#672 of 1001 · June 3, 2022

Here is Imagine a Night, a wondrous fusion of the writing of Sarah L. Thomson and the art of Rob Gonsalves. This collection of words and pictures outlines a marvelous night where anything can happen. Lights flicker out of the darkness, haunting figures come to life, and strange events occur without warning. Thomson’s poetic phrases (“a quilt of fields and forests”, “a lullaby for leaf and stem/and dreaming root”, “candlelight rises/on butterfly wings”) evoke startling and thrilling fantasy images. In his ethereal acrylic paintings, Gonsalves depicts uncanny shifts in reality through dreamlike transformations and reflections. Unusually, the art for this book came first, with Gonzalves’s individual works inspiring Thomson’s text. #imagine #night #imagination #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcover #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookillustrations #picturebookart #classicchildrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks