Little Night

San Franciscan, Yuyi Morales, delivers us her 2007 book Little Night, which is absolutely magical and sumptuously illustrated in rich pastels that sweep you up into the story of the changing of the sky. It is a tale of Mother Sky trying to get her silly daughter Little Night ready for bed. They go through a lovingly playful series of hide and go seek, bath time, putting on her night gown made of clouds, a snack of the “milky way” and pancakes, combing her hair and placing hair pins of Venus to the east, Mercury to the west, and Jupiter above, lastly tossing her moon ball to end the story. Any child should be so lucky to have such a sweet, patient and playful mother whose arms surround with love. Great bedtime story for anyone who wants warm, celestial dreams. C. Murray