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Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
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English
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THE NIGHT WILD

Zoë Tilley Poster

A stunningly illustrated picture-book debut about a dog's fantastical moonlit adventure and wild new friendship.
When Dog slips away from home at night, she finds an unexpected friend and an inner wildness. Together, Dog and Wolf explore the woods under the glow of the moonlight and sparkle of fireflies until the morning beckons Dog home. Gorgeously illustrated, this is the perfect bedtime story and ultimate wish fulfillment for big dreamers and adventurers.

Key selling points
- Beautiful debut: The artwork is hand-done, with pencil and graphite powder, giving this book the perfect dreamy, nighttime feeling.
- For fans of Where the Wild Things Are: This tale of venturing out in the wild, while knowing the safety of home awaits, provides both wish fulfillment and comfort.
- Bedtime read: This quiet, lyrical nighttime adventure is the perfect end to the day.


Zoë Tilley Poster is an illustrator who lives in Vermont with her husband and dog. The Night Wild is her debut picture book.
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Published 2021-07-27 by Dial Books for Young Readers

Comments

Through the soft drawings, [Poster] captures the illumination of the moonlight effectively, giving the animals a ghostly quality. Multiple spreads add to the cinematic storytelling... an excellent read-aloud... Luminescent illustrations and dramatic storytelling turn one night of moonlit play into an exceptional story.

The striking thing about this story is the unusual black-and-white illustrations that are created using brushed graphite powder, pencil, and erasure on paper. Their soft, atmospheric mood and their design and distribution - full-bleed double-page spreads, single-page bleeds, and, particularly, a few stellar sequences in which multiple iterations of characters denote action - show author/illustrator Poster's skill in telling a story with pictures.

Poster's stirring black-and-white illustrations of brushed-on graphite powder, pencil, and eraser on paper glow with starlight... Short, descriptive phrases capture the thrill of the adventure for Dog, pulling the reader into breathless excitement.