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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grade 4
PreS-Gr 1—Matheson follows up her Tap the Magic Tree (Greenwillow, 2013) with a sunset to sunrise journey through the nighttime sky. As before, readers are invited to interact with the story using a motion, thought, or words that provoke a change with every turn of the page. First fireflies, a deer, stars, and constellations appear, then a full moon and owls take their ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2015
The little bluebird from Tap the Magic Tree (rev. 1/14) flies across the first double-page spread as sunset falls: “Magic happens every night. / First wave good-bye to the sun’s bright light.” In the spacious collage illustrations, swaths of pink and purple streak across the bottom of the page, shading to darker blue at the top, and a birch tree stands off to the far left. Turn the page and the reader is instructed to “gently press the firefly” -- and on the next spread, th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The bluebird from Tap the Magic Tree explores the world at night from sunset to sunrise. Throughout, Matheson gives readers actions to ta...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
