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In the dark at night, thoughts can tend to overwhelm the mind and bring a person down or leave them up all night pondering questions too big to answer. Yet after a night's sleep, when the sun rises again, all of those heavy contemplations typically vanish into thin air as a new day begins. This book contains a poem that encapsulates this very idea, telling the story of a person who lies down to sleep at night with a mind full of worry. When the sun rises, nature awakens, bringing beauty with it across every landscape and every beast of the forest and ocean. When the sun rises, all of those troubling thoughts disappear with the night, and the narrator has only the sunshine of a new day to look forward to.
Using words economically and pairing them with vibrant full-page illustrations give the reader a quick pace to this poem but plenty to pay attention to. The pictures use shade and color to beautifully contrast the daytime and nighttime scenes, portraying with clarity the disparity between how the world feels in the dark of night compared to the beginning of the day. This work's length and speed make it an ideal bedtime book, especially for younger readers who may be afraid of the dark or want to stay up all night rather than get proper rest for the next day. Older readers can still find plenty of value here, especially when staying up all night worrying about what could happen or what still needs to be done. A comfortable chair and a quick read through this book will likely lead to peace of mind and eventually a good night's rest.