Once Upon a Northern Night

In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold, with images of a soft snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane.

As the young child sleeps, wrapped in a downy blanket, a snowflake falls, and then another and another. The poem...

In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold, with images of a soft snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane.

As the young child sleeps, wrapped in a downy blanket, a snowflake falls, and then another and another. The poem describes the forest of snow-covered pines, where a deer and fawn nibble a frozen apple, and a great gray owl swoops down with its feathers trailing through the snow. Two snowshoe hares scamper and play under the watchful eyes of a little fox, and a tiny mouse scurries in search of a midnight feast. When the snow clouds disappear, stars light up the sky, followed by the mystical shimmering of northern lights - all framed by the frost on the window.

作者：珍•E.潘德兹沃尔

来自加拿大的得奖作者及画家，擅长为孩子创作取材生活化，同时充满想象力和趣味的图画书。作品荣获许多学校、图书馆、教师和家长选书及书评的推荐。作品还有《不请小威龙来喝茶》。

绘者：伊莎贝尔•阿瑟诺

毕业于魁北克大学蒙特利尔分校平面设计专业。上学期间她的作品就开始刊登在美国和加拿大的杂志了。2004年她的第一本儿童绘本就获得了法国插画类儿童文学的大奖。作品中注入了充沛的情感，又使之如涓涓细流从画意中传达出来。非常耐看，每个年龄层的读者都能读出自己心灵的映照。