 Elsa, a badger, finds something neither animal nor a ghost underneath her sofa. It is the Night. She shuts the trembling thing in an old cake tin with some raisins and puts it in the basement. Without Night, Elsa’s town never gets dark. The asphalt roads melt and the people are dizzy and quarrelsome for lack of sleep. Elsa gives in and lets Night out. Night comforts her as she tells of her traveling the globe, her career as a lighthouse keeper, and her beloved elephant companion Olaf. Night passes back through the town and tucks everyone into bed. Blocky silkscreen illustrations in plum, sienna, umber, and olive accompany this strange melancholy story. mjw |
| Title: Elsa and the Night Author: Jons Mellgren Illustrator: Jons Mellgren Publisher: Little Gestalten, an imprint of Die Gestalten Verlag GmbH and Co KG, Berlin Copyright: 2014 Original Language: Swedish Translator: Anita Shenoi Original Title: Sigrid och Natten Original Publisher: Natur & Kultur, Stockholm Original Copyright: 2013 ISBN: 978-3-89955-716-9 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 3-8 Genre: Picture book Author’s ethnicity: Swedish Author’s residence: Sweden Illustrator’s ethnicity: Swedish Illustrator’s residence: Sweden Subjects: Animals, Badgers, Bedtime, Night |
Elsa and the Night
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