Good Night, Firefly!

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 21, 2016

Review

Little Nina always sleeps with her moon-shaped nightlight as she is timid of the dark. When the electricity goes out one night, she is frightened. She notices fireflies outside and captures one in a jar to serve as her nightlight. She has much fun with the firefly, reading, hosting a tea party, and making shadow puppets. The firefly is not as enchanted as Nina with his captivity and his energy runs low and his light dims. What will Nina do? The illustrations are exceptional, as they are all black and white, though Nina's sweater and scarf are red and the firefly glows a warm yellow. This is a lovely book to consider adding to your picture book shelves.

Overall Book Score: very good