Enzerink, Mirjam The Day the Sun did not Rise and Shine.
Lemniscaat USA, 2015.
$17.95
With dawn approaching, a little owl is so sleepy that he mistakes
an opening into a dark attic for his bed. Expecting the sun to rise, so he could
go to sleep, the Owl is surprised when it stays dark. After a search he
discovers the “sun” in the attic and tries everything to convince it to rise
and shine, so he can go to bed. What will it take to show the sun how important
it is?
This is an extremely hard picture book featuring an adorable
owl. The story is kind of sad, lonely, and dark. I found myself just feeling
bad for the little owl. I could buy in that the owl was confused that he was in
an attic (the illustrator did a great job with this), but then the owl knows
how to turn on a light switch, what!? The illustrations are creative but have a
dark undertone that I found quite dreary.
EL (K-3) –OPTIONAL Reviewer:
Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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