Dragonwagon, C., & Pinkney, J. (1986). Half a moon
and one whole star. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
“No star to see but half a moon
That falls and fades and will go soon
A rising shining summer sun
Another summer day begun.”
This provides a magical description of what happens when we
close our eyes and sleep. So what does happen in this magical moment called
night? It simply blesses us with the opportunity of a new beginning, a new shot
at witnessing the sun rising and enjoying the beauty of life. Simply beautiful
and peaceful. The illustrations do a magnificent job at depicting the beauty of
night and how life doesn’t stop at night fall, on the contrary, everything that
happens at night promotes more life and creates beauty as everyone else rests.
I suffer from insomnia and being awake in the high hours of the night is not fun. But like this book says, there is always a lot of activity at night. Whether it's the noise of cars on the overpass near my house, or the train connecting wagons like 800 meters away from my house, or simly the chirping of the ocassional night bird...while some sleep...others continue to live!
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