Sidman, Joyce.

Dark emperor & other poems of the night / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Rick Allen. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2010. - 29 p. : col. ill. ; 27 x 28 cm.

Newbery Honor Book for 2011.

Welcome to the night -- Snail at moonrise -- Love poem of the primrose moth -- Dark emperor -- Oak after dark -- Night-spider's advice -- I an a baby porcupette -- Cricket speaks -- The mushrooms come -- Ballad of the wandering eft -- Bat wraps up -- Moon's lament.

A collection of poems that celebrate the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark.

ISBN: 9780547152288 0547152280

LCCN: 2009049696

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Night--Poetry.
Animals--Poetry.
American poetry.
Children's literature--2011.

LC Class. No.: PS3569.I295 / D37 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 811/.54