Red Knit Cap Girl - Naoko Stoop

Illustrated by the author
2012, Megan Tingley Books/Little Brown Co.
32 pgs.
HC $15.99
Goodreads: 3.87
I liked it a lot (4)

Endpapers:  Blue wash on wooden board, speckles of white paint - NIGHT SKY
Illutstrations:  Acrylic, ink, and pencil on plywood.  No white.  Simple.  Beautiful.  Eyes are dots.  Backgrounds are gorgeous washes of color..
1st sentence/s:  "In the forest, there is time to wonder about everything.  Red Knit Cap Girl wonders about flowers, butterflies, leaves, and clouds."

Red Knit Cap Girl wonders about the moon and how to talk to her.  She tries different way,s appealing to Mr. Owl ,and with the help with animals friends, discovers that if the night is dark enough, the sky is gorgeous.

I wasn't completely enchanted with the story, but the premise -- and the illustrations -- are just lovely.  What a nice book to share with a young child at bedtime, then, with the lights off, gaze out the window at a clear sky.

Illustrator:  Naoko Stoop grew up in Japan and now lives in NYC.  She participated in "Earth Hour" (shutting off the lights for one hour), realizing how easy it is to enjoy the beauty around us.