Good Night, Earth

Name: Good Night, Earth
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781632062864
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By Linda Bondestam

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Summary

Good Night, Earth by Linda Bondestam is a whimsical and beautifully illustrated children's book that takes young readers on a gentle journey around the world, showcasing various animals preparing for bedtime. With poetic language and charming scenes, it invites children to explore the diverse bedtime rituals of creatures both real and fantastical, encouraging them to embrace their own nighttime routines with a sense of wonder and imagination.
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You might like this book if you enjoy whimsical and beautifully illustrated bedtime stories that take children on a charming journey around the world. It's perfect for nurturing a young one's sense of wonder about nature and cultures, all while gently lulling them to sleep.

Good Night, Earth

From the savanna to the city to outer space, celebrated Nordic children's book illustrator Linda Bondestam offers a charming peek at the many ways we settle in for sleep, with gorgeous, dreamlike illustrations full of offbeat humor.

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Age range: 3 to 6

Discover the bedtime routines of animals all over the world through the eyes of an alien family on a faraway planet. Little monkey needs his mama to play at least seventy-three songs on the ukulele to fall asleep. A meerkat family enjoys some stretches together as the sun goes down, while baby sloth is a bedtime expert—she's already snoozing soundly in the trees. Die-cut pages invite little ones to help new animal friends get cosy under the covers.

With unconventional illustrations full of wit and tenderness, Good Night, Earth is a sweetly silly exploration of how all kinds of creatures find peaceful and playful ways to end the day.

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Good Night, Earth by Linda Bondestam is lauded for its whimsical illustrations and witty storytelling. Reviewers highlight the book's unique perspective, told through a green alien family's observations of Earth's animal bedtime routines, which are portrayed with humour and charm. The mixed-media illustrations are celebrated for their artistic flair, and the poetic and humorous narrative structures offer both parents and children an engaging reading experience, complete with clever anthropomorphic touches.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781632062864

Publisher: Restless Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 June 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Yonder

Illustration: Full spreads

Contributors:

Translated by Galit Hasan-Rokem

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 148.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 48

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Linda Bondestam Young Adult

About the Author

Linda Bondestam is an illustrator based in Helsinki. A graduate of Kingston University in London, she has illustrated dozens of children's books that have been translated into more than ten languages. One of the most celebrated illustrators in the Nordic countries, Linda was awarded the Snbollen for Swedish Picture Book of the Year in 2016 and the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize in 2017 for Djur som ingen sett utom vi (Animals that no one has seen except us). She was also nominated for the August Prize in 2020 for Mitt bottenliv (My life at the bottom) and is a six-time ALMA nominee, among various other awards. Good Night, Earth is her authorial debut.

About the Translator

Galit Hasan-Rokem is a folklore scholar, translator, and Professor Emerita in the Department of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She continues to conduct research, supervise graduate students, and translate poetry, mainly from the Swedish into Hebrew. She is the author of many books and articles and a published poet, as well as the founding editorial board member and cultural editor of Palestine-Israel Journal, the coeditor of Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Folklore, and the associate editor of Proverbium.

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