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Flashlight


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

No. of pages 40

Published: 2014

Great for age 0-8 years

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Inside a tent it's cozy. But what is going on outside? Is it dark? Is it scary? Not if you have your trusty flashlight! Told solely through images and using a spare yet dramatic palette, artist Lizi Boyd has crafted a masterful exploration of night, nature, and art. Both lyrical and humorous, this visual poem-like the flashlight beam itself-reveals that there is magic in the darkness. We just have to look for it.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 2-6 years.

There are 40 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 in 2014 by Chronicle Books .

Lizi Boyd is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Inside Outside and Flashlight, and also creates papers, ribbons, cards, and other works of delight.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Kentucky Blue Grass Award - Grades K-2
This book was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award.

"Boyd showcases a child who is fully capable of educating and entertaining himself with only a few simple tools (a camping tent, a flashlight) at his disposal."-Publishers Weekly

 

"A wordless picture book both soothing and gently humorous."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

 

"This elegant book serves to alleviate fear of night noises, instigate talk of nocturnal creatures, or bring calm as a bedtime story."-School Library Journal, starred review

 

"Flashlight allows readers to experience the wonder and excitement of nighttime exploration in the woods and wordlessly entices readers to explore the hidden nature outside their own homes."--The Busy Librarian

 

"Beneath the sweet, enchanting illustrations...lies a deeper reminder about the wonderland that unfolds when one is simply willing to look."--Maria Popova, Brainpickings

 

"Children will enjoy repeatedly poring over the many details and creating their own nighttime narratives for this wordless outing."--Booklist

 

"Positively breathtaking. nothing short of brilliant. No book more purely beautiful has appeared this year."-The Boston Globe

 

"This inventive wordless offering. provides plenty of clever details."-The Horn Book

 

"A charming and cleverly drawn picture book that needs no words to create a tiny, magical world."--Slate

 

"A must-have wordless picture book."--Library Media Connection, starred review

 

"This book brilliantly illustrates the passing time in myriad delightful ways. Wordless, Avant Apr s features pairs of images that show varied and unexpected before-and-after scenarios. The illustrations are graphic, clear, and uncluttered in a rich palette. While the its non-linearity invites readers to dip in and leaf through the pages at random, the end of the book triggers the desire to re-read it from the beginning and let time pass as they do."

 

"A completely engrossing, wordless story."--NPR Best Books of 2014