Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Different nocturnal and diurnal animals are featured throughout this art-driven primer, which is divided by the simple dichotomy of day and night. "What do you see in the daytime?" asks Low, after which appear lush portraits of a grasshopper, red-tailed hawk, beaver, and other creatures, posed against shimmering summer greenery and pale blue skies. At night ("What do you see at nighttime?"), bats, frogs, raccoons, and owls take center stage, and a luminous full moon replaces the sun. Low brings a warm, honeyed sense of light to each scene, and the bare-bones narrative and up-close imagery make a strong impact. Ages 4-8. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Baby/Toddler-Low's luminous, larger-than-life digital paintings answer the straightforward question "What do you see in the daytime?" Butterflies, robins, bumblebees, grasshoppers, beavers, rabbits, puppies, and the sun are among the light-dappled images. "What do you see at nighttime? Fireflies, owls, frogs, raccoons, teddy bears, and the moon appear, and all are bathed in warm moonlight. A lush and gorgeous intro to the natural world. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
In this unusual concept book, Low distinguishes between night and day by showcasing nocturnal and diurnal animals respectively. Full-bleed and highly saturated illustrations depict thirteen animals, including butterflies, a robin, fireflies, and an owl. The satisfying ending of a teddy bear as a nighttime animal snuggled in with a small girl helps make this a quiet bedtime story. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
An extremely simple text describes animals a rural child might see in the daytime and nighttime.Except for a prefatory "What you see in the daytime?" (and a corresponding query for nighttime), the text rarely exceeds one word per spread. In the daytime, a child (a relatively light-skinned little girl with long hair and bangs) might see butterflies, robins, bumblebees, grasshoppers, red-tailed hawks, beavers, rabbits and puppies (as well as the sun). Spread by spread, Low's painterly digital illustrations depict the animals described (in most cases, just one of each, despite consistently plural labels). A robin tugs at a worm; a grasshopper perches on a blade of grass; a red-tailed hawk soars, silhouetted against a blue sky. Nighttime animals include fireflies, bats, an owl, a frog, raccoons and teddy bears (the child is seen slumbering with an obviously beloved bear clutched in her arms, other stuffed animals gazing benignly from the margin of her bed). Except for the potential confusion between plural labels and singular animals and the fact that the bumblebee as depicted doesn't look as satisfyingly round as children likely imagine them, it's a lovely way to introduce children to the natural world, reminiscent of some of Jim Arnosky's books for the very youngest children.Calm and soothinga nonthreatening backyard adventure. (Picture book. 2-4) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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