If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow

"If tomorrow morning the sky falls...have clouds for breakfast.

If you have butterflies in

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your stomach...ask them into your heart."

...such are the unconventional solutions offered to lifes problems in If Youre Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow. The original edition, published in 1979, won numerous awards, including honors from the Museum of Modern Art and the American Booksellers Association, and sold over a million copies. Edenss magical words and pictures illustrate the universal emotions of fear, doubt, joy, and loss, and reveal the unexpected silver linings to be found in any cloud. This whimsical little book proves that its possible to face obstacles with a positive attitude; all you need is the willingness to throw aside logic and open yourself up to the power of playful imagination.

Genre
fantasy
Themes
art
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 40 pages
Form
poetry

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