DAYLIGHT STARLIGHT WILDLIFE
by Wendell Minor

REVIEWS:

From SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL starred review
“Gorgeous. . . . Minor relies on simple, lyrical text and stunning, full-color paintings to share characteristics of each creature, as he takes readers from day to night and back again. Many of the critters will be familiar to children, while several are lesser known. . . . Appealing, realistic illustrations. There are two pages of “Fun Facts” . . . with some interesting additional information for the most curious. This lovely title should find a spot in all collections and will likely inspire greater outdoor observation and appreciation.”


From SHELF AWARENESS starred review
“Wendell Minor creates a field guide of sorts for youngest children, often drawing visual parallels between the creatures of the day and night, in breathtakingly realistic renderings. Minor's gouache and watercolor portraits endow the animals with a lifelike quality yet never slip into anthropomorphism.... This is nature in all its glory.”


From KIRKUS REVIEWS
“An album of contrasts. . . . The attraction of this invitation to explore daytime and nighttime worlds is visual: appealing gouache-and-watercolor animal portraits display Minor’s characteristic use of light and color, meticulous detail, and appreciation for nature. . . . For storytime or laptime, another beautiful rendition of the natural world.”


From CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL
“In amazingly lifelike, luminous paintings, Wendell Minor, one of America’s finest wildlife and landscape painters, reveals the variety of animals that surround us when we are awake and when we are sleeping. Minor’s vivid introduction to diurnal (daytime) and nocturnal (nighttime) creatures invites readers to experience the movements, sounds, colors, and textures of nature.... Children will enjoy comparing and contrasting the roaming habits of the wonderful wildlife that surrounds us.”

From PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“Minor's bucolic imagery suggests abundant space for humans and wildlife alike, and even if this green world is not an everyday reality for all readers, Minor's gentle scenes will draw them in.”


From THE HORN BOOK
“In his signature representational artistic style—detailed, luminous, and pristine—Minor compares and contrasts diurnal and nocturnal animals.”

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