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Switch on the Night Hardcover - 2000

by Ray D. Bradbury; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)


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A new, larger trim size and a handsome jacket make this reissue by premier science fiction author Ray Bradbury and Caldecott Medal-winning artists Leo and Diane Dillon a stunning gift book.
A little boy likes lanterns and lamps, but he doesn't like light switches because they turn off the light. Then one day, a little girl named Dark shows up at his door. She helps the boy to see light switches as turning on the night, rather than turning off the light. And when he switches on the night, he also switches on the stars and moon and the crickets and frogs. Sure to reassure any child who has felt afraid of the unknown, "Switch On the Night" will also impress adult readers with its subtle message about things that are "dark" and its imaginative approach to understanding that which is different.

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Once there was a little boy who didn't like the Night.

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  • Title Switch on the Night
  • Author Ray D. Bradbury; Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 1
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date August 8, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780375806087 / 0375806083
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 9.24 x 0.33 in (23.50 x 23.47 x 0.84 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 680
  • Library of Congress subjects Night, Fear of the dark
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

"[The] story has that vivid sense of magic that infuses all of Bradbury's poetic writing. The illustrations enhance this otherworldly mood. . . . [A] gem, visually appealing in art and design, strongly atmospheric, and founded on an ingenious strategy for coping with a common fear."
--School Library Journal

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Reprint of the 1993 edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Leo and Diane Dillon. First printing of this reprint edition. A fable about a boy who conquers his fear of the dark. First printing. Story originally published in 1955. Unpaginated. Every other page colorfully illustrated by the Dillons. Fine, with very tiny remainder dot on bottom. In near fine dust jacket. An unread copy.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Book, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Fine. Leo and Diane Dillon. Small square quarto [4to], pictorial boards, with image repeated on dust jacket (unclipped), illustrated with ~ 16 full color plates by Leo and Diane Dillon, pictorial endpapers, [32] glossy pages. This is a story about a lonely boy who is afraid of the dark until he is introduced to a new world by his new friend, a little girl. Ray Bradbury copyrighted the story in 1955. This illustrated edition is dedicated to famous artist and geometrical-illusionist M.C. Escher, whose works are variously emulated in entrancing illustrations by the Dillons. Leo Dillon (1933 - 2012) and his wife Diane Sorber Dillon (born 1933), who worked hand-in-glove, were American illustrators of more than 100 children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! No remainder marks.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First Dillon-illustrated edition of Ray Bradbury's first children's book, with surreal art inspired by M. C. Escher. Leo and Diane Dillon were a pair of "the world's pre-eminent illustrators for young people, producing artwork [...] that was a seamless amalgam of both their hands" (NEW YORK TIMES). Their artistry twice earned them Caldecott Medals - Leo was the first Black US American to receive the award - and netted them numerous other honors through their long careers, including a Hugo Award and three Coretta Scott King Awards. 9'' x 8.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($14.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [36] pages. Tight.
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