Bright Lights and Summer Nights

Illustrated by Zach Manbeck
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$18.99 US
Tundra Book Group | Tundra Books
24 per carton
On sale May 27, 2025 | 9781774883662
Age 2-5 years
Sales rights: World

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Take a luminous bedtime journey through the summery dreamworld of a restless baby in this enchanting picture book lullaby. In the tradition of bedtime classics like Goodnight Moon, this gorgeous book with a cloth-like spine is the perfect gift for new parents.

Fireflies and mystic moon

Mystic moon and brilliant night

filled with friends and firelight

On a hot summer night, Mother Moon soothes a little star baby who won't go to sleep. With her magic, she spins a warm, lyrical tale of friendship and fun: a dreamy summer evening set beneath a blanket of twinkling stars as children and forest friends with balloons enjoy a country fair with a carousel and caramel apples before taking a fantastical trolley ride to a marvelous, light-filled destination. 

A captivating book, sure to be picked up night after night, that will send all little star babies off to dreamland.
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"[W]ends from pleasantly pedestrian to fantastical and transcendent; this is the kind of restorative dream one hopes to have." STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"Crisp, rhythmic phrasing from Grant and luminous, emerald-hued artwork by Manbeck chart a child’s enchanted summertime dreams in this vividly rendered picture book. . . . As the story zooms back out, a portrait of the child curled up on a cloud warmly invites readers to drift off themselves." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"[A] lovely addition to the tradition of bedtime books that imagine a world of excitement and impossible wonders once the sun goes down." —Booklist

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Take a luminous bedtime journey through the summery dreamworld of a restless baby in this enchanting picture book lullaby. In the tradition of bedtime classics like Goodnight Moon, this gorgeous book with a cloth-like spine is the perfect gift for new parents.

Fireflies and mystic moon

Mystic moon and brilliant night

filled with friends and firelight

On a hot summer night, Mother Moon soothes a little star baby who won't go to sleep. With her magic, she spins a warm, lyrical tale of friendship and fun: a dreamy summer evening set beneath a blanket of twinkling stars as children and forest friends with balloons enjoy a country fair with a carousel and caramel apples before taking a fantastical trolley ride to a marvelous, light-filled destination. 

A captivating book, sure to be picked up night after night, that will send all little star babies off to dreamland.

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Praise

"[W]ends from pleasantly pedestrian to fantastical and transcendent; this is the kind of restorative dream one hopes to have." STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"Crisp, rhythmic phrasing from Grant and luminous, emerald-hued artwork by Manbeck chart a child’s enchanted summertime dreams in this vividly rendered picture book. . . . As the story zooms back out, a portrait of the child curled up on a cloud warmly invites readers to drift off themselves." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"[A] lovely addition to the tradition of bedtime books that imagine a world of excitement and impossible wonders once the sun goes down." —Booklist