What's in the Dark
Carl Memling
pictures by John E. Johnson 1971
If you have a little one ready for bed, this might be just the book to get them to sleep. Here the dark is not scary or ominous, it just is the dark. And here are all the things that are in the dark, like, "The pants you wore today, your shoes, your socks, your T-shirt" or "Your crayons in a jumbled pile, the new ones, used ones, broken ones- they're in the dark."
"In the dark" is the repetitive refrain and it lends a soft, soothing, almost lullaby-like quality to the text. I could see this being read with a low and quiet voice while children snuggle under their covers and look at the deep blues and teals and purples of the illustrations.
Love these 70's endpages!
I just love this artwork!
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