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Pequeña oscuridad

by Cristina PETIT
illus. by Cristina Petit. 40p. Picarona. Jul. 2017. Tr $17.95. ISBN 9788491450276.
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Gr 1–3—Spying a tiny glowing light from her bed at night Talia assures herself, "I'm a big girl. Surely this tiny light is not a…MONSTER!" So author Petit sets up the narrative structure, taking Talia through the various rooms of her house as she confirms that indeed there are no monsters behind the tiny lights she sees emerging in the dark spaces at night. Petit strikes the right balance between illustrating scary yet funny looking monsters. This delightful book is one to recommend to ease children's anxiety about feeling vulnerable in darkness.
VERDICT A strong purchase for Spanish-language picture book collections.
Reviewed by Lettycia Terrones, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign , Dec 01, 2017

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