A poignant and beautiful bedtime book, Cricket Song connects two children on different continents through the evocation of sound and smell. Readers will love identifying various creatures portrayed in the book and watching what they are doing as the two children begin to fall to sleep in their beds on seemingly opposite sides of the world. While differences between cultures may be obvious, ultimately, this lovely story of sleep is a tale about interconnection.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Anne Hunter lives with her family in rural Vermont, where she can hear the crickets, who sing with the frogs, who listen to the distant hoot of an owl. She has written and illustrated many books, including Possum's Harvest Moon . Visit her website at www. annehunterstudio. com.