#464 of 1001 · November 7, 2021

So often in literature the night bears connotations of the unknown, of threat and ill omen. How refreshing, then, and how enchanting to consider the darkness as a space for mirth, energy, and joyful play. To that end, here is @sarah_yi_mei and @delphinebodet’s The Night Children. Each day after sundown, a mysterious troupe of young revelers comes forth to skip and leap among the gathering shadows, frolicking wildly until the dawn. In delicate stanzas of prose poetry, Tsiang unveils a lulling address to a child bound for the realm of sleep, while Bodet’s art depicts the merry band as mischievous, strangely powerful, but never malicious. #night #children #child #dark #darkness #sleep #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks