![]() "What did you see in the box?" Sylvie eagerly enquired. Satisfied on this point, Bruno crawled under the blankets, and, after a minute or two, crawled out again, very hot and dusty, and with his hair in the wildest confusion. ![]() And now - would anyone like to get under the blankets and see it?"ĭead silence followed this appeal: but at last Bruno said "I'll get under, if it won't jingle my elbows." Then I took a bottle of Black ink, and poured it over the candle: and, to my delight, every atom of the Yellow Light turned Black! That was indeed the proudest moment of my life! Then I filled a box with it. Of course the cupboard was then full of Yellow Light. The way I made it was this - I took a lighted candle into a dark cupboard and shut the door. If you don't already know what Black Light is, read on: "Our Second Experiment", the Professor announced, as Bruno returned to his place, still thoughtfully rubbing his elbows, "is the production of that seldom-seen-but-greatly-to-be-admired phenomenon, Black Light! You have seen White Light, Red Light, Green Light, and so on: but never, till this wonderful day, have any eyes but mine seen Black Light! This box", carefully lifting it upon the table, and covering it with a heap of blankets, "is quite full of it. One of my favorite Lewis Carroll passages is to be found in this undeservedly forgotten book. ![]()
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![]() Recommended to anyone looking for fun picture-books for younger children, particularly picture-books with a real sense of visual whimsy.īrian Won's debut picture book celebrates the power of small acts of kindness, when received or given out, to transform your mood and perspective on situations. I also really appreciate the use of various colors in the type itself, and the change from a plain black font to a more colorful and decorative one, when the text gets to the 'hoorays' throughout. The replacement of the gray scribble with a colorful hat was an effective visual representation of their changed mood. I really liked Brian Won's color scheme here - the vivid aqua blues, the subtler yellows and oranges - and I appreciated his use of a threatening gray scribble above each character's head, indicating their grumpy mood. Lion proves more of a challenge, as he feels that he shouldn't be happy when his friend Giraffe is unwell, but the animals companions all head to her home, and the day ends in happiness for all.Ī cute book with winsome artwork, engaging typography and design, and a sweet story, Hooray for Hat! is sure to be a winner with toddlers and younger children. ![]() Fortunately, he has head-wear to share, and improves not just Zebra's day, but that of Turtle and Owl as well. Putting them on, he proceeds to his friend Zebra's, where he discovers that he isn't the only one who began his day feeling grumpy. ![]() Waking up one day in a very grumpy state, Elephant's mood is considerably improved by the arrival of a package containing some fun hats. ![]() ![]() ![]() It took her too long to learn not to mention the hooded figure in her dreams to her mother, who still watches Nora as if she’ll crack. He has to be, if she doesn’t want a one-way ticket back to the psychiatrist. more The Sandman is seventeen-year-old Nora’s closest friend and best-kept secret. So when Nora’s friends start mysteriously dying gruesome deaths in their sleep, she isn’t altogether surprised when the police direct their suspicion at her. ![]() The Sandman is seventeen-year-old Nora’s closest friend and best-kept secret. ![]() ![]() ![]() Higgins would later get her act together and get her master’s, once she met her husband, after which she started teaching high school (freshman and seniors) English, a job that she did for two years. Getting her Bachelor’s took seven years due to dropping out so that she could be a flight attendant and so she could waitress. She has her bachelor’s degree that she got from George Mason University in Creative Writing and a master’s degree from Radford University in Curriculum and Instruction. ![]() Higgins was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and graduated high school from Potomac Senior High School in the state of Virginia. Her work is from the romance, fantasy, paranormal, and young adult genres. ![]() Author Wendy Higgins is a bestselling (USA Today and New York Times) writer of “The Great Hunt” novels, “Sweet Evil” series, and “See Me” series (which is an Irish fantasy series that she self-published). ![]() |