Do You Know the Dark?: Exploring the Unseen, Unknown, and Unusual

Description:

"A mesmerizing invitation to embrace night's beauty--great for bedtime shelves and budding naturalists alike." --Kirkus, starred review

"Opens the door to meaningful parent-child conversations about fear, curiosity, and the beauty of the unknown." --Booklist

From the author of More Than Words and Together, a Forest comes a breathtaking new picture book, perfect for bedtime, about the wonders of the dark.

When the lights are out, the world transforms into shadows and endless night sky. We go from seeing what is around us to uncertainty. It's natural to feel nervous or scared, but the dark holds so many discoveries, if we only know where to look.

Within cocoons, caterpillars become moths. Bears rest in dens, waiting for warmer months. Sea creatures swim in depths that the light never touches. Beyond the stars, in the unexplored expanse of the universe, mystery and wonder call to us.

In accessible, lyrical text, Do You Know the Dark? offers new ways to think about the unknowns of darkness, appreciating its gifts of rest, regeneration, and possibility. Beyond what we can perceive in the daylight, could there be beauty we had never thought to imagine?

Brief description: Roz MacLean is an award-winning Canadian illustrator and children's writer. She especially loves making art about themes that are important to her, like exploring emotions and diverse ways of being in the world. She is passionate about education, inclusion, and the arts.

Review Quotes:

"Capturing something of the universe's enigmatic magnificence, this brightly imagined work illuminates the most dimly lit environments." --Publishers Weekly

"Rather than reinforcing common childhood fears, the narrative turns them on their head, presenting the night as awe-inspiring instead of alarming. Perfect for bedtime, this story provides more than a soothing readaloud; it opens the door to meaningful parent-child conversations about fear, curiosity, and the beauty of the unknown. A thoughtful and visually stunning addition to any home or school library." --Booklist