By Yuval Zommer (author) , Yuval Zommer (illustrator)
"A magical, lyrical ode to the soul-stirring beauty of the northern lights, and to the landscape and animals of the Arctic"
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Yuval Zommer’s enchanting picture book conjuration of the majesty of the northern lights and Arctic landscape is a seasonal delight that little ones will want to return to time and time again.
Both the poetic text and magically stylised illustrations are mesmerising. This is a beautiful book to read aloud to share the wonders of the northern lights, and also a book children will adore poring over in their own time, delighting in the illustrative details while reciting the beguiling text. Much like the lights it describes, Zommer’s language dances - it skips off the page and over the tongue.
The story is also suffused in a sense of light-through-darkness hope and togetherness. With subtle sparkles on its cover providing additional seasonal appeal, this is an utter joy.
In this wonderfully festive picture book, Yuval Zommer imagines the Northern Lights' fleeting journey from space to Earth and how they weave a special magic for the animals and people living in the frozen lands below. From tiny specs of dust to gleaming rays in the dark, the Northern Lights travel across the Arctic, uniting every creature in a celebration that reverberates through land and sea.
Praise for Yuval Zommer's The Tree That's Meant to Be:
Internal rhymes, a simple text, glitter and atmospheric scenes make this picture book a treat. - The Sunday Times Best Children's Books of the Year 2019
Praise for Yuval Zommer's A Thing Called Snow:
A lyrical tale which holds great hope and warmth. - Picture Book Blogger
Stunning artwork accompanies this story of best friends Fox and Hare as they journey through the forest on a quest to discover what snow is. A seasonal celebration of the natural world. - Sunday Express
Yuval Zommer graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Illustration. He worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming the author and illustrator of highly acclaimed non-fiction titles including the Big Book Of … series which has won and been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the UKLA Book Awards. He is the author and illustrator of The Tree That’s Meant to Be (Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Year in 2019), A Thing Called Snow, and The Lights that Dance in the Night, amongst other titles.
His latest picture book with Oxford Children’s is The Wild .
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Lights that Dance in the Night and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-6 years old
The Lights that Dance in the Night features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Star Books, Stories about Family and Friends, Festive Fiction, The Natural World, Poetry Books for Children, Geography, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Educational material, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals
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The Lights that Dance in the Night was written by Yuval Zommer and published by Oxford University Press
The Lights that Dance in the Night has 32 pages
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