian transports them into the land of imagination with her silver silken stories. From feasts of tangy berries and salty seeds, honey comb hives and whisker kisses, to the scent of evergreens, crashing waves of blue oceans, and echoing canyons, Carmen Oliver' s lyrical text and Miren Asiain Lora' s ethereal art is sure to evoke your senses and send you into dreamland to spin stories of your own.
"Gorgeously beautiful illustrations illuminate the setting of the sun, the dusk, the night. A soft luminous tale. "--Katrina Yurenka "Youth Services Book Review" This exquisite picture book, perfect for bedtime, envisions a night spent among nocturnal creatures in a truly unique library. -- "BookPage" Oliver and Lora have created an homage to the ability of words to paint pictures in the imagination more powerful than anything the real world holds. Soft pastels indicating a forest setting just after sunset open this story. The Night Librarian spins from mere words wonderful pictures that the listeners can see (and which the illustrator majestically recreates across page after page) until it is time for parents to usher their sleepy children home for bedtime, for it' s almost sunrise. The story passes as dreams do--wisps are remembered, but far more is forgotten. In a glorious nighttime world that is the opposite of what most diurnal human children know, this book is really just an excuse to show off storytelling and see just how far the author and illustrator can take it. --Kimberly Olson Fakih "School Library Journal"
Carmen Oliver is an award-winning author of many books for young readers. Her work has been recognized as a Junior Library Guild Selection, shortlisted for the Rainforest of Reading Award, The Writers' League of Texas Awards, and the CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards for Early Literacy. The Twilight Library was inspired by the many wooded areas and creatures she encountered growing up in Canada. In 2014, she founded the Booking Biz, a boutique style agency that brings award-winning children' s authors and illustrators to schools, libraries, and special events. She lives with her family in Round Rock, TX and teaches with The Writing Barn in Austin, TX. Find out more at carmenoliver. com Miren Asiain Lora was born in Pamplona, Spain. Art is present in all aspects of her life. Her eternal search led her to study Fine Arts in Bilbao and in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she began working as an illustrator. While creating, she immerses herself in amazing atmospheres and worlds, which help her to decipher the hidden messages of her own life. She has been awarded with important prizes for her works and they have been exhibited around the world. Miren Asiain Lora lives in Pamplona.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780735844964
Published: 6 Sep 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: North-South Books
Publisher: North-South Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 279mm
Width: 216mm
Pages: 32

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